Designed by Assistant Professor, Dr. Denise Handlarski, this video series includes information to help support teachers and students about the issues we face when learning about sexuality. Teacher videos are designed to help educators by providing background to areas within sexual education that are most important to their students. Similarly, the Student videos in this series are designed for students to gain greater knowledge and understanding around similar topics such as consent, gender and sexual diversity, and common questions.
"Students deserve access to good information about healthy sexuality. Good, evidence-based, informational sex ed can lead to a reduction in bullying, improved student mental and physical health, and better outcomes around reducing teen pregnancy and rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections. These videos provide students with information they need, and also provide teachers with ideas and resources to help them deliver quality sex education."
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Additional Resources (Help/Support/Places to get further answers)
WEBSITES
| Ontario Curriculum Documents | |
| Sex Education for Teachers and Students School of Education, Trent University |
trentu.ca/education/resources |
| Sex & U | sexandu.ca |
| Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights | actioncanadashr.org/resources |
| Regional Public Health Supports | |
| Planned Parenthood Toronto, Teen Health Source | View Website |
| Kids Help Phone | kidshelpphone.ca |
| Local Sexual Assault Centres | kawarthasexualassaultcentre.com |
| Trent University Services | www.trentu.ca/sexualviolence/ » View Video on Consent » View Video on Sexual Violence |
BOOKS
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Beyond the Basics |
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You Know Sex and Sex is a Funny Word |
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Boys & Sex and Girls & Sex |
Strong recommendation for a gendered look at sex/sexuality |
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It’s not the Stork and It’s Perfectly Normal |
For younger learners |
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Sexuality in School: The Limits of Education |
For those interested in a theoretical perspective/things to think about as teachers |
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Come as You Are |
Everyone needs to read this book! |
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What Makes a Baby |
For young kids |
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Wait... What? |
For tweens |
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Let's Talk About It |
For teens |
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The Ultimate Guide to Sex and Disability |
For folks with disabilities |
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Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans |
For trans folks; this book is targeted toward clinicians working with trans folks |
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What Fresh Hell Is This |
On Menopause |
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Better Sex through Mindfulness |
For women with trauma histories or reproductive cancers |
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Pleasure Activism |
For social justice |
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Why Sex Matters |
For science |
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Like a Mother by Angela Garbes |
For fun |
RESEARCH
Cohen, Jacqueline N., E Sandra Byers, and Heather A. Sears. “Factors Affecting Canadian Teachers’Willingness to Teach Sexual Health Education.” Sex Education 12.3 (2012): 299-316 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14681811.2011.615606
MOVIES
Sex (ED) the Movie, Dir. Brenda Goodman