Educators play a critical role in the success of students. As such, all educators are called on to continually improve their practice. Professional learning is the single most accessible method by which educators can grow and learn as professionals. Below are resources to support professional learning for Comprehensive Health and Physical Education (CHPE) in Massachusetts schools and districts.
DESE's Office of Student and Family Support, in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, is offering medically accurate, culturally proficient, age-appropriate comprehensive sexuality education Professional Development for Massachusetts public and non-profit private school Educators. These courses are funded by the federal Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). Please join us for virtual PD opportunities with topics including Healthy Relationships, Consent: Understanding Massachusetts State Laws, Racial Justice, Partnering with Families on Conversations about Gender Identity in Schools, and Tailoring Lessons to Meet Age and Developmental Levels.
Register here: Massachusetts DESE Trainings & Virtual PD - Advocates for Youth
The Food System Literacy course listings in the link below are open to Massachusetts educators. Participation is free and participants will receive stipends and PDP certificates for successful participation in the course. Courses are open to Massachusetts public school teachers of any license grades PK–12, administrators, principals, and coaches.
General 2 — RootEd Educational Consulting
Join us for two weeks of professional learning in August! DESE in partnership with Lighthouse Wellness and Health Education Consulting, Inc., is pleased to be offering the workshops below. Please note, you can sign up for as many as you would like but you are committing to both days of each workshop. Sessions will run from 8:30-2:30 with breakfast and lunch provided. The exact location is TBD but will be in the Marlborough area. Registrants will receive additional information closer to the events. If you have any questions, please reach out to Lighthouse at partners@lighthousehealthconsulting.com .
August 4th and 5th — CHPE Curriculum Planning & Implementation: Over the two days, we will dive deeper into the Framework practices and the use of Universal Design for Learning principles to support student learning. The goals of these two days are: 1) To support practice-focused curriculum planning in HPE, 2) To support explicit teaching of practices in HPE, 3) To advance practitioners Universal Design for Learning practice, and 4) To provide time to apply learning to personal practice. Facilitated by: Lighthouse and Erin Lumpkins.
Register CHPE Curriculum Planning & Implementation .
August 6th and 7th — Systems Change: Advancing Policy and Practice: This workshop focuses on skills and strategies needed to create change at the system and policy level. Day 1 will be facilitated by Cairn Guidance during which participants will experience the Making Change™ simulation. Day 2 will be facilitated by Lighthouse and will focus on applying your learning to your district and collaborating with peers to support change. Teams of 2–3 people from a district are encouraged to attend together, though each person will register separately.
Register Systems Change: Advancing Policy and Practice . Please note, this will be limited to 50 participants.
August 13th and 14th — Sex Ed 101: Building Knowledge and Skills: This two-day, in-person training facilitated by Healthy Teen Network is designed for educators looking to strengthen their knowledge, skills, and comfort in teaching sex education. Day 1 will cover foundational topics such as consent, healthy relationships, and more. Day 2 will focus on strategies for creating inclusive environments, maintaining appropriate boundaries, and answering challenging questions from youth, with opportunities to practice facilitation and collaborate with peers.
Register Sex Ed 101 . Please note, this will be limited to 50 participants.
August 13th and 14th — Meaningful PE 2.0: Lighthouse & DESE are thrilled to bring back Dr. Kristi Mally for a 2 day deep dive into Meaningful PE. Even if you didn't come to one of her previous trainings, you can join in this 2-day opportunity. During this workshop, Dr. Mally will: review key elements of Meaningful PE, provide many examples of Meaningful PE in action and support application in your setting with time to work individually and in teams to apply your learning to your program. Teams of 2–3 people from a district are encouraged to attend together, though each person will register separately.
Register Meaningful PE 2.0 . Please note, this will be limited to 50 participants.
Last Updated: June 6, 2025