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Busy Week for NEA HIN Staff

Posted by on October 9, 2012

 

We’re presenting about health and safety issues at several conferences this week. Details about where and when are below, please stop by and see us if you’re in town for the conferences! You can also follow NEA HIN through our Facebook and Twitter account.

  • Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Putting Locally Grown Food within a Hand’s Reach of Every Student

NEA HIN’s Lisa Sharma Creighton will be speaking about how to improve school nutrition through Farm to School, school gardens and nutrition standards.

Massachusetts Teachers Association ESP Professional Development Workshop (Sturbridge, MA)

5:30-7:30 pm

  • Friday, October 12, 2012

The Whole Child: Three Critical Issues in Student Health

NEA HIN’s Lisa Sharma Creighton will be speaking about using state policy to address childhood obesity in schools.

National Association of State Boards of Education Annual Conference (Chicago, IL)

8:45-11:00 am

A Roundtable on Health Indicators in Education Accountability

NEA HIN’s Nora Howley will be speaking along with Bonnie Edmondson (Connecticut Department of Education) and Alexandra Schaible (Healthy Schools Campaign) to discuss how to include health indicators into education accountability systems.

American School Health Association Conference (San Antonio, TX)

9:30-10:30 am

  • Saturday, October 13, 2012

Creating Health Curriculum Linked to the Common Core

NEA HIN’s Nora Howley will be speaking along with Miecha Galbraith to discuss the alignment of health education with the Common Core Standards.

American School Health Association Conference (San Antonio, TX)

2:15-3:45 pm

Engaging Multiple Stakeholders and Successfully Implementing Universal Breakfast in the Classroom

NEA HIN’s Annelise Cohon will be speaking about the many benefits of universal breakfast in the classroom and how to engage a range of stakeholders in increasing student breakfast participation at school.

American School Health Association Conference (San Antonio, TX)

4:00-5:00 pm