By Mia Barrett, Co-Principal Investigator and Director of Education, dfusion One of my first jobs in sex ed was as a fidelity observer for research studies at ETR, watching educators deliver evidence-based curricula in real classrooms. That job taught me something I didn’t expect. The curriculum was the same every time. The educators were not.
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If you are heading into a classroom to teach teen pregnancy and HIV prevention, there is a good chance nobody has really trained you to do it. That is not a knock on you. It is just how this field works. You get the curriculum, maybe a manual, maybe a workshop if your organization can
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The Sex Ed Leadership Retreat brought together educators to share experiences and tackle challenges in sexuality education. Key discussions included historical resilience, reproductive oppression among Native Americans, and the impact of high-control religions on sex education. Despite valuable insights, there was a noticeable lack of innovative visions for the future direction of the field.
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How classroom simulation training is transforming evidence-based HIV prevention programs and setting the stage for nationwide implementation The results are in from our MPC: Vista Phase 1 pilot study, and they’re reshaping how we think about training educators for sensitive conversations. Our recently published research in a SAGE journal reveals something remarkable about the early
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Aligning sexual health education with modern K-12 frameworks for better youth outcomes The Problem: A Curriculum Caught in Time Walk into most K-12 classrooms today and you’ll hear teachers emphasizing critical thinking, collaboration, and social-emotional learning. Students engage in project-based learning, develop digital citizenship skills, and practice self-directed inquiry. These “21st century skills” have become
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