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Note: Resources are provided for informational purposes and not as recommendations from OSPI. Resources referenced here may be for educators or parents and may not be intended for use in the classroom. We recommend reviewing all educational materials for alignment with district policy and state law before using with students. Articles and other resources are provided for informational purposes and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoints or policies of OSPI.
"Teaching MS and HS Sex Ed Online in a Pandemic," UnHushed, 2/24/20.
AMAZE is launching a 6-day #AskableParent Challenge on April 6th to support parent-child communication about sexual health. They will be hosting Facebook Lives, virtual zoom happy hours, and other programming with sexuality and mental health experts focused on helping ensure parents are their go-to for all of their kids questions.
Advocates for Youth has developed online versions for Rights, Respect, Responsibility sexual health curriculum for 8th grade and high school. It will be released by Apr. 10.
May is #TalkingIsPower Month, a national effort to spark meaningful conversations between young people and the adults who care about them. The resources below are intended to support family conversations about sexual health, especially during the weeks of Stay Home, Stay Healthy.
"Connect with Me" cards for families can help support conversations about health at home, including sexual health, that align with several health education standards. Available for free download, with instructions for use, from the Missouri Dept. of Health and Senior Services. Available in English and Spanish.
Teen Speak is offering free access to their online learning course for parents and caregivers during the month of April. The course helps parents learn more about the changes their pre-teens and teens are going through physically, sexually and emotionally, approaches for talking with them about those changes and tips for creating trusting relationships.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month.
"Self-care During Sexual Assault Awareness Month," Joyful Heart Foundation, 4/1/20.
"A Guide to Being an Ally to Transgender and Nonbinary Youth," The Trevor Project, 3/31/20.
Apr. 6-12 is National Teen Health Week, with a different health theme each day. The theme for Apr. 6 is Gender and Sexual Development.
Apr. 10 is National Youth HIV & AIDS Awareness Day.
Apr. 12-18 is National STD Awareness Week.
Information about sexual health education legislation (SB 5395) is available on OSPI's website. Additional information and guidance will be provided as soon as possible.
"The Sexual Health Education Bill: Facts to Calm the Fear," Center for Strengthening the Teaching Position (CSTP), 4/3/20.
Office of Population Affairs (OPA) is accepting grant applications for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program. Applications are due 4/27 - 5/1 depending on funding package. Note: application deadlines extended.
FLASH online licenses - OSPI has a limited number of first-time, one-year licenses available for middle and high school FLASH, for districts outside of King Co. For more information, contact Taylor.Allen@k12.wa.us.
OSPI has developed guidance for continuous learning during school closures, including a list of vetted online resources for educators.
For a list of online professional development resources related to sexual health education, please see the training page of our website.
A Virtual Professional Development platform has been released by Advocates for Youth that includes classroom simulators and instructional coaches for elementary, middle or high school sexual health instruction. Sessions can be done individually or in small groups.
Apr. 7, 10-11 - Teaching Sex Ed Online, UnHushed. Third of 10 bi-weekly training sessions. Series will be recorded and archived.
Apr. 8, 10-11 - Updated National Sex Ed Standards: What's Changed Since 2012?, American School Health Association.
Apr. 9, 12:30-1:30 - Remote Teaching Using Welcoming Schools Lesson Plans, Welcoming Schools.
Apr. 10, 9:30-10:30 - 2020 Washington SEL Standards, Committee for Children.
Apr. 14, 11-12 - Second Step Child Protection: Working Together to Keep Kids Safe, Committee for Children.
Apr. 27, 11-4, ESD 121 - Preventing Sexual Abuse in Our Schools, OSPI, free, includes clock hours. Registration Deadline 4/24.
June 1, 5 pm - Understanding Gender for Parents, Families and Friends, Gender Spectrum.
NOTE: Due to the Coronavirus, OSPI is cancelling all of our in-person professional development through the month of April. We'll do our best to reschedule all cancelled trainings.
OSPI provides professional development to support the provision of sexual health education that is consistent with WA State Laws (Healthy Youth Act and AIDS Omnibus Act). To request a training on foundational skills (non-curriculum specific), advanced teacher skills, the KNOW curriculum, the FLASH curriculum, or Welcoming Schools, please contact Laurie.Dils@k12.wa.us.
May 13, Vancouver, WA - Secondary FLASH Training, OSPI, free, includes clock hours. Registration deadline 5/6.
May 14-15, Research Triangle Park, NC - Conference on Adolescent Sexual Health, SHIFT NC. Conference on hold.
May 19, Olympia - Preventing Sexual Abuse in Our Schools, OSPI, free, includes clock hours. Registration deadline 5/15.
May 27, Tukwila - What do I Teach? Characteristics of an Effective Health Education Program, OSPI, free clock hours. Save the date, registration coming soon.
June 8, Anacortes - Preventing Sexual Abuse in Our Schools, OSPI, free, includes clock hours. Save the date, registration coming soon.
June 23-25, Denver - National School-Based Health Care Convention. Including the 'Be the Change' Youth Training Program.
July 17-19, Oakland - Gender Spectrum Professionals' Symposium and Conference. Request for proposals ends 4/13. Early bird registration ends 4/30.
Aug. 13-14, Olympia - Meeting The Needs of Special Education Students in Human Sexuality Education. Health Endeavors Consulting and Training.
Nov. 16-18, Portland - Healthy Teen Network Conference.
Dec. 8-11, Atlantic City - National Sex Ed Conference. Save the Date, registration coming soon. Workshop proposals due May 15.
Laurie Dils, MSW
Sexual Health Education Program Supervisor
laurie.dils@k12.wa.us
360-725-6364
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