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School Wellness Weekly

January 15, 2021
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SPECIAL ISSUE:
Official Launch of Our 2021 Online Professional Learning Opportunities!
Supporting our educators is a core part of our efforts to ensure that students have the instruction and programs that support their academic success, health, safety and resilience. Starting this month and continuing through the rest of the 2020-2021 school year, we will offer new online professional learning opportunities for PE and Health Education teachers in grades K-12:

  • Designed specifically to meet the challenges of teaching students and connecting with colleagues remotely.
  • On-Demand (pre-recorded) and live webinars will provide an overview of foundational concepts and review skills and resources available for providing standards-based PE and health instruction to students in blended and remote learning environments.
  • Many webinars are eligible for CTLE.
  • Monthly PE and Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities create safe, virtual spaces for educators to connect with their colleagues, discuss virtual and in-person classroom resources, and share feedback on instruction and student and family engagement.

Continue reading this issue to browse all our online professional learning opportunities available for the remainder of the school year, and visit our Professional Learning catalog (opens in new window) at any time for the latest opportunities, updated resources, and registration links. 

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Wellness Highlights
Don’t forget to register for High School Professional Development Day opportunities on Monday, February 1. Join your secondary colleagues 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. Visit the High School Professional Development Day page (opens in new window) in the Professional Learning catalog for details and registration. 
Physical Education and Health Education: Back to Basics
Teachers can access new webinars that provide the foundational concepts and skills from the PE Basics 1-3 and Health Ed Basics 1-2 sessions offered in past years.

  • On-Demand webinars: Pre-recorded for teachers to review on their own time.
  • Live webinars: Interactive sessions allowing teachers to ask questions and get answers in real-time. 
PE Basics 1: Health-Related Fitness for Blended and Remote Learning (K-12)  


Live webinars:  
PE Basics 2: Unit Planning for Blended and Remote Learning (K-12)  


Live webinars:  
PE Basics 3: Community Building for Blended and Remote Learning (K-12)  


Live webinars:  
Health Ed Basics 1 for Blended and Remote Learning: Teaching Skills-Based Health Education (K-12)  

On-Demand webinars:

Live webinar: Teaching Skills-Based Health Education K-12  
Health Ed Basics 2 for Blended and Remote Learning (Part 1): Teaching Sexual Health Education (Grade 6-12) 
Health Ed Basics 2 for Blended and Remote Learning (Part 2): Evidence-Based Sex Ed Curricula (Grades 6-12) 
Additional Opportunities
High School Staff: Help Students Access Health Services 
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.



High School Staff: Condom Availability Program 3-Part Training Series 
Build your skills for implementing or enhancing a Condom Availability Program (CAP) in your high school. School staff must complete this training series in order to become CAP-certified and authorized to make health information, referrals to health services, and free condoms available to high school students. 
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Week of January 18: Health Education Online Professional Learning Communities
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) for details and register for the middle school session on Tuesday, January 19 (open in new window) and the high school session on Wednesday, January 20 (opens in new window).

Coming in February: Physical Education Online Professional Learning Communities 
Connect with your Physical Education colleagues Citywide at the next round of our PE Online Professional Learning Communities (PE OPLCs). Visit the Professional Learning catalog (opens in new window) for upcoming dates and registration links. PE OPLC sessions will take place on Microsoft Teams.

Register for the School Wellness Council Best Practices Webinar on January 26 
Connect with other School Wellness Council members across the City on Tuesday, January 26, 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. (opens in new window), 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!
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Keep Elementary Students Active In Person or Remotely with Move-to-Improve 
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, teachers can be trained online in two ways: 


Attend New Physical Education Resource Review Webinars 
These live webinars introduce elementary and secondary Physical Education (PE) teachers to the lessons from the PE 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 PE instruction. Visit the Elementary Physical Education page (opens in new window) or the Secondary Physical Education page (opens in new window) in the Professional Learning catalog for details and registration (under "Live Webinars").

Photo credit (top to bottom): Christina @wocintechchat.com, Unsplash; Office of School Wellness Programs, Move-to-Improve Power of Movement video.
Building the Wellness Community
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All NYC DOE Educators and Staff: NYC DOE Sustainability Green Team Series!
Want to learn about creating a virtual “green team” dedicated to helping make your school more environmentally sustainable? Green teams are an incredible tool for leadership, sustainability education, and student-led advocacy. Join the remainder of this four-part series—next session on Wednesday, February 10 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.—to gain valuable insight into running a virtual green team. Visit the NYC DOE Sustainability Green Team Series registration page (opens in new window) Questions? Email Nichelle Hudlin at nhudlin@schools.nyc.gov (opens in email window).