Throughout the past five years, I've definitely had lessons that hit the mark, while I've also had plenty that fell short. But through it all, the good, bad, and ugly, each one has taught me a great deal about designing meaningful lesson plans.As I launch 2.0 of the Project School Wellness Curriculum, I've been reflecting on what I've learned throughout the process, especially what I've learned about creating engaging lessons. And today, I wanna share the top five tips I've learned.

That's right, we're funding the registration fees (up to $530) for TWO Health and Physical Education teachers for the 2020 Shape Convention.Wouldn't you love to join your fellow health and physical education teachers in Salt Lake City this coming spring?With over 400 sessions and 200+ trade show booths, you'll definitely leave SLC with engaging and practical ideas, amazing #teacherfriends to collaborate with, and a renewed spirit!

The longer I teach health (specifically skills-based health), the more convinced I am that self-esteem and confidence are the absolute most important traits needed to live a whole and healthy life.Yes, of course, kids need to learn how to communicate, be active, build healthy relationships, eat healthily, etc... to be "healthy." But if we dig a little deeper, it's clear each health skill we teach and promote is built on a foundation of self-esteem and confidence. And without either of these, the students' ability to or interest in living those skills greatly diminishes.

Learn how to teach the D.E.C.I.D.E. Decision Making Model to help your students become healthy decision makers.The D.E.C.I.D.E. Model is a step-by-step guide to make healthy decisions that enrich your health and happiness.

Explore this skills-based health education unit designed to teach students about mental illness and the skill of advocating.

I sat down for a candid conversation with a few high schoolers about vaping. In this post I share five insights I learned from my students and what this means for me moving forward.

Understand the vital difference between mental health and mental illness. This mental health myth is greatly impacting students well-being and needs to be addressed in health classrooms.

Get students talking with four easy-to-use discussion strategies that can be added to any lesson plan.

Teach students how to have awesome discussion with three simple steps!

Explore five reasons why peer discussion is a must in every classroom.

Four simple things every students needs in order to succeed in your classroom.