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 …
When looking for a ‘hook’ to get students engaged in health class I have found that using Youth Risk Behavior Survey data one of the most effective ways to engage students. When discussing sensitive topics such as relationship safety, bullying, stress & anxiety, depression & suicide, substance use and sexual activity, the ability to provide …
Recent justified outrage over comments made by a Presidential nominee has spurred many to speak up about what they heard. And rightly so. If we applied National Health Education Standard 4 to this individual, he would fail. As Health teachers we are tasked with encouraging our students to become responsible individuals who use verbal and …
Self-efficacy has been on my mind this week, and not just because I was reading about it in the awesome The Essentials of Teaching Health Education from Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin. I saw that my home country of England has been excited about the visit of President Obama and among the news headlines was this one …
In December 2015 Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). "With this bill, we reaffirm that fundamentally American ideal—that every child, regardless of race, income, background, the zip code where they live, deserves the chance to make of their lives what they will." — President Barack Obama So why should we be excited? No Child …
The more I study health, the more I realize that place and race play a significant role in the health of specific populations. With Martin Luther King day being observed this week it seemed appropriate to share some resources and take a look at some health disparities that exist within the African American population. Recognizing the need …
It's recently been conference season not only across the country but across the world. In a two week period there were AHPERD conferences in Minneapolis, South Carolina, Missouri, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York State, Connecticut, Illinois, Pennsylvania plus the Asia Pacific Conference and the AHPERVIC conference in Melbourne, Australia. Following the hashtags from each conference …
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 …
