Getting to the Heart of Education

To help prepare for another school year let’s be reminded of how to get to the Heart of Education! Guest Dr. Stephen Sroka joins Lori on the School Health Education Podcast to explain how to do this. One huge aspect Steve notes is to ensure trusted relationships with students are formed which includes the 4 C’s: communication, collaboration, culture, and caring. Other additional points are shared and include the 7 lessons students taught Steve.

To connect with Dr. Sroka, email him at drsroka@aol.com or go to his website at: http://www.drstephensroka.com/

Remember to watch this episode on the School Health Educator’s YouTube channel at: https://youtu.be/tbiKauijwr8

Contact 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/

Planning & Goal Setting Skills (NHES 6) with Jackie Dipzinski (Part 2)

Ms. Jackie Dipzinski returns to discuss some concrete examples for planning and goal setting. Specifically, examples of how to plan for pubertal events, social pressures, and emotional challenges are shared.

Note: This episode was previously heard on the Puberty Prof Podcast. Click here for the full list of this podcast’s episodes including links.

To contact Ms. Dipzinski, you can email her at jdipzinski@brockport.edu or call her at 585-395-5158.

Contact 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 linkhttps://www.lorireichel.com/books-cards/

Planning & Goal Setting Skills (NHES 6) with Jackie Dipzinski (Part 1)

Another set of life skills we teach our young people includes planning and goal setting. To help explain what these skills are about is Ms. Jackie Dipzinski. Jackie has 22+ years’ experience in skill-based health education and is the passionate instructor overseeing the School Health Education Program at SUNY Brockport. As she explains, planning includes noting support systems and reasons why we choose specific goals, reflecting on barriers and how to overcome them, as well as other helpful strategies. Having SMART goals includes ensuring our goals are specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely. Listen in to learn how to explain life planning to your young people.

Note: This episode was previously heard on the Puberty Prof Podcast. Click here for the full list of this podcast’s episodes including links.

To contact Ms. Dipzinski, you can email her at jdipzinski@brockport.edu or call her at 585-395-5158.

Contact 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 linkhttps://www.lorireichel.com/books-cards/

A Few Resources for Health Educators (Part 1) with Debbie Yelle

Many resources exist for school health teachers to refer to for updated functional health information. In this episode Debbie Yelle talks about some of her favorite resources, including the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the Environmental Working Group (including EWG Skin Deep), OneLove, and LoveisRespect. To watch this episode on Lori’s YouTube Channel, click here.

Links for these resources include:

Social media links to connect with Debbie Yelle include: LinkedIn= Debbie Yelle; Facebook= Yellepositiveliving or Debbie Yelle; Instagram= yellepositiveliving or Debbie.Yelle; TikTok= Debbieyelle

Contact 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/

What Would You Do? Part 2: Talking about Personal Ethics with Aaron Coleman

Often times people may think that what happens within their personal lives cannot impact their professional lives. Within this episode, Aaron Coleman returns to discuss potential personal situations that can impact Health and/or Physical Education Teachers. Aaron Coleman is the Athletic Director and Founding Physical Education & Health Teacher at Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn.

To watch this episode as a video, go to the School Health Educator’s Podcast Channel here.

Feel free to contact Aaron Coleman at aaron.coleman@gmail.com.

Contact Lori 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/

What Would You Do? Part 1: Talking about Professional Ethics with Aaron Coleman

Professional ethics are needed for tricky situations that occur within our jobs. In this episode Aaron Coleman, Athletic Director and Founding Physical Education & Health Teacher at Unity Preparatory Charter School of Brooklyn, discusses with your host, Lori Reichel, actual situations requiring ethical decision making.

To watch this episode as a video, go to the School Health Educator’s Podcast Channel here.

Feel free to contact Aaron Coleman at aaron.coleman@gmail.com.

Contact Lori 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/

National Standard #7 and the Unit Lori’s Grad Students Created

In this episode, Jessica Butts, the guest from the previous episode who discussed her “Balancing Your SELFIE” unit, returns to review the unit Lori’s Graduate-level students created. Jessica Butts is a strongly skill-based health middle school educator and NYS Middle School Health Teacher of the Year for 2022/21.

To watch this episode on the School Health Educator’s YouTube Channel, click here.

Want to be a guest on the School Health Educators podcast? If yes, contact Lori 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/

Summer 2024 Health Education Events!

Exciting summer Health Education events are happening! Listen to the mini-episode with Lori Reichel (National TOY 2010) and Andy Milne (National TOY 2017) to hear what they are! For more event details, visit Andy’s blog at #SLOWCHATHEALTH. Or connect with Lori via email at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com.

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Making Students THINK with Diana Laufenberg

Do you have trouble challenging your students and/or experience classroom management issues? Sometimes these things occur because we teach too “simply,” lecturing our students about what to do and think. Therefore today’s episode focuses on higher- level thinking in the classroom setting, as well as allowing students to make “mistakes” in our classroom. The guest, Diana Laufenberg, is an expert in helping young people think deeper and more purposefully. Diana is the speaker on the TedTalk titled “How to learn- from mistakes” as well as the person behind Inquiry Schools.

Contact Diana Laufenberg at https://www.inquiryschools.org/contact.

To watch this episode on the School Health Educator’s YouTube Channel, click here.

Contact 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/

The School Health Educators’ Web-site

Need a place to get more resources to strengthen your classroom teaching? Then check out the School Health Educators web-site! In this episode the two creators of this web-site, Lori Reichel and Catriona Lennstrom, discuss the tools found on this site.

Remember- this site is a work in progress. We need your help to make it better and better! Therefore, please send us additional information on the valuable resources you use by emailing us at schoolhealtheducators@gmail.com.

Contact 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/

This podcast episode can also be watched on the School Health Educators YouTube Channel.