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5 Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ+ Youth in School

SHAPE America

As educators, we must always be reflecting on and working toward supporting all of our students, including marginalized youth who may face additional barriers and challenges in and outside of school. LGBTQ+ Youth Need Teachers’ Support The most recent data from GLSEN’s National School Climate Survey illustrates why this work is so critical.

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3 Things Schools Can Do to REALLY Improve Student Health

SHAPE America

If you were to travel across the United States asking schools how they approach health education, you’d get a VERY wide range of responses. Some schools avoid the topic altogether. Some schools even host teen clinics right on campus. Let’s take a closer look at how each of these three strategies works in schools.

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Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education

ASHA

Expanding LGBTQ Inclusion Within Sex Education. Post submitted by Jeanie Alter (she/her/hers), Executive Director, American School Health Association, and HRC Foundation’s Youth Well-Being Team. As a parent to an elementary school child, curious questions about anatomy and reproduction inevitably arise.

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Helpful Resources for Teaching Sex Education

Teen Health Mississippi

If you’re new to teaching sex education or thinking about adding it to your class schedule, there are lots of resources and trainings to lean on as you get comfortable in your role. According to a study by the Centers for Disease Control , 48% of Mississippi high school students say they’ve had sex, and of those, 44.2%

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Top 5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom For PE

PLT4M

In addition, we draw from PE teachers’ experiences and how they relate to the top 5 benefits of technology in the classroom. Over the course of the next century it was rapidly adopted in classrooms across America due to its ability to allow teachers to educate larger class sizes simultaneously. Let’s dive in! . Fair point.

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4 Sex Education Stats That Show We Can Do Better For Teens

Teen Health Mississippi

Let’s dive into four sex education stats that help explain the limits and opportunities of sexual and reproductive health classes in our schools. Sex Education Stats You Should Know. High school teachers provide 6.2 hours of sex education on average. But not all hope is lost! Want to help?

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Live Well: Reproductive and Sexual Health

Human Kinetics

Customize health and sex education instruction to meet local needs Middle school and high school health education and sex education standards vary from state to state and from district to district.