I remember the first time that I got seriously sunburned. It was the summer of 1989 and I was a graduating senior in high school. The Wimbledon tennis finals were on TV, the weather was gorgeous and I had a lot of time on my hands. So in my determination to get a sun tan, …
There was a year when I could confidently say that I was the best health teacher in my school....but that's because I was THE only health teacher in the school, and I know that some of you can make that same claim. Then I moved to a school that has 16, yes SIXTEEN teachers teaching …
The chances are, if you're reading this in North America, that you are coming close to, or have reached the end of another school year (pause to pat yourself on the back). And if you are anything like me you have probably started to not only reflect on the past year - what went well, …
Without a doubt, being on social media and connecting with other teachers has benefitted me, and therefore my students immensely. I used to work in a small school where I was the only health teacher and so I didn't have anyone to collaborate with or bounce ideas off. Then I signed up for Twitter and …
Motivated by PE teacher Justin Schleider and his awesome Slow Chat PE blog and also by the efforts of Jeff Bartlett and his earlier online version of a health chat we have decided to revive the concept, tweak it a little and go live with this new blog. Aimed at health teachers working with students of all ages this …
