Friday 27th is Day of Silence, a student-led national event where individuals take a vow of silence to highlight the silencing and erasure of LGBTQ+ voices at school. In this short post I want to share some of the efforts at my school and also some resources that might be of use to you and your …
With the ever present drive to improve teacher effectiveness, becoming a National Board Certified Teacher might be a great way to demonstrate your commitment to excellence. I am delighted that this weeks blog post comes from two outstanding health educators who recently went through the process to become NBCT's. Here Christine Murray and Joanna Wolk …
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Let's get one thing straight right now. This might come as a shock to some, but skills-based health is not a new thing. The National Health Education Standards aren't new either, they've been around since as long as I've been teaching. They're older than some of the latest additions to my PLN! Having said that, …
What do you do once you've returned home after an awesome conference? What should you do next to ensure that the post-conference 'feels' inspire you to get the most out of your trip? Here's my list of 5 things to do during the conference afterglow. Get Some Rest: If you followed my advice you are likely to …
If you’re heading to #SHAPENashville this March, you’ll want to get the most out of your time there. Wether you’re attending all five days or driving in for a day or two, it’s important that you maximize your conference experience to ensure that you, and ultimately your students benefit from all that is on offer …
I am delighted that this week's #slowchathealth blog post comes from someone who has had a tremendous influence on my teaching, and yet I still have not met him in person. Mike Kuczala & Traci Lengel's The Kinesthetic Classroom: Teaching and Learning Through Movement shaped my professional goal for the 2015/16 school year and encouraged me …
I've blogged previously about my journey towards incorporating more movement into my #healthed classroom and 18 months on I find myself in a position in which this has become my natural teaching style. From walk and talks to kinesthetic word webs to altering the state of the room (different desk layout or use of music) …
We are just weeks away from the biggest conference of the year and I am getting very excited for #SHAPENashville, which will be the third time that I have attended the SHAPE America National Convention. I'll be making the most of my time there as for what is likely to be the only time, I'll be …
Right now the design app that I'm ADDICTED to is Canva and in this week's #slowchathealth blog post I want to share four ways that you can incorporate this app into your classroom. About Canva: http://www.canva.com is a website that allows you to create stunning layouts using their amazing array of templates, graphics, filters, icons …
In the latest #slowchathealth Student Voices blog post you'll actually get to hear student voices as I share just how easy it is to podcast in your classroom. I've been podcasting in my #healthed classroom for 8 years and have written a number of blog posts about the creation and the value of listening to …
In the summer of 2016 I launched the #sendateacher initiative to raise money that would be used to support sending a teacher to the SHAPE America national conference in Boston in March. Through the sales of clothing, designed by health and PE teachers, from the #sendateacher website, 100% of the profits would go towards the goal …
Running alongside my #healthed curriculum is a long term project. For the past few semesters the theme has been advocacy as students attend to YRBS data, identify the health behaviors most concerning our school population, and undertake some awesome project based learning. Student feedback following this project is always positive and over 9 weeks I …
I'm delighted that this week's blog post comes from an educator who I really admire. Danielle Petrucci not only has an impressive Twitter bio (!) but she is doing things in the #healthed class that blow me away. Check out her blog post in which she shares an innovative way to get her students to …
As you may already know, last year I set up the #sendateacher initiative to raise money to send teachers to the SHAPE America national conference who would not typically be able to attend due to a lack of support from their school or district. Through the sale of clothing from http://www.sendateacher.com 100% of the profits …
Happy New Year and welcome to the 101st #slowchathealth blog post and the first of 2018. Last week I revealed that my #oneword for 2018 will be environment following on from provocation, advocacy, resilience and collaboration. I selected environment because I've become increasingly interested in the many intersections of health, the factors that combine to make, or break, our health. …
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 …
