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School Wellness Weekly
March 28, 2022
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You are receiving this special issue of School Wellness Weekly: Teacher-Leader Edition, to ensure educators and school leaders get timely information about upcoming workshops and events from our Office. All School Wellness Weekly subscribers whose self-reported profile information indicates they are educators and school leaders will receive this issue. Continue to read our traditional School Wellness Weekly issues for highlights of teachers and schools, and resources and opportunities for building the wellness community. Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this email, click “Update Profile,” and follow the quick and easy directions so that we have your most-up-to-date details.
If you know other DOE educators who would like to receive this Teacher-Leader Edition, please forward this issue to them, and be sure they subscribe (opens in new window)!
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Happening Today: Hurry and Register for These Sessions |
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Health Ed Basics 1 Series Part 2: Implementing and Adapting Health Education Curricula for Grades K-12: March 28, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (opens in new window). Learn how to use recommended curricula and other tools to plan a comprehensive, skills-based Health Education class. Bonus, receive the NYC DOE-recommended HealthSmart curriculum (limit one per teacher).
Want Free Access to Nearpod? Register for Our Webinar! Experience the advantages of Nearpod (opens in new window) and explore the Nearpod library of lessons. Join our partners at Nearpod today, March 28, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (opens in new window) for the Learning and Creating with Nearpod webinar to get an introduction to the Nearpod learning platform, which includes standards-aligned lessons, formative assessment, and educational content that ignites student curiosity and engagement. Learn how to create lessons using your own resources and how to view student progress during the lesson, as well as in the post-session reports. Upon successful completion of this session, teachers will be provided free access to the Nearpod platform through June 2022. Access information will be emailed to participants after the session. Open to NYCDOE teachers only.
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School Wellness Councils Best Practices: Build, Engage, Strengthen, Sustain
Connect with other School Wellness Council Champions and members on Wednesday, March 30, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (opens in new window) to explore practices that build councils’ capacity, engage students in council work, strengthen council leadership, and sustain thriving council work. The last portion of the session will cover upcoming spending deadlines and information about preparing to close out budgets at the end of the year (for councils with funding).
Get Moving into Spring: Move-to-Improve Training Workshop for Elementary Classroom Teachers
If your school is a Move-to-Improve All Star, make sure teachers are implementing Move-to-Improve and entering time and frequency in STARS to supplement your PE program and meet NYSED requirements. If your school is not a Move-to-Improve All Star, support classroom teachers in getting trained this spring to implement Move-to-Improve in the 2022-2023 school year to supplement your school’s PE program.
The upcoming 60-minute online workshops are designed specifically for classroom teachers in the elementary grades who wish to be trained to use Move-to-Improve to enhance their lessons. Only staff who have registered for this webinar are permitted to attend.
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Join April Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities (OPLCs)
Register now for Health Education Online Professional Learning Community (opens in new window) sessions that will take place on Monday, April 11, 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Health Education teachers who participate in OPLCs enhance their leadership skills as they work with colleagues in ongoing, high-performing, collaborative teams that focus on improving student learning. CTLE credit will be awarded for eligible OPLC sessions.
Upcoming Health Ed Basics Offerings
This year’s offerings of the Health Ed Basics Series for teachers in all grade levels have been extended to continue through May:
Go to the following pages to register for these live webinars and to access On-Demand webinars for viewing at any time:
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New Opportunities to Support Inclusive Physical Education for K-12
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Strategies for Inclusion in Physical Education: Join this two-part live webinar series to review universal design principles and strategies to differentiate instruction to include students with disabilities in general Physical Education. Participants are required to attend Part 1 before they will be admitted to Part 2:
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Adapted Physical Education and the IEP: Physical Education teachers, school psychologists, and other Individualized Education Program (IEP) team members: Join this two-part live webinar to review the IEP processes necessary for the successful instruction of students with disabilities who have a program recommendation for Adapted Physical Education. Participants are required to attend Part 1 before they will be admitted to Part 2:
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We’ve got you covered with virtual office hours! Physical Education teachers, school psychologists, and other Individualized Education Program (IEP) team members: Seeking individual support regarding Adapted Physical Education instruction and IEP requirements? Visit the Professional Learning Catalog (opens in new window) for additional details and email APE@schools.nyc.gov (opens in email window) if you are interested in a 30-minute meeting with Office of School Wellness Programs content specialists. Note: These sessions are not eligible for CTLE.
Join PE Online Professional Learning Communities (OPLCs) on Monday, April 4
Upcoming PE Basics Offerings for Grades K-12
Go to the following pages to register for live webinars and to access On-Demand webinars for viewing at any time:
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