Many schools are going to a “blended learning” model. This model, including its history, is something that most teachers who work exclusively in face-to-face classrooms are unaware of, untrained in, and unenthusiastic about. None of that is surprising, given that it is not included in most teacher training programs and […]
Hello Friends, Happy Monday! The UN|HUSHED crew has had an action packed first two months of 2020. How has yours been? Good we hope! Let’s chat a bit about what we’ve been up to and what we’ll be up to in the coming spring months. February included: • Three conferences […]
Here at UN|HUSHED we’ve had a very busy 2019. So busy we didn’t have time to write much in our blog to tell you all about it. Funny how that works isn’t it? So let’s dive in to what we’ve done and what we’re doing… JANUARY We kicked off the […]
This week we are SO THRILLED to announce that our brand new high school curriculum is up and available for purchase and use! UN|HUSHED: The High School Curriculum, by Karen Rayne, PhD and Kirsten deFur, MPH is available exclusively through our online portal, accessible when you are logged into your account. This […]
As humans we communicate in many different ways and as technology changes our communication pathways will expand and become easier but complicated at the same time. What do I mean by that? With the rise of texting and social media it lessens the need for a key component to communication: […]
Who has the right to talk with your child about sexuality? What about your teenager? Or your adult child? These are questions parents often start to grapple with far earlier than they realized that they would have to. A parent came to me once, very distraught, because her eight-year-old daughter […]
Dear Parents, I have some information that might interest you. Your teenage sons have raging hormones – so do your teenage daughters. So, for that matter, do your trans* and queer teenagers. So let’s start this letter by leaving off the gender-specific nature of some of these conversations, shall we? […]
