This workshop will help school districts begin the process of implementing a Coordinated School Health Program at the building or district level. Workshop topics include: the link between health and learning, the eight components of Coordinated School Health, Assessing the health needs of your students, Resource mapping of your district/building health promoting activities, developing an implementation plan for Coordinated School Health, and sources of grant funding and writing grant proposals.

This workshop will provide updates in health and physical education curriculum (including alignment to the standards and benchmarks), coordinated school health programs in local school districts, and the health and physical educators´ network in Jackson County.

According to Michigan law, any teacher or school staff member responsible for teaching HIV/STD Education must be certified. This workshop will provide the certification required.

Teachers will receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 6th grade. The curriculum integrates technology and includes embedded assessments for learning and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for Kindergarten. The curriculum has been downsized (20-25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 1st grade. The curriculum has been downsized, (20-25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 3rd grade. The curriculum has been downsized (20-25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 2nd grade. The curriculum has been downsized (20-25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

This workshop will focus on the recently revised Michigan Model Nutrition Education Module. Workshop topies include obesity prevention, body image, using the MyPyramid internet-based tool in class, and assessment of health education instruction.

This workshop will focus on the recently revised Michigan Model Nutrition and Physical Activity and Tobacco Prevention Modules.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 4th grade. The curriculum has been downsized (25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Receive curricula and training to implement the newly revised Michigan Model for Health curriculum for 5th grade. The curriculum has been downsized (25 lessons), made even more teacher friendly to use, integrates technology and is aligned with the Health Education GLCE´s.

Participants will learn about the sex education laws in Michigan Schools, review a variety of engaging teaching methodologies and resources at their teaching level (elementary, middle school and high school) and learn about ways to involve parents in the sexuality education program/curriculum. NOTE: This is designed for teachers in schools who already have an approved sexuality education curriculum.