In this week’s blog for Choices, I share some tips and resources for getting a classroom meditation practice started. You can check it out here.
In this week’s column for Choices, I share some thoughts on what makes an effective health curriculum for 21st century learners. You can check it out here.
Kids have been hearing about Ebola everywhere lately, so naturally they’ve got a ton of questions – and lots of misinformation as well. It’s important that we know the correct way address concerns when they pop up so we can help alleviate any anxiety.
Video games are bad for you? That’s what they said about rock-n-roll. -Shigeru Miyamoto We’ve just completed a new project where the students took health information and created their own infographics. It turned out to be a lot of
In this week’s column for Teen Being – the blog for Choices, Scholastic’s awesome health magazine for teens, I share a lesson on positive prevention for cyberbullying. You can check it out here.
From the Oxford Internet Institute and Parent Zone comes a new study that challenges the way many people have been monitoring their teen’s Internet use. Turns out, letting them figure it out on their own – the good and the
Phil Jackson has taken over the Knicks, and one of the big changes he’s bringing with him is a focus on mindfulness. Meditation has been scientifically proven to benefit athletes, but often they have a difficult time getting the practice started. In
Banksy is a well known street artist from the UK. His work usually has a social or political message, and in 2010 was named one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 most influential people in the world. His latest piece is
*Full infographic available at DigitalInformationWorld.com Infographics are used quite a bit in reporting health news, as they’re a visually appealing way to get facts and statistics out to the community. Here are some samples… Infographic: Meditation in Schools Across America Infographic:
Screen shot from TeenMentalHealth.org With the latest research telling us that the number of young people aged 15-16 with depression has nearly doubled over the last twenty years, it’s more important than ever for us to be addressing it in our health
Good news! According to the latest report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), a branch of the Department of Health and Human Services, more teens in the U.S. are making the right choices. The survey included over 70,000 people, and in the
Mission Statement (noun): 1. An official statement of the aims and objectives of a business or other organization. Values are huge part of the decision making process, so we spend quite a bit of time working with them in our 8th grade
What a great use of Vine. I’m not usually one to go with scare tactics in health class, but when it comes to cigarettes, all bets are off. This six second video loop is much more effective than the old
For full infographic click here How much caffeine are kids consuming, and are we as health teachers doing enough to address it in our curriculum? That’s a question I asked myself this summer when a new study that looked at caffeine consumption among kids kept popping
From Buzzfeed comes this cool new video about beauty standards and photoshop. It was sent to me by one of my former 8th graders (and during her summer vacation too!). Gotta love that advocacy in action.
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Great new ad from Verizon looks at the impact of our words on the ambition of our girls…
Hey 6th graders, Here are the materials you’ll need for this week’s Growth & Development Quiz. Not to worry… you’re ready. As long as you know the basics, you should be good to go! (Hint, in addition to the reproductive stuff,
After getting bullied for most of elementary school, 13 year-old Leondre decided to channel his stress in the most awesome way imaginable… by writing it down and then reaching out to others. He formed
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