It’s that time of year when one of our #healthed skills, goal setting, gets a lot of media coverage. New Year’s Resolutions will be talked about at home and people will be encouraged to think of ways in which to improve themselves, usually after dwelling on their imperfections. However, because these resolutions tend to be …
Do your students know that you appreciate them? How do they know? I give thanks to my students often. I am fortunate to work in a school where the students come to class eager to learn and behavior issues are very rare and just as I am supported by the leadership within my building, the …
Welcome to the inaugural Student Voices blog post from one of my sophomore students. When it comes to attending to the health skill of advocacy, I use YRBS data to allow my students to tailor their message to a health concern that affects them and/or their peers. One of the advocacy assignments asks students to …
Some of my students create such amazing #healthed content that it is deserving of a wider audience. If you follow me on social media you know that I often tweet student work, share their podcasts, I embed their creations in my eBooks, and have even turned my favorite student quote into coffee mugs! …
I was recently given an Amazon Echo for my birthday, you know, the gadget powered by 'Alexa' and was impressed with how useful it has been around the house. I can check the weather, play a news update while getting ready for work, and control the music around my house using my Sonos speakers. Immediately …
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