A global blog for #healthed teachers
As we enter conference season - at least SEVENTEEN state conferences between now and the end of next month - I thought I would share a creative way to increase the visibility of your event and easily provide all presenters and attendees with the opportunity to share your brand. I've shared on Twitter in the …
Nancy Reagan's 1982 "Just Say No' campaign reached far and wide, even landing on my radar as a 12 year old (I'll let you do the math). However, despite its catchphrase and good intentions, the evidence suggests that telling students to 'just say no' is ineffective and coupled with scare tactics about the dangers of …
We all know that active students are more engaged in school and that activity can help our students academically. October sees another event that encourages our school community to be more active. International Walk to School Day is held every October in most countries*. It is a global event that involves communities from more than 40 countries …
This weeks post shares an update of a food label game that I created and blogged about in 2014. It's a game that was very successful in my classroom at the time and I think many teachers will like it. I played a game as a child called Top Trumps, a card game that was …
One of the joys of teaching #HealthEd is that it is such a dynamic topic. I don't think any one year has been the same as another, in fact every semester has been different for me. As society ebbs and flows, health topics become du jour and the media jump on the latest headline grabbing …
With the return to school completed, some of us will be still be running on the adrenaline rush from the start of the school year - new faces, implementing new ideas, and the chance to grow as an educator. However, as the night get shorter, the temperature drops and we get more school weeks under our belts it's inevitable that stress will creep into our lives. For that reason I'm delighted to welcome Caroline Black back for another guest blog.
I'm not sure if kindness ever went away, but we are witnessing a resurgence in kindness-related initiatives that I think are providing an antidote to the current behavior of politicians and certain world leaders. It's been around forever, it transcends religions, anyone can do it and it doesn't have to cost any money. Aristotle …
Each month #slowchathealth features a book of the month. Sometimes this will be chosen by myself but usually it will be based upon the recommendations of my PLN. Each month I'll update this blog post so that the most recent book of the month is featured. YOU can help choose the October book of the …
Do you remember the year in which you entered the teaching profession (1994 for me)? This week #slowchathealth profiles five young professionals who start their teaching career this school year. We hope to re-visit with them over the winter break and again at the end of their first school year in what we hope will …
At the start of the school year it's important to identify shared classroom rules and expectations and I believe that these should be created with our students, and not before our students arrive on day one. It never ceases to amaze me the number of teachers who proudly display their laminated class rules posters on …
