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School Wellness Weekly
January 7, 2021
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Entering the New Year Supporting Our Educators and Students
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We begin 2021 acknowledging that our educators and school communities have faced ongoing change and challenges for the past 10 months: a devastating pandemic; recurring racial injustice against Black people and communities of color (experiences dating back centuries); and a tense, at times violent election process—not to mention adjusting to remote teaching and caring for their own families.
Thank you to the thousands of teachers who have continued to push through these stressors to show up every day for New York City’s students. As the Chancellor said (opens in new window), educators commit their careers to preparing young people to contribute to their communities and country. The Office of School Wellness Programs is bound by our mission and core values to support schools in delivering equitable, high-quality PE, Health Education, and wellness programming to all students. We do this so that every student can be physically, socially, and emotionally healthy, and in turn prepared to participate in a healthy family, city, and democracy.
To help you respond to the unique challenges of teaching and connecting with your colleagues in a blended and remote learning environment, see below for a preview of our Spring 2021 professional learning lineup.
This issue highlights just a few of the new opportunities, including On-Demand Webinars that teachers can review on their own time! These pre-recorded webinars provide teachers with foundational concepts for blended and remote instruction and will be recommended pre-work for live (synchronous) webinars coming soon.
K-12 Physical Education On-Demand Webinars for Blended and Remote Learning (use your DOE credentials to watch on Microsoft Streams)
K-12 Health Education On-Demand Webinars for Blended and Remote Learning (use your DOE credentials to watch on Microsoft Streams)
Stay tuned to a special School Wellness Weekly next week that will include a complete launch of our professional learning opportunities for Spring 2021!
Photo credit: Priyanka Puvvada, Unsplash.
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Register for the School Wellness Council Best Practices Webinar on January 26
Start the new year by connecting with other School Wellness Council members across the City on Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m., and explore strategies to keep School Wellness Councils thriving at your school. You will focus on how to prioritize and adjust wellness goals to meet your school community's needs and share tips for successfully engaging your school community, including students, through your wellness council. All district public school wellness council members are welcome! Visit the Wellness Hub (opens in new window) to register.
Coming Soon: High School Professional Development Day
Join your secondary colleagues on Monday, February 1 to connect with other DOE teachers and wellness champions to discuss how to best leverage the power of Physical and Health Education in a virtual space. Use the links below to register in our Wellness Hub and visit the Professional Learning catalog (opens in new window) for more details:
Continue to Use the Online Resource Libraries on DOE’s TeachHub
The PE Grades K-12 Online Resource Library has been updated to include new free resources for teachers. Visit the DOE's TeachHub to access the full list, including new additions from Asphalt Green, Gopher, Hip Hop for Public Health, and the United States Tennis Association. To access either the PE or Health Education libraries:
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Log in to the DOE's TeachHub (opens in new window) using your DOE credentials.
- Select the K-12, Elementary School, Middle School, or High School tabs along the top banner.
- Select the Health Education or Physical Education tiles under the "DOE Resources" section.
- You will be taken to Google Drive. All DOE users have access to these files. You must log out of your personal or school Gmail account and log in again with your DOE credentials to gain access.
- Open or download the Health Education Grades K-12 Online Resource Library file or the PE Grades K-12 Online Resource Library file.
Still Time! Nominate a PE or Health Education Teacher for the Big Apple Awards
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Attend the New Physical Education K-5 Manipulatives Lessons Review Webinar
This live webinar introduces elementary PE teachers to the K-5 Manipulatives Lessons from the Physical Education resources available in the DOE's TeachHub. Learn how to save planning time by accessing and using these free lesson resources with students, review student- and teacher-facing materials, and discuss remote and blended learning strategies for Physical Education instruction.
This Month! Physical Education Online Professional Learning Communities
Jump-start the New Year by connecting with your Physical Education colleagues Citywide at our upcoming PE Online Professional Learning Communities (PE OPLCs) meetings the week of January 11. PE OPLCs give PE teachers a chance to share best practices, problems of practice, and feedback on resources for PE instruction and engaging students and families during in-person learning, blended learning, or remote learning. Visit the Professional Learning catalog (opens in new window) for upcoming dates and registration links. PE OPLC sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams.
Keep Elementary Students Active In Person or Remotely with Move-to-Improve
With students spending more time indoors and seated at their computers, schools can play an important role in keeping young people moving. For schools serving elementary grades, the Move-to-Improve program (opens in new window) provides students with the opportunity to engage in physical activity no matter where their learning takes place. This year, we’re providing two safe ways to get your teachers trained:
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New Year, New Ideas: Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities
Need more inspiration, resources, and tools for teaching quality Health Education and engaging your students in the second half of the school year? Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities (OPLCs) offer educators an opportunity to connect with other DOE teachers to identify and share best practices and challenges in providing Health Education instruction through blended and remote learning. See our Professional Learning catalog (opens in new window) to register for middle and high school sessions the week of January 18. Health Education OPLC sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams.
Learn How to Help High School Students Access Health Services: Register for the Condom Availability Program Webinar
Join a Condom Availability Program (CAP) webinar to learn how to refer students to local health services; get a better understanding of minors' rights to health care; know how to build relationships with local clinics and make strong referrals; and learn about resources created to help students access health services during blended and remote instruction.
Grades 9-12 Staff NOT Previously Trained in CAP:
Grades 9-12 Staff Previously Trained in CAP:
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For the Entire School Community: Help Homeless and Housing-Insecure Families and Caregivers Find City Services and Benefits
The Benefits Navigator (opens in new window) is an online guide to services and resources for New York City families experiencing housing instability. The online guide has answers to frequently asked questions and helps families and caregivers find and access critical public benefits for housing, healthcare, food, and jobs. Share the Frontline Staff User Guide (opens in new window) with your school staff to help them guide families and caregivers in using the Benefits Navigator.
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