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Resources For Teachers

Working to Institutionalize Sex Ed (WISE) Toolkit – This toolkit by a national
initiative that supports school districts in implementing sex education offers
experience-based best practices divided into four phases. Each phase is
aimed at helping schools institutionalize sex education so that sex
education is an ongoing part of a school’s curricula.

Florida’s Sexual Health Education Community Outreach Tool Kit – designed
by Florida Department of Education this toolkit provides an outline for
getting evidence-based sex education programs into communities. It
contains a list of additional resources including the Center for Disease
Control, Power to Decide, Florida Department of Health, and more. The toolkit also provides reliable statistics on teen pregnancy, sexual activity among high schoolers, and STI rates in the state of Florida.

Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education – Doctors Eva Goldfarb and Lisa Lieberman detail in a peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Adolescent Health, the vital role that school-base sex education plays in the health and wellbeing of young people. Research summaries of special note include:

School Climate for LGBTQ Students in Florida – a snapshot of a national survey conducted by the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network shows the discrimation in which LGBTQIA+ students face in Florida. The survey allows people to report anything from anti-LGBTQ remarks to a lack of access to LGBTQ-inclusive education curricula in Florida schools. The full report is also available for review.

Working to Institutionalize Sex Ed (WISE) Toolkit – This toolkit by a national initiative that supports school districts in implementing sex education offers experience-based best practices divided into four phases. Each phase is aimed at helping schools institutionalize sex education so that sex education is an ongoing part of a school’s curricula.

10 Characteristics of Effective Sex and HIV Education Programs – this document from the American School Health Association lists the 10 characteristics of the most effective sex and HIV education programs. The document also list 9 most promising elements of sex and HIV education program including parental involvement, role models, creative media sources and more.

Florida’s Sexual Health Education Community Outreach Tool Kit – designed by Florida Department of Education this toolkit provides an outline for getting evidence-based sex education programs into communities. It contains a list of additional resources including the Center for Disease Control, Power to Decide, Florida Department of Health, and more. The toolkit also provides reliable statistics on teen pregnancy, sexual activity among high schoolers, and STI rates in the state of Florida.

Three Decades of Research: The Case for Comprehensive Sex Education – Doctors Eva Goldfarb and Lisa Lieberman detail in a peer-reviewed journal, Journal of Adolescent Health, the vital role that school-base sex education plays in the health and wellbeing of young people. Research summaries of special note include:

School Climate for LGBTQ Students in Florida – a snapshot of a national survey conducted by the Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network shows the discrimation in which LGBTQIA+ students face in Florida. The survey allows people to report anything from anti-LGBTQ remarks to a lack of access to LGBTQ-inclusive education curricula in Florida schools. The full report is also available for review.