Sunday, October 17, 2010

"Our Favorite Drugs" Infographic

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GOOD Magazine publishes a Transparency every week on their website , which is full of infographics relating to many diverse topics. Since b...
Monday, October 11, 2010

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

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The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth  (abbreviated CAMY) is a must-know resource for any health educator. Part of the  Johns Hopkins Bl...
Saturday, October 9, 2010

One School; Four Deaths

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One school, four bullying related deaths  in recent years. Over 10,000 comments on this one news story. Think bullying isn't an issue ...
Friday, October 8, 2010

CNN Bullying Resources

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Bullying has taken over many news reports over the last few weeks, and conversations about bullying are happening all across the country. Al...
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Thursday, October 7, 2010

No One Should Feel Alone, Part V: The Trevor Project

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NOTE: All information used for this post was obtained from The Trevor Project's website. The Trevor Project is a non-profit organizati...
Wednesday, October 6, 2010

No One Should Feel Alone, Part IV: To Write Love on Her Arms

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To Write Love on Her Arms is a non-profit organization which is dedicated to "presenting hope and finding help for people struggling w...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2010

No One Should Feel Alone, Part III: PFLAG

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I was first informed about PFLAG (Parents, Families, & Friends of Lesbians and Gays) in my senior year of college when my advisor gave ...
Monday, October 4, 2010

No One Should Feel Alone: Ellen's Reaction

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Last week, Ellen DeGeneres spoke out about the recent bullying related suicides of gay teenagers. While not a resource (those posts are com...
Sunday, October 3, 2010

No One Should Feel Alone

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I'm a twenty-four year old, straight, white, male teacher. I was raised in a middle class family who lived in a small, rural suburban to...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010

John Halligan Presentation

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Today John Halligan gave three presentations to all of our students. My class schedule originally didn't allow me to go at all, but my ...
Saturday, September 18, 2010

Back in The Swing of Things...

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The school year is finally in full swing and I'm beginning to adapt to our new schedule with relative ease. I'm very excited for thi...
Sunday, September 12, 2010

Website to Use: KidsHealth

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Looking for a way to break down content information in a way that's easy for your students to understand? Need a quick brush up on any h...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Back to School!

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Today is the first day of middle school for the 2010-2011 school year! A new schedule, some slight modifications to our curriculum, and a ne...
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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

BU Professor and Dean Discuss School Lunch

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While checking Facebook tonight I came upon a link provided by the Boston University School of Education , where I am a part-time graduate s...
Wednesday, September 1, 2010

One Week Left...

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One week from today, middle school officially starts up again. Today and tomorrow I'm participating in professional development with som...
Sunday, August 29, 2010

HIV/AIDS: Using "Dispatch: Zimbabwe" in HIV/AIDS Unit

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One of my favorite units to teach is the HIV/AIDS and other STDs unit that is in our eighth grade health curriculum. I often supplement mate...
Saturday, August 28, 2010

Staying Updated, Part Two

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As I mentioned earlier this week, I'm a firm believer in staying up-to-date on topics that I teach about in my classroom. I owe it to m...
Friday, August 27, 2010

MyPyramid Blast Off! Review Game

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MyPyramid is the current food pyramid that is used in our sixth grade nutrition unit. I do try to incorporate other food pyramids if we hav...
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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Staying Updated: Google Reader & Google Fast Flip

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NOTE: I am not affiliated with Google or the blog Free Technology for Teachers in any way, shape, or form. I simply use a lot of Google Pro...
Friday, August 20, 2010

Infographics: Nutrition Related (From A Great Blog!)

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Using infographics  is a great way to present information or data in a unique, visual way. Instead of presenting information using many numb...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Hartford Courant: YRBS Results Article

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An article appeared in the Hartford Courant on Tuesday detailing the results of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey that was administered to 3...
Monday, August 2, 2010

Association Between Health-Risk Behaviors and Academic Grades

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I was checking my e-mail this afternoon and opened the latest message from NASPE . After scrolling through some P.E. news, the big link that...
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Sunday, August 1, 2010

College Drinking: More Than Just a Problem (Infographic)

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DegreeScout  is a website geared towards students who are applying to colleges, with a goal of helping students make informed decisions abou...
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