Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Jack LaLanne Videos

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A few days ago, I was saddened to hear about the passing of a true American legend, Jack LaLanne. Jack LaLanne was a man far head of his tim...
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Monday, January 17, 2011

Video Viewing Activity: "Record, Elaborate, Extend"

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I'm sure that I've mentioned somewhere in an earlier post that I'm not the biggest fan of using videos extensively in my classro...
Thursday, January 6, 2011

LGBTQ Resources: Classroom Use

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Recently the website Sex, Etc. updated their LGBTQ resources section of their website. I started drafting a post about Sex, Etc. this wee...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Great Resource: The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

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As my career as a teacher develops, I find myself looking for more ways in which I can be an advocate for my profession. Staying up to date ...
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Back At It!

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It's been over a month since my last post, which is my fault entirely. Since my last post, I've had five posts in draft mode. With g...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Analyzing Alcohol Advertisements: Resources for Educators

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NOTE: I am in no way affiliated with Frank W. Baker or The Media Literacy Clearinghouse. I write this on my own free will with the purpose o...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Update

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It's been quite some time since I've updated, especially after my frequent posting during the month of October. A lot of exciting th...
Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sixth Grade Menu Project

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EDIT: This is an assignment from one point in time and I have since changed the requirements for this assignment twice since I posted! I...
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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