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At EyesOpenIowa, we pride ourselves on providing presentations for adult learners that are innovative, engaging, and guide participants to best practices and professional excellence. Our flexible training department offers custom sex education trainings, consulting, and keynote speakers for schools, healthcare, and community organizations, in Iowa and nationwide.

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Flexible training formats. In-house training at our 85-seat training facility in West Des Moines, Iowa. On-site training nationwide, where our trainers travel to your organization. Virtual live training with our trainers in real time.

We are equipped to train diverse audiences, including classroom educators and school district staff, community organizations, hospitals and healthcare facilities, mental health care facilities, parent groups, out-of-home placements, and businesses.

Meet your trainer, Emily Gillon, Director of Training at EyesOpenIowa, a nationally recognized sex education trainer with a master’s degree from Drake University.

Not sure where to start? Choose a training bundle or build your own.

Core Skills Bundle: appropriate boundaries and self-disclosure, values clarification, teaching about consent, and answering sensitive questions.

Uplifting All Students Bundle: inclusive and affirming classrooms, supporting expectant and parenting young people, and reaching students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Core Content Bundle: puberty, reproductive and sexual anatomy, contraception, and HIV and other STDs.

Leveling Up Educator Boot Camp Bundle: professionalism and time management, classroom management, avoiding burnout, and exceptional learner outcomes.

Custom Bundle. Mix and match topics from our training menu to provide your staff with professional development that meets their needs. Build your bundle.

Our full training menu. Professional development, consulting, and keynote speaker topics for schools, organizations, and other adult learners.

Sex ed curriculum consulting for Iowa schools: Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs), FLASH, and Draw the Line/Respect the Line.

Sex ed training topics: anatomy, puberty, contraception, consent, healthy relationships, STIs, online safety, and supporting parents.

Educator training: answering sensitive questions, boundaries, classroom management, controversial topics, and preventing burnout.

Inclusive sex ed training: LGBTQ+ inclusion, English Language Learners, learners with disabilities, and deaf/hard of hearing learners.

Keynote and training topics: bystander intervention, violence prevention, social media literacy, and health promotion.

Not sure where to start? We craft virtual, in-house, or on-location trainings for your needs and budget.

We take best practice seriously. Aligned with national standards for sex education

Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education (PLSSE), Sex Education Collaborative

National Sex Ed Standards, Advocates for Youth

National Teacher Preparation Standards for Sexuality Education, Advocates for Youth

Let’s talk. Schedule a free, no-pressure discovery call. Our trainers are prepared to meet you exactly where you are and craft a tailored training experience. Email info@eyesopeniowa.org or call 515-276-6788.

Email info@eyesopeniowa.org or call 515-276-6788.

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