School Health Educators

Latest Episodes
A Conversation with One Middle School Health Educator, Mr. Kevin Mason
Kevin Mason is in his 3rd year of teaching middle school health education in the Mid-West. In this episode he shares his background and how he started teaching skill-based health ed. Kevin also shares
Need some inspiration? Listen to a School Health Educators’ episode!
With the beginning of a new school year (for most of us) approaching consider listening to an episode or two of the School Health Educators podcast! Past episodes include how to create positive connec
Connections Before Content
How do you begin your first day of health education class? And how do you check in with students throughout the school year? Listen to this episode in which Melanie Sjoblom shares how she connects wit
Getting to the Heart of Education
To help prepare for another school year lets 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.
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
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-
Analyzing Influences (NHES 4) with Judy LoBianco
Want to learn more about the skill of analyzing influences (the 2nd National Health Education Standard)? Then listen to this episode in which Lori shares a previously released discussion from her Pube
A Few More Resources for Health Educators (Part 2)
In this episode Debbie Yelle returns to discuss more resources she recommends to health education teachers. These resources include KidsHealth, Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, and Health Smart VA.
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 I
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 t