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School Wellness Weekly

October 27, 2021
Teacher-Leader Edition
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This special edition of School Wellness Weekly inaugurates our new “Teacher-Leader issue,” developed to ensure that you—our educators and school leaders—get timely, concise information about upcoming professional learning opportunities from the Office of School Wellness Programs. 

We know that you are short on time and have targeted needs for ongoing training and networking opportunities to help you plan and deliver quality instruction and wraparound programming that students need to be resilient, healthy, and ready to learn. You are receiving this edition because you have subscribed to School Wellness Weekly and your self-reported profile information indicates that you are a teacher, educator, coach, or principal.

Look for this Teacher-Leader newsletter in your email throughout each month, alternating with the traditional edition of School Wellness Weekly. In it, you will find details for the latest: 

  • workshops, live and on-demand webinars, and events (including conferences)  
  • Online Professional Learning Communities
  • updates to our Professional Learning Catalog   
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Our Online Professional Learning Communities Are Back!
Join fellow Physical Education and Health Education teachers for an Online Professional Learning Community (OPLC) session this year for the opportunity to network, collaborate, and learn with your PE and Health Ed colleagues. OPLC participants will meet monthly on Mondays to explore practical solutions and share instructional practices to support them in the delivery of an equitable and high-quality PE and Health Education program at their school. Read below for details and registration links.

We know the power of OPLCs but our participants know best—check out this video highlighting several PE teachers (opens in new window) reflecting on their PE OPLC experiences during the 2020-2021 school year. 
Physical Education
PE Online Professional Learning Communities Begin November 8
Physical Education Online Professional Learning Community (opens in new window) sessions are back! By participating in OPLCs, PE teachers will enhance their leadership skills as they work with colleagues in ongoing, high-performing, collaborative teams that focus on improving student learning. Read what NYCDOE PE teachers had to say about last year's sessions: 
 
"...participating in OPLCs helped me feel connected to other PE teachers....and to reflect on my practice and improve instruction." - PE OPLC member 
 
"...the most effective form of professional development I've had." - PE OPLC member

Move-to-Improve Training Workshops for Elementary Teachers in November
Move-to-Improve (opens in new window) is the DOE’s free, classroom-based activity program for grades K-5/6 that provides students the opportunity to engage in physical activity throughout their instructional day. Move-to-Improve All-Star schools may also use Move-to-Improve activities to supplement their PE program. We’ve just added multiple 60-minute online workshops open to all elementary classroom teachers who wish to be trained to use Move-to-Improve to enhance their lessons:


Review and share the 2021–2022 Move-to-Improve guidance (opens in new window), which includes information and requirements for implementing the program. Schools have until January 31 to become an All-Star school for the 2021-2022 school year.
Health Education
Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities Begin November 15
Join fellow Health Education teachers for an Online Professional Learning Community (opens in new window) session! By participating in OPLCs, Health Ed teachers will enhance their leadership skills as they work with colleagues in ongoing, high-performing, collaborative teams that focus on improving student learning. 
 
"I am so grateful for these OPLCs. I felt like I was alone on an island teaching PE and health…it was nice to connect with others, see what they were doing and learn from my colleagues." - NYCDOE Health Ed teacher and OPLC member