The Latest in Heat Illness, Recognition, and Treatment
Recognizing symptoms of heat illness and responding quickly can potentially save a life. Dr. Brendon McDermott, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology for the University of Arkansas, presents life-saving information for coaches and athletes regarding heat illnesses. He provides an overview of the different types of heat illness, detailing the prevention, recognition, and treatment for heat cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke.
This course was taped in Rogers, Arkansas on July 30, 2015.
High School Fuel: Beginning Sports Nutrition
Michelle Rockwell, RD presents eight basic nutrition tips for student athletes. She discusses timing, portioning, and content of meals and snacks. She also details the dangers of undereating for athletes. Ms. Rockwell closes with advice about hydration.
This course was taped in Rogers, Arkansas on July 30, 2015.
Hands on Nutrition
One in four Arkansas children is food insecure, one in three is obese, and poverty is a major risk factor for both food insecurity as well as obesity. This course’s curriculum from The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Cooking Matters at the Store $10 Challenge will sensitize us to the prevalence of food insecurity and obesity in Arkansas and provide resources and adaptable lesson plans teachers can use to teach their students how to plan healthy meals on a budget.
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance Cooking Matters at the Store $10 Challenge is a lesson plan focused on integrating healthful eating, meal planning, and comparing food labels and unit prices into core courses. The lesson plan is written very generally to allow for content-specific modifications, if desired.
Communicable Diseases
Communicable diseases are easily transmitted from person to person, but this can just as easily be prevented. From the locker room to the office, Arkansas Children's Hospital's Dr. Terry Yamauchi draws attention to the microscopic world of bacteria, discussing where it is found, how it is spread, and methods of preventing infection. Viruses are also a threat to our health. As with bacteria, viruses can be prevented with very simple practices—all shared and explained by Dr. Yamauchi.
This course was taped at the Crowley's Ridge Co-op on May 4, 2015.
DREAM Workshop with Susan Bosak
AETN presents the DREAM Workshop with Susan Bosak. Using her award-winning picture book, Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom & Wishes, educator and author Susan V. Bosak guides participants on a journey of discovery filled with ideas for student engagement. This workshop includes a 3-hour presentation of How to Teach Literacy Like a Dream as well as an author reading of the book.
After a review of the top ten findings from motivation research, Ms. Bosak shares classroom-tested lesson ideas using DREAM as a model. This professional development empowers teachers to engage students in examining their dreams for the future in an effort to set life goals and plan steps to accomplishment. Through literacy and art students find a new lens to view possibilities for themselves and the world.
Understanding Alternative Education in Arkansas
This course highlights successful Alternative Learning Environments (ALEs) across the state and the techniques and approaches that are used to reach struggling learners. Students are given the chance to voice their opinion on the experiences they have had in an ALE. The teachers and experts discuss a variety of topics, covering everything from student-teacher ratio to the advantages and disadvantages of hiring security guards.
The Journey to 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Understand the Learner
Who is the 21st century learner? How do they learn best? Before we can design 21st century classrooms, we need to understand the students who are sitting in them. In this course, we will explore how student learning needs have changed and what this means for classrooms.
The Journey to 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Understand the 4 Cs of 21st Century Learning
While the CCSS provide clear targets for what we want students to learn, the 4 Cs of 21st century learning – communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity - provide vehicles for mastering those targets. In this session, we will explore these 21st century skills that will equip students to meet the challenges of the future.
The Journey to 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Plan for 21st Century Learning
Thoughtful, intentional planning of instruction is key to making 21st century teaching and learning a reality. In this session, a model for planning instructional units that implement the CCSS and 21st century skills will be discussed.
The Journey to 21st Century Teaching and Learning - Use 21st Century Learning Tools and Resources
Selecting appropriate tools and resources for students to use in their learning is an important component of 21st century instruction. In this session, several sample tools will be shared, along with a process for effectively implementing them in the classroom.