The goal of iMPACTS is to reclaim the role of universities to address sexual violence policies and curriculum practices through evidence-based research that shows greater promise of reducing and preventing sexual violence than arbitrary and reactive, hastily thrown together policies. One of our objectives is to engage students with influencing sector-partners to collaborate in developing creative curriculum content and informed policies that can be embedded in every aspect of curriculum and university life. We recognize that teachers and educators in schools, colleges, CEGEPs, universities and extra-curricular spaces have developed many useful materials to teach these subjects. This section provides a list of existing resources and lesson plans developed by educators and service providers.
Educational videos | Lesson plans | Webinars and worksheets
Podcasts | Toolkits | Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence | Courage to Act
Educational videos:
- Cyberbullying videos from the Cyberbullying In Canada research program. Several projects were undertaken in collaboration with multi-media developers, schools in the Montreal area, elementary and secondary school teachers and students, the Quebec Ministry of Education, and the Tolerance Foundation.
Lesson plans and classroom materials:
- Beyond #MeToo: the film, the music videos, the workshop, and workshop materials
- Teachingsexualhealth.ca is a website developed by Alberta educators and health professionals. Find resources on topics such as Sexual decision-making and Consent.
- Sex Ed Toolkit is based on Québec curriculum requirements and provides lesson plans and other resources for Teaching Sex Ed.
- Rape and Rape Culture: lesson plan by Sexual Ethics for a Caring Society
- Disrupting rape culture through education from Learning for Justice Magazine
- Five ways to bring feminism into the high school classroom from West Coast LEAF
- Video about consent and communication from Teach and Transform
- Subjects of Desire (film)
Webinars and worksheets:
- Courage to Act's Knowledge Centre is a national repository of tools and toolkits to address gender-based violence at post-secondary institutions in Canada.
- Courage to Act has a template for Answering calls for justice from the National Inquiry on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (NIMMIWG).
Podcasts:
- Documentary podcast about the responses of Quebec universities to the problem of sexual violence
Toolkits:
- Arts-Based Interventions for Sexual Violence Prevention: A Toolkit from iMPACTS
- Gender-Based and Sexual Violence Allyship on Social Media: A Toolkit from iMPACTS
- Evaluating Sexualized Violence Training and Resources: A Toolkit for Post-Secondary Institutions
- Social media toolkit for BC's gender equality report card from West Coast LEAF
- Social media safety guidelines from Right To Be
- Cyber Abuse Project Toolkit from Break the Cycle and the California Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- #SheLeads: Facebook Safety Tools & Tips for Women Leaders from Facebook
Universities Supporting Victims of Sexual Violence:
This research project, led by Brunel University London with 7 partners and 7 associate partners across 7 European countries, aims to develop innovative training for university staff who may respond to disclosures of sexual violence, and to embed this within institutions. Through this project there are numerous training materials available to download. Click here to check out the website and see what resources could work for you.
Courage to Act:
Courage to Act is a two-year national initiative to address and prevent gender-based violence on post-secondary campuses in Canada. It builds on the key recommendations within Possibility Seeds vital report Courage to Act: Developing a National Framework to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence at Post-Secondary Institutions. With a team of experts from across Canada, we will develop tools, create resources and share strategies in the first national collaborative of its kind to take action on gender-based violence on post-secondary campuses.
