School Wellness Weekly

March 18, 2024

Professional Learning Edition

Share these upcoming webinars with your school community – open to ALL classroom teachers!

In addition to the Physical Education and Health Education trainings offered throughout the year, we invite all classroom teachers to take advantage of the following Professional Learning Opportunities:

Dive Deeper Into Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)

Join nationally recognized facilitators and explore how CRT can positively impact student academic outcomes. 

Monday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.)

• Grades K-12: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships: The Fundamentals of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (opens in new window)

Move-to-Improve – additional webinars added!

Calling all grades K-5/6 teachers who have not yet taken an MTI workshop! Learn how to keep students physically active and engaged throughout the day by enhancing academic lessons with movement.

Tuesday, March 26, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CTLE 60 min.)

• Grades K-5/6: Move-to-Improve Classroom Teacher Workshop (opens in new window)

Monday, April 15, 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (CTLE 60 min)

• Grades K-5/6: Move-to-Improve Classroom Teacher Workshop (opens in new window)

Come OUT to Support LGBTQ+ Students

The OUT for Safe Schools® campaign is a national initiative that supports school-based staff to visibly identify as trusted adults to LGBTQ students.

Tuesday, April 16, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.)

• Grades K-12: Build an Affirming Community with OUT for Safe Schools (opens in new window)

Notables

Attention Health Education Teachers! We have new content designed for you:

Join nationally recognized facilitator Kristen Stuart Valdez, author and founder of Humanizing the Classroom (opens in new window), for a webinar designed to help students analyze the impact of social media through the practice of role-play. Sign up now while there are still spots open:

Tuesday, March 26, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (CTLE 90 min.)   

• Grades K-12: Using Role Play to Rewrite Unhealthy Media Messages in the Health Education Classroom (opens in new window)

Visit the new Culturally Responsive Teaching section (opens in new window) of the Professional Learning Catalog to see other newly added webinars. Bookmark the grade band pages for Physical Education (opens in new window) and Health Education (opens in new window) and check back frequently for updates!

Physical Education

Tuesday, March 19, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: IEP Development for Adapted Physical Education (opens in new window)

Tuesday, March 19, 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Introduction to NYC FITNESSGRAM (opens in new window)

Monday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships: The Fundamentals of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (opens in new window)

Monday, March 25, 2:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Strategies for Creating Community in PE (opens in new window)

Wednesday, March 27, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-5: Strategies for Elementary Curriculum Mapping in PE (opens in new window) 

Professional Development anytime (CTLE-eligible)

• Visit the Self-Guided Courses (opens in new window) page and complete these CTLE-eligible courses when it works for you!

Health Education

Monday, March 18, 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (CTLE 60 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Health Ed Online Professional Learning Community (opens in new window)

*Guest facilitator Kristen Valdes of Humanizing the Classroom (opens in new window) will share how social media influences young people.

Wednesday, March 20, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades 9-12: Condom Availability Program (CAP) Series Part 1: CAP Overview (opens in new window) 

*PLEASE NOTE: This is Part 1 of a three-part series. To be CAP-certified, participants must also complete Part 2 (opens in new window) on March 27 and Part 3 (opens in new window) on April 3.

Monday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades 6-12: Introduction to Health Ed: Strategies for LGBTQ+ Affirming Classrooms (opens in new window) 

Monday, March 25, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships: The Fundamentals of Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (opens in new window)

Tuesday, March 26, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. (CTLE 90 min.) 

• Grades K-12: Using Role Play to Rewrite Unhealthy Media Messages in the Health Ed Classroom (opens in new window)

Professional Development anytime (CTLE eligible)

• Visit the Self-Guided Courses (opens in new window) page and complete these CTLE-eligible courses when it works for you!

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