PHASE Asia Pacific 2019

Sexting, social media, and the influence of online porn. These are all topics that were missing from our sexual health units just a few  years ago, and many teachers struggle knowing just how and where to adapt. During this workshop, we’ll explore the latest in resources and strategies that can help bring your lessons up-to-date so you can help students prepare for a healthy future in a rapidly changing world.

Thinking is the foundation of all learning - be it in a Math, Science, Music or the PE classroom. While we often believe that thinking is a natural, innate process, research has demonstrated that our thinking ability can be strengthened and developed through purposeful, targeted instruction, and what is commonly known as 'thinking routines'.

This presentation models ways in which thinking routines can be used successfully in a PE classroom, in order to help students develop their analytical and critical thinking, which ultimately leads to improved physical performance and a healthy outlook on life. Thinking routines enhance students' physical performance while developing their understanding, their ability to make connections, and their problem-solving capacity.

Participants will be encouraged to use thinking routines throughout the presentation and to reflect on their own practice.

In this one-hour workshop participants will be guided through the contents of ‘The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens,’ a comprehensive emotional and mental health guidebook that can be taught as a curriculum or used as a resource for teachers, counsellors, parents and teenagers. A skills-based model it includes ample definitions, explanations, discussions, writing therapy, videos and exercises allowing teachers to adapt the content and its order to best suit the school’s cultural, societal and local needs.

Participants will experience a range of essential topics to help build students’ resilience through practical coping strategies including positive prevention and healthy coping skills using self-enquiry, self-awareness and the creation of beneficial behaviour change. They will gain access to the various activities and the fifteen videos to understand how this course can be taught as a full curriculum or broken down and taught on a needs basis, gaining the tools and confidence to facilitate ‘The Key’ in their own classroom.

Adolescence is the developmental stage of ‘identity’ with teenagers working hard to understand who they are and discover their sense of purpose and direction. With the high prevalence of mental health issues and social emotional confusion, it is a vital time to equip students with the tools they need not only to survive but to thrive in school, at home and in life.

A skills-based health program allows teachers to adapt their content based on the current needs of their student population. In this session, participants will be guided through a ready to go unit plan that will address the influence of peers and social media on student health behaviors, while equipping students with the skills needed to combat these messages with a critical eye. Resources will cover the influence of social media on body image for both boys and girls, fad diets, vaping, and more.

This 60 minute workshop will start with the Sleep Basics: sleep cycle, circadian rhythm, micro-sleep, blue light, and sleep deprivation. It will then go into why sleep is important in regards to stress, memory, creativity, athletic performance, weight gain, and appearance, followed by ideas for improving sleep hygiene.

Participants will exit this presentation with a bank of resources including a PowerPoint presentation (presenter notes included) that can be used to educate students, parents, and colleagues.

Do you see health as important?
Do you see a need for better mental health?
Do you think we can all move a little more?
Do you think we can all eat a little better?
Do you know a lot on health and wellbeing but not sure how to implement it into your school or own life?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, this workshop is for you.

Creator of the “LIFE” program, Chris supports teachers and students to to ‘Eat better, Move more and Feel better’ through the development of tools, knowledge and skills to live a healthy life.

The  innovative “LIFE" program is a habits based program combining online and offline support.

Built into the platform is a multitude of extras to support schools in developing wellbeing.
- wellbeing check ins
- progress tracking
- flagged students of concern
- daily progress email to staff
- built in mentoring
- habits based education

This workshop will share what Chris has found so far, open a dialogue for teachers interested in what Habitual are doing and share a working example of two of the habits in the program.

In this one-hour workshop participants will be guided through the contents of ‘The Key, A Social Emotional Toolkit for Teens,’ a comprehensive emotional and mental health guidebook that can be taught as a curriculum or used as a resource for teachers, counsellors, parents and teenagers. A skills-based model it includes ample definitions, explanations, discussions, writing therapy, videos and exercises allowing teachers to adapt the content and its order to best suit the school’s cultural, societal and local needs.

Participants will experience a range of essential topics to help build students’ resilience through practical coping strategies including positive prevention and healthy coping skills using self-enquiry, self-awareness and the creation of beneficial behaviour change. They will gain access to the various activities and the fifteen videos to understand how this course can be taught as a full curriculum or broken down and taught on a needs basis, gaining the tools and confidence to facilitate ‘The Key’ in their own classroom.

Adolescence is the developmental stage of ‘identity’ with teenagers working hard to understand who they are and discover their sense of purpose and direction. With the high prevalence of mental health issues and social emotional confusion, it is a vital time to equip students with the tools they need not only to survive but to thrive in school, at home and in life.