Happy Teacher, Healthy Classroom
Time Management
November 11, 2021
The Five Components of Reading
November 11, 20213 Semester Credits
Recommended For: Teachers, Counselors, Administration
What makes a good teacher GREAT? A teacher that models self care, listens and sets an example to his/her students. In this 3 credit graduate-level course, students will learn why health and wellness are integral to both learning and teaching. They will develop an action plan on how to implement nutrition and physical activity both in their personal lives and in the classroom.
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Identify characteristics that make a good teacher great, and explain how self care can help promote better instruction and learning
- Identify barriers to implementing health in the classroom and list 3 resources to assist with school wellness implementation
- Explain how nutrition impacts learning and list ideas for promoting the consumption of: healthy snacks, breakfast and lunch.
- Explain how brain breaks impact academic performance and list 3 ideas on how to incorporate mini breaks into the school day
- Assess your workplace wellness environment and list 2-3 ways to improve employee wellness
- Develop an action plan on how to implement nutrition and physical activity both in personal life and in the classroom.
Optional: Adams State University Credit
*Optional Adams State University credit after the class ends (additional $165).
Class Code
Schoology course code is emailed after payment.
happyteacher –
“I like the options for each unit. We had the option of different activities, and that made it easier for me to manage my time and resources.”
happyteacher –
“Very well organized, plenty of resources, and the reflections really made me think about certain parts of my daily life.”
happyteacher –
“I enjoyed how the instructor lectured, provided her own experiences, then allowed opportunity for us to implement.”