Section outline

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    In this course you will find learning modules focusing on the
    following areas of health education:

      • Introduction
      • What's New in Health Education
      • Best Practices Health Education
      • Colorado 2020 Standards and Policies
      • Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child Approach
      • Using Data in Health Education
      • Teaching Health Skills
      • Answering Difficult Questions
      • Health Education Integration
      • Culturally Responsive Practices & Achieving Instructional Equity
      • Making Lectures Come Alive
      • Strategies for Brainstorming
      • Effective Collaborative Student Teams
      • Role Play / Behavioral Rehearsal
      • Case Studies 
      • Document Based Questioning Using Primary Sources 
      • Student Centered Teaching Approaches
      • Assessment Development 
      • Course Contact Hours Certificate of Completion

    If you have questions, feel free to reach out to Jamie Hurley, Health and Physical Education Principal Consultant at the Colorado Department of Education at hurley_j@cde.state.co.us



    • This two Centers for Disease Control videos provide an overview brief overview of the importance of health education as well as a short video on the key practices in health education that will be explored throughout the course. 

    • Health Advocate and 2017 SHAPE America National Health Teacher of the Year, Andy Milne shares his ideas on how health education has changed over the years. He encourages the teaching of life skills and advocacy to help younger generations make smart choices and live healthy lives.