Presenter: Carlee Taga
Program Description
Let’s shake things up and bring science and health together! Join me in spicing up your science or health classes by merging the two topics seamlessly. In this session, we’ll focus on using biology-related science standards to refresh our sex education curriculum. By aligning it with Colorado’s science standards, we’re not just changing the game; we’re handing educators practical tips and tools to make sexual health education dynamic, engaging, and totally grounded in science.
We’ll chat about creating trauma-informed content, using methods that actually work, and making sure everyone feels welcome in class. Real stories and success tales will give you a solid grasp of how weaving biology into sex education can help students make connections between science and their lived experiences. Time will fly by as we swap best practices, tackle any curveballs, and dive into making science class more exciting. Come join the fun – let’s turn science into the rockstar of a sex education experience high schoolers won’t forget!
Presenter Bio
Carlee Taga is a science and health educator at AUL Denver. She started her journey into sex education in 2012 while writing her thesis, “Maybe She’s Born With It: Analyzing Theories of Beauty from Biology, Society and the Media.” She then worked with CDPHE through Beforeplay.org, going to local events to chat with young people about safe sex and long-term birth control options. She received her Masters in Education and started teaching science in Denver Public schools in 2018. She now teaches in North Denver at AUL, where she has classes of biology, reproductive anatomy, health and the best group of peer educators around. You can read more about her here and here.