Family Engagement 1: What Parents and Teachers Want
Parents and teachers share similar goals for children/students, and that is a key to partnership. Family Engagement 1 is the first in a five-part series.
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Using Inclusive Sex Education Language
Here are four reasons to use inclusive language, what happens if we aren’t inclusive, and examples of how to be more inclusive.
Join Teachers Talk Puberty
If you are feeling alone and exhausted, please consider joining your fellow puberty teachers in “Teachers Talk Puberty.”
Successful Virtual Sex Ed
Successful Virtual Sex Ed Several educators have contacted me with their concerns about teaching puberty education to students who are learning at home because of virtual or hybrid classes. Here are 10 tips and strategies for successful virtual sex ed.…
Puberty Education for 5th Graders
It is tempting to think fifth graders aren’t ready to learn about puberty and sexuality. After all, they’re just children, right? Yes, fifth graders are typically 10 and 11 years old. However, they have many characteristics that make it important to teach…
Porn and the Pandemic: The Perfect Storm
During the pandemic, more people who are sheltering in place have turned to online sexually explicit images (porn, pornography) for entertainment.
More Silver Linings #3
As the pandemic continues, we are more in need of hope and support than ever. Here are more silver linings in this coronavirus storm.
6 Weeks to Puberty Education
Are your puberty lessons outdated, ineffective, or nonexistent? Let me show you how to be ready for puberty education in 6 weeks!
Teach Puberty: Online PD
Prepare to Teach Puberty: Online PD Great! You volunteered to teach puberty to your students. Or were you volun-told? Either way, you will be teaching a topic that you probably didn’t study in college. I applaud your “can-do” spirit! I…
Sex Education in Schools
Sex Education in Schools: Conference Highlights People who love kids want to do the right thing. But they don’t always know how. This is never truer than when we talk about teaching kids about puberty, relationships, and sexuality. “If You Don’t,…
Professional Learning Standards
Think about the person who taught your sex education classes. What comes to mind? Do you recall someone who was ill-equipped and uncomfortable? Or do you recall a person who was passionate about the subject and well-prepared to teach a…
Program Evaluation Is Vital
Program evaluation is much more than a good idea: It is vital! Education is all about data-based decision-making, and sex education is no different. When schools allocate precious instructional time, they want to make sure that time is used wisely.…