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Expert writing on sex education, teacher training, and what the research actually says.
Posts from the MPC: VISTA team on pedagogy, evidence-based practice, professional development, and the field of sexual health education.
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Practice Teaching Sex Ed Before You Need to Do It for Real. MPC:VISTA
Mia Barrett ·
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 …

Lessons from the Sex Ed Leadership Retreat 2025
Mia Barrett ·
The Sex Ed Leadership Retreat brought together educators to share experiences and tackle challenges in sexuality education. Key discussions included historic…

Modernizing K-12 Sexual Health Education
Mia Barrett ·
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 classroom…

Breaking Down Silos: Sex Ed and EdTech Need Each Other
dfusion ·
Mia Barrett’s revelations from EdTech Week 2025 The 40-Year-Old Curriculum Problem When I walked into EdTech Week 2025, I carried 40 years of evidence-based …

The Birds, The Bees, and Teacher Expertise
dfusion ·
Think back to high school. What did you learn in sex ed class? What was your impression of your teacher? My teacher was the weightlifting coach named Mr. Gro…
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