School Health Educators

Latest Episodes
How Teaching Health Education Supports Our Own Wellness
Being an effective health educator includes modeling what we teach. This episode invites the wonderful Kathleen Vogt, a 20-year 8th grade health teacher, to share how teaching our subject area support
Habits of Mind at the Elementary School Level
Contrary to some peoples thoughts, there are school health educators who teach full-time at the elementary school level. In this episode, Janice Mix shares her experiences teaching at this level, inc
Simple Tips & Reminders for Teaching About Puberty and other Growing Up Topics
Its springtime, which means teaching upper-elementary/younger-middle school students about puberty and other growing-up changes. To help you out, this episode provides simple tips and advice from Meg
Fun and Practical Activities to Help Young People Navigate Puberty and Life Changes
Lori, the host of the School Health Educators Podcast, shares three activities that focus on helping students manage the challenges of growing up. The activities include the Puberty Grab Bag, Dr. I.B
The New SEL Resource titled “Tactile Tools for Social Emotional Learning”
School Health Educators are social and emotional learning experts. In this episode, Lori reminds us of this fact as well as introduces her new resource titled Tactile Tools for Social Emotional Learni
The Benefits of Being A Member of a Professional Organization
Being a member of a state or national professional organization has numerous benefits for school health educators. In this episode, Jessica Synenki, the Executive Director of the NYS Association for H
How Lori Introduces the Different Aspects of Wellness
Whether you are starting a new Health Education course or beginning your planning and goal-setting unit this month, this episode includes activities you may choose to use. Activities align with the SM
Happy Holidays!
Happy Holidays! Lori wishes you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy and Healthy 2025! She also reviews the resources shared this past year (2024) on the School Health Educators Podcast. Click here
Gen Zer’s and Their Emotional and Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Jodi Aman
Need help supporting the emotional and mental health of your Gen Z students? Then listen to this School Health Educators episode, in which the phenomenal Jodi Aman joins in. A Doctor of Social Work, J
THE FUSED Toolbox Website (Part 2)
In this episode, Drs. Kristen Ford and Julie Knutson share an overview of THE FUSED Toolbox website. Pages include What is FUSED?, the SPA Tools, THE Pedagogy Tools, Fused Trainings, and Meet the Au