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Foundations: Core Skills Training for Sex Education
Description: 

Foundations aims to ensure that educators are equipped with the skills needed to effectively facilitate student learning, create safe and inclusive classroom environments and provide opportunities for meaningful skill-building and values exploration, regardless of the specific curriculum they teach. Training topics include:

Creating a Safe and Inclusive Classroom Environment
Effectively Facilitate Student Learning
Values Exploration, Self-Disclosure & Answering Sensitive Questions

Additional half day trainings that can be added to the above trainings:

Facilitation Skills for Common Sex Education Strategies
Cultural Proficiency in Sex Education
LGBTQ Inclusive Sex Education
A Trauma-Informed Approach to Sex Education

Topic(s): 
Creating an inclusive and affirming learning environment
Disclosure
Effective teaching strategies
Responding to challenging questions
Sex education in schools
Values
State(s): 
Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Guam
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Age Group(s): 
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
Grades 6-8
Grades 9-10
Grades 11-12
Format: 
In person
Online
1 full day with additional half day modules
Most half-day trainings start at $900; and most full-day trainings start at $1,800. We will work with you to design a training that meets your needs and your budget. Contact us to discuss what is possible.
Indicator 1 (K-12): Describe the importance of teachers’ maintaining professional boundaries when teaching sex education.
Indicator 2 (K-12): List three factors to consider regarding personal disclosure when teaching sex education
Indicator 1 (K-12): Demonstrate three techniques to create an inclusive and affirming learning environment. (S)
Indicators
Sex Education In Schools Indicators: 
Indicator 2 (K-12): Describe state and/or district laws, policies, and standards that relate to sex education where one teaches.
Values Indicators: 
Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain the differences between personal and universal values relating to sexuality.
Indicator 3 (K-12): Explain the importance of educators refraining from sharing their personal values when implementing sex education.
Indicator 4 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to respond effectively to students’ values-based comments and questions. (S)
Indicator 4 (6-12): Demonstrate how to use the experiential learning cycle when teaching. (S)
Indicator 1 (K-12): Explain three reasons why it is important to respond to every question students ask when teaching sex education.
Indicator 2 (K-12): Demonstrate the ability to effectively respond to three different types of challenging questions. (S)