— Virtual Professional Development
Racial Justice in Sex Ed
Racial Justice scenarios are designed to be used for High School grades. Individuals participating in our Racial Justice scenarios must complete the corresponding Online E-Learning Course(s) prior to participating in VPD, which are available for *free* through Advocates for Youth.
Addressing Race and Racism When Teaching Sex Ed
This module will explore the concepts of race and racism, and examine how these concepts impact reproductive and sexual health outcomes.
Addressing White Privilege When Teaching Sex Ed
This scenario will explore the intersection of racism and racial justice with power, oppression and privilege.
Addressing the Impact of Racism on Youth Sexual Health Outcomes
This scenario will explore the impact of racism on the sexual health outcomes of youth, specifically examining individual level outcomes through the lens of social determinants of health.
Addressing Reproductive Justice When Teaching Sex Ed
This scenario will explore the reproductive justice framework, grounded in Black Feminist theory and human rights.
Addressing Racial Justice When Teaching Sex Ed
This scenario will explore the concepts of equity and human rights and how, when combined, those provide the framework for racial justice.
Intersectionality and Sex Ed
This scenario will explore the concept of intersectionality and examine how it impacts reproductive and sexual health outcomes for People of Color.
Implicit and Explicit Bias
This scenario will explore the concepts of explicit and implicit bias and examine how such bias impacts the lives of People of Color and how it shows up in our K-12 educational systems.
Racial Microaggressions in Sex Ed
This module will explore the concept of microaggressions and how they impact the lives of People of Color and the ways they show up in our K-12 educational systems.
Internalized Racism and Sex Ed
This scenario will explore the concept of internalized racism and how it impacts the lives of People of Color and how internalized racism shows up in our K-12 educational systems.
Strategies for Dismantling White Supremacy in Sex Ed
This concluding module will summarize all of the content covered in modules one through nine, and provide strategies for using this content to dismantle white supremacy in sex ed classrooms to create more equitable educational experiences for all students.Adapting Lessons for Students who are LGBQ+
In this scenario, the participant will review a relationship scenario and will rewrite it to make the language more inclusive and affirming of LGBQ+ students.
Adapting lessons for Students Who Are Transgender and Gender Expansive
In this scenario, the participant will review a brief passage, examine the use of language and adapt the passage to remove assumptions about gender identity.
Answering Difficult Questions when Teaching Sex Education
The anonymous question box is something you incorporate as a part of your sexuality education classes.
Building rapport with Students when Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario, the participant is teaching a lesson on relationships as they try and build a rapport with a class.
Climate Setting when Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario the participant will demonstrate the ability to use climate-setting strategies to foster a safe and productive learning environment.
Conducting Effective Condom Demonstrations
In this scenario, as part of one of the final lessons in the sexual health unit, the participant will be doing a condom demonstration for students, so they can see all of the steps involved with using an external (male) condom correctly.
Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Students who are LGBQ+
In this scenario the participant will demonstrate the use of inclusive and affirming language and the ability to intervene effectively in homophobic and other bullying comments and actions.
Creating Inclusive Classrooms for Students Who Are Transgender and Gender Expansive
In this scenario, the participant is teaching about pregnancy and reproduction striving to use inclusive language.
Culturally Responsive Instruction When Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario, the participant is teaching a lesson on different kinds of families with their students.
Managing Personal Boundaries and Disclosure
In this scenario, the participant will introduce the topic of reproduction and pregnancy with an established classroom community.
Personal Comfort when Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario, the participant will conduct an activity about the physical changes of puberty with an established 5th or 6th grade school classroom community and will need to demonstrate personal comfort when leading this discussion with students.
Racial Justice in Sex Ed
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Responding to Diverse Student Values when Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario the participant will demonstrate the ability to respond to students’ conversations and questions regarding personal values when teaching about sexuality.
Responding to Parent Concerns about Sex Education
In this scenario, the participant will meet with a parent who has expressed concerns about the sex ed being taught in 5th grade.
Tailoring Lesson to Meet Age and Developmental Levels
After noticing an increase in inappropriate touching happening in the hallways at school, the participant decides to address this issue through a lesson on personal boundaries with their students.
Trauma-Informed Sex Education
In this scenario the participant will introduce the concept of consent to the classroom.
Using Medically Accurate Terms when Teaching Sex Education
In this scenario the participant will the ability to use medically accurate terms and explain the benefits of teaching these to young children.
