Displaying results for: webinar
Action for Healthy Kids–Archived Webinars: Whole Child Health
Click the Register Now button below to access more than 10 webinars focusing on Whole Child Health. Read More
No-Cost Tools to Support Skills-Based Health Education
No-cost resources and tools are shared during this session, including CDCs HECAT, RMC Health Skills Models, Cairn Guidance’s new Performance Assessment Toolkit, example scope and sequences, free curricula & a skills-based High School Program we are working on. Read More
Assessing Students in Health Education; Rubrics and Performance Checklists
This session discusses the importance of using rubrics and/or performance checklists when formally assessing students’ knowledge and skills. Rubrics and checklists specifically developed for health education are shared. Read More
Introduction to the Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool and Building a Health Ed Unit
This webinar is the second in a series of four webinars offered. This webinar will introduce CDCs Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) and its’ many uses in analyzing curriculum, revising curriculum and developing scope and sequences, units, lessons and assessments. Read More
Foundations of Health Education
This webinar is the first of a series of 4 that will will go over what we believe are the four foundational components of a skills-based health education program: Effective Practices in Health Education, Content Standards (like the National Health Education Standards), Data and Policies. Read More
Building School Immunity Webinar
Routine vaccinations protect children from 14 different life-threatening diseases before they even enter kindergarten. A fully immunized student body means fewer school days lost to exclusions and illness. Schools with high immunization rates can weather outbreaks, protecting the most vulnerable students who can’t be vaccinated. Schools with high immunization rates… Read More
Innovative Approaches in School Climate: Using Students as Agents of Change
Programs that focus on the whole student, building social and emotion skills, and addressing social, emotional health issues are the most promising in yielding positive social, emotional outcomes. These programs empower students to change culture from within, which leads to the ownership and buy-in that can transform the culture of… Read More
Show Me the Money: Writing a Successful Grant Application
Successful grant writing is part art and part science. This webinar will provide specific tips and strategies for writing a fundable grant application including an emphasis on two areas that often cause an application not to be funded: the workplan and budget. Read More
Students as Change Agents: The Use of Student Perception Survey and Climate Data Webinar
Schools and districts throughout the country are beginning to use student perception surveys (SPSs) to gather data about how students are experiencing their schools, classrooms, and teachers. Listen in as this webinar explains the work in Dolores School District as they engage their youth to explore their SPS data, climate,… Read More
Paving the Way: Putting Wellness Policy into Action
Welcome to Part II of the Local Wellness Policy Webinar Series. The Colorado Education Initiative and the Office of School Nutrition at the Colorado Department of Education partnered to help you update and implement your Local Wellness Policy (LWP) per adopted regulations that expanded the requirements in accordance with the… Read More
Paving the Way: Guidance on Updating Your Local Wellness Policy
Welcome to Part I of the Local Wellness Policy Webinar Series. The Colorado Education Initiative and the Office of School Nutrition at the Colorado Department of Education partnered to help you update and implement your Local Wellness Policy (LWP) per adopted regulations that expanded the requirements in accordance with the… Read More
Honey, I Empowered the Youth: Creating Youth Advisory Councils Webinar
Engaging youth is a vital component to the success of any education or health endeavor. Students should be given the voice to co-create and partner with school and community leaders in the design and implementation of school health and wellness strategies. In this webinar, youth from wellness teams across the… Read More
Helping Kids Learn Better with Healthy School Meals
Kids who eat healthy school meals have fewer absences and higher academic achievement. Making school meals healthy, nutritious, and successful is both a challenge and an incredible opportunity. In this recorded webinar, you’ll learn how national school meal programs work and how parents and community members can deepen support, trust,… Read More
Quality Professional Development Levels of Support
This resource provides a description of tiered levels of support, offered by the University of Northern Colorado Active Schools Lab, for organizations that want to ensure their new or existing professional development (PD) services (e.g., workshops) are effective based on evidence-based characteristics of quality PD. Read More
Alliance for a Healthier Generation – Healthy Schools Program
Is your school ready to join the Alliance for a Healthier Generation’s Healthy Schools Program? This link will take you to a sign-in page where you will have access to free guidance, tools, and resources to implement healthy policies and practices that improve student performance, attendance, and behavior. After signing-in, you… Read More
School Food Institute – School Food Procurement
With over 30 million school lunches served every day, school food is big business. This course discusses the importance of aligning your procurement practices with the mission and vision of your school food program. We’ll look at how to use your menus to project procurement needs and how to write an effective… Read More
School Food Institute – School Food Operation Models
This course walks participants through the complicated web of school food and how each operational model affects the food served to the students. Cost of training is $99. To enroll, click the link below. Read More
School Food Institute – School Food Finance
This course provides information on managing the fiscal resources in a school food program. Managing the financial resources in school food programs is a complex process, and it can be even more complicated in a scratch-cook operation. Fiscal accountability is essential for school food programs to be successful in transitioning to… Read More
School Food Institute – School Food 101
The School Food Institute gives school food service professionals and childhood nutrition advocates the in-depth training, operational skills, and strategic vision necessary to make school food fresh, healthy, and sustainable. Our engaging online courses give you a front row seat in Chef Ann Cooper’s classroom. “School Food 101” provides the… Read More
School Food Institute – Salad Bars in Schools
This course can help schools use a salad bar effectively to get kids eating more fresh produce. Salad bars are a great way to get kids eating more fresh produce, but having a successful salad bar program requires a plan. We’ll go in-depth into the planning and assessment needed for salad… Read More
School Food Institute – Recipes and Menu Development
This training discusses the importance of recipes for sustainable, scratch-cooked meals, and how to transition your popular menu items to scratch cooking. Recipes and menus are is the heartbeat of a scratch-cook school food operation. In Recipes and Menu Development, we’ll discuss why recipes are important for a sustainable scratch-cook… Read More
School Food Institute – Mission, Vision, and Strategic Planning
This course guides participants through the process of planning for sustainable change in their school food program. In this course, you will learn the essentials of strategic planning – from baseline program assessment to defining your program’s mission, vision, values, and goals, and develop a multi-year strategic plan to meet your… Read More
School Food Institute – Marketing and Lunchroom Education
This course teaches participants ways to raise the ADP (average daily participation) in their school lunch program in order to sustain their new, higher quality school food program. Cost of training is $99. To enroll, click the link below. Read More
Funding Opportunities for Farm to Cafeteria Programs Webinar
LiveWell Colorado and the Colorado Community College System recorded a webinar on funding sources that support Farm to Cafeteria programs that partner with high schools and community college Agriculture Tech Programs. This recorded webinar discusses: 1) how Sterling High School set up a program to use their greenhouse to provide… Read More
LiveWell’s School Food Initiative –
Webinars
LiveWell’s School Food Initiative is happy to provide a variety of webinars focusing on school food. These webinars include practical ideas to increase school lunch participation, promotional tools to market progress within Food & Nutrition Services, and information help organize parents, students, and community members around scratch cooking efforts. Read More
LiveWell’s School Food Initiative – Webinars
LiveWell’s School Food Initiative is happy to provide a variety of webinars focusing on school food. These webinars include practical ideas to increase school lunch participation, promotional tools to market progress within Food & Nutrition Services, and information help organize parents, students, and community members around scratch cooking efforts. Read More