Tag: healthscience

Getting Mentally Prepared for the New School Year with Meghan Vlad

~ School-Health-Educators

Are you feeling a bit melancholy about the new school year approaching? Then listen to this episode to consider how you can plan to best support yourself, as well as your students, this upcoming year. Guest Meghan Vlad shares some of her recommendations, which include planning simple, joyful acts for a day off, finding ways to focus (e.g., listening to audiobooks), planning purposefully, setting boundaries, and taking your lunch. Also, consider taking opportunities that occur during the school year, like attending state or national conferences or checking out reliable online resources.

Remember you can watch this episode on the School Health Educators YouTube channel here.

If you want to learn about more ideas, contact Meghan Vlad at: meghanvlad94@gmail.com

To contact Lori Reichel, the host of the School Health Educators Podcast, email her at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com or visit her websites at www.schoolhealtheducators.org and www.lorireichel.com.

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Are you taking days off???

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In this mini-episode, Lori, the host of the School Health Educators’ podcast, challenges you to answer the question, “Are you truly days off?” She then reminds you to consider slowing down, including checking out the Calm app (or Calm.com website) for tools to slow down.

To contact Lori, email her at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com or check out her websites at: www.schoolhealtheducators.org and www.lorireichel.com.

Remember you can watch this episode on the School Health Educators YouTube Channel.

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Want some inspiration for planning your future teaching?

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Want some inspiration for planning your future teaching? Listen to this mini-episode which provides a quick overview of the past four episodes of the School Health Educators’ podcast. Episodes focused on the “habits of mind,” using analogies in health lessons, ideas and reminders about teaching puberty/growing up topics, as well as the reminder of how we what we teach supports our own wellness.

To contact Lori, email her at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com or check out her websites at: www.schoolhealtheducators.org and www.lorireichel.com.

Remember you can watch this episode on the School Health Educators YouTube Channel.

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uBEATS – A Free Resource for 6th to 12th Grade Health Science Teachers

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Some teachers who teach Health Education also teach Health Science. Today’s guests are educators who explain a free resource titled “uBEATS” offered by the University of Nebraska Medical Center. This resource is for 6th to 12th grade teachers and offers 90 elearning modules (15 minutes or less) that can be used by students as an additional tool. Module topics include genetics, pathology and microbiology, pharmacology, public health, careers in health care, and academic success.

To find out more about uBEATS, including how to contact today’s guests, go to their website at: https://www.unmc.edu/elearning/ubeats/index.html Contact Deanna Ingram at deingram@unmc.edu Contact Zuzi Greiner at zgreiner@unmc.edu Twitter/X and Instagram: uBEATS_Stem

Remember to watch this episode on the School Health Educator’s YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/9Hl4l9Hl8ks

Contact the host of the School Health Educators Podcast, Lori Reichel, by emailing her at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com or check out her websites at: www.schoolhealtheducators.org and www.lorireichel.com. Also, check out her products at this link: https://www.lorireichel.com/books-cards/

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