Training/Staff Development

Contact Information

Sexual Health Education

Laurie Dils

Associate Director-Content, Health & Sexual Health
360-725-6364

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are required to create an account, via pdEnroller, before registering for any of the following professional development opportunities. School staff should use their district email address when creating a user profile. If you are not with a district, please use your regular email address. Most in-person training is on hold for the time being.

Free clock hours are provided for all OSPI-sponsored trainings.

If your district would like to request training, please contact Laurie Dils.

Professional Development

OSPI sponsors various virtual professional development events each year and will resume in-person trainings as possible. All events will be posted here when dates are determined. These trainings support school staff in meeting legislative requirements for comprehensive sexual health education as described in RCW 28A.300.475.

Some listed training events may be sponsored by OSPI partners and are listed here as resources only. OSPI does not have control over the content of those training events.

All times listed are Pacific Time Zone.

2024-2025 CSHE Training Schedule

Date/Time Training Location
3/3/25 & 3/5/25
3:30pm–5:30pm		 FLASH Sexual Health Curriculum Training of Educators Virtual/Zoom
3/17/25 & 3/19/25
3:30pm–5:30pm		 FLASH Sexual Health Curriculum Training of Educators Virtual/Zoom
3/25/25
3:30pm–5:30pm		 LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sexual Health Education Teaching Strategies OSPI, free with clock hours
3/26/25
3:30pm–5:30pm		 Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Grounded in Disability Justice OSPI, free with clock hours
4/2/25
3:30pm–5:30pm		 Neurodiversity in Comprehensive Sexual Health Education: Using a Disability Justice Lens Virtual/Zoom
4/14 & 4/15/25
3pm-6pm		 Sex Education Best Practices OSPI, free with clock hours
4/22/25
3pm-6pm		 Teaching about Relationships OSPI, free with clock hours
4/29/25
3pm-6pm		 LGBTQ+ Inclusive Sexual Health Education Teaching Strategies OSPI, free with clock hours

Online Learning Opportunities

This list is provided for informational purposes only and does not represent a recommendation or endorsement. No clock hours are provided for these opportunities.

Training Course Content Sponsoring Organization
"Spark Trainings" on confidentiality best practices, being an askable adult, adolescent sexuality, being youth-friendly, and other topics. Short, free mini-trainings for staff/provider training. Adolescent Health Initiative, University of Michigan
Virtual Professional Development for sexual health educators. Includes free recorded training modules, as well as online fee-based training using classroom simulators and instructional coaches for elementary, middle or high school sexual health instruction. Sessions can be done individually or in small groups. Advocates for Youth
Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs) curriculum trainings for educators and trainers, individual and group, synchronous and asynchronous. Advocates for Youth
Racial Justice in Sex Education: E-Learning Modules, five modules each 30-45 minutes in length, free. Advocates for Youth, SisterReach and others
The Respect Workshop -The course teaches school professionals how to provide direct services and utilize school-based practices that promote sexual health and responsibility among LGBTQ students. Free online course with three self-paced modules, American Psychological Association
Teen Sexuality Online Workshops, including abstinence, birth control, STDs, LGBTQ issues in schools, sexual anatomy and response, pregnant and parenting teens, relationship skills, and boys/sex ed; Certificate in Adolescent Sex Education Basics offered through Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology. Answer (Rutgers University)
eLearning Courses on adolescent sexuality, sexual health services. Cardea Services
Dating Matters: Understanding Teen Dating Violence Prevention, a web-based course for middle and high school educators. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Customized workshops for educators and other professionals who provide sexuality education to people with developmental disabilities. Centre for Sexuality
HIV Fundamentals E-Learning Course Community Impact Solutions (ETR)
FLASH: Self-paced FLASH Teacher Training Modules: School districts in King County, WA have free, year-round access to online, self-paced FLASH teacher training modules. Teachers in King County, WA can access the modules by contacting their school district health coordinator. Outside of King County, WA, these modules are available for 90-day purchase at https://flash.braincert.com. Online FLASH training modules are designed for teachers and others who will be facilitating FLASH lessons at any grade level. They are short, self-paced modules that cover the most common questions teachers have, including videos of real teachers modeling the skills. FLASH
"Growing Up Trans Professional Development Collection" was developed for educators to provide a deeper understanding of gender identity and explore best practices for providing safe, inclusive classrooms and schools. Frontline/PBS Learning Media

Sex Ed 101 for Educators, 14 self-paced modules designed to prepare educators to deliver sexual health education to students.

 Healthy Teen Network
Sex Ed To-Go: Introduction to Effective Sex Education. Free online curriculum for educator training. Planned Parenthood
Introduction to Puberty Education, 9-part blog with videos. Puberty the Wonder Years
Centralized listing of online and in-person professional trainings throughout the U.S. Sex Education Collaborative Training Hub
Sex Ed Lecture Series is an ongoing series of lectures given by authors, experts, and other leaders in sexuality education. Sex Ed Lecture Series
Online training and professional development program "designed to ignite excellence in sex education." Self-paced and synchronous options, group discounts available by contacting Spark*Ed. Spark*ED
"Health Across the Gender Spectrum," for providers, educators, parents, and others who work with youth to promote a better understanding of gender identity and the gender spectrum. Stanford University

Recorded Webinars

Sponsoring Organization Training
Connections for Student Success

Increasing Access to Sexual Health Services: 4-part webinar series for school staff on developing a referral system.

  • Part 1 - Implementing a Sexual Health Services Referral System in your Priority Schools
  • Part 2 - e-Resources for SHS Referral Systems
  • Part 3 - Peer-to-Peer Sharing on Referral Counting
  • Part 4 - Communicating about Adolescent Sexual Health: Messaging & Story Telling
OSPI Health Education K-12 Learning Standards: Focus on Sexual Health | Recording
University of Washington & Seattle Children's Hospital Adolescent Friendly Services Key Criteria and Assessment Tool | Webinar