Full Description
Educators and researchers confirm that young adolescents' health and well-being directly impacts their academic progress. Yet, those with a vested interest in educating young adolescent learners have few explicit resources to guide them through the implementation of programs or practices that support the health and well-being of young adolescent learners, their teachers, or school.
Resources for Effective Health and Well-Being Practices in the Middle Grades provides school leaders, teachers, academics, and teacher candidates with evidence-based examples of the successful implementation of health and well-being programs or practices—ones that focus explicitly on the needs of young adolescent learners and/or their teachers or school leaders. Specifically, this book provides a collection of examples from the field that describe 'how' to implement a range of individual, class, whole school, or teacher focused programs.
Contents
Section 1. Fostering a Sense of Belonging and Community
Chapter 1. Adolescent Health and Well-Being: How Schools are Taking Action; Katherine Main and Susan Whatman
Chapter 2. Shredquity and Belonging: The Skate Club Program at The Juniper School; Matt Ogburn, Rush Cosgrove, and Philip Werline
Chapter 3. ScotsX: A School-Within-a-School 'Learning Lab'; Hugh Chilton
Section 2. Enhancing Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Emotional Regulation
Chapter 4. Students' Sense of Belonging at School: A Tool to Create a Unique SOBAS Fingerprint; Martin Hall, Donna Pendergast, and Katherine Main
Chapter 5. Investigation into Emotional Regulation Associated with Assessments in Middle School Students; Phil Collins, Nick Stack, T'Ann Steel, and Lucy Stuart
Chapter 6. The Heart of the Matter: Designing a Christ-centred Social Emotional Learning Whole-school Program; Tiffany Staples, Chante Shaw, Gregory Baxter, and Susan Whitcombe
Section 3. Strategic Partnerships and Holistic Approaches
Chapter 7. The Titans Learning Centre: Developing Social and Emotional Learning; Susan Whatman and Katherine Main
Chapter 8. HealthLit4Kids: Improving Health Literacy to Reduce Health Inequities; Vaughan Cruickshank, Claire Otten, Shandell Elmer, and Rosie Nash
Chapter 9. Imagined Futures: Keeping Kids Engaged in School; Anne Coffey, Leigh Sinclair, and Shane Lavery
Chapter 10. Applying a Pedagogical Model for Adventure Education in Physical Education Programs; Graham French, Nalda Wainwright, and Andy Williams
Section 4. A Focus on Teacher Well-Being and Classroom Practice
Chapter 11. Middle Grades Teachers and Well-Being: An Overview of Social and Emotional Learning Programs for Teachers; Kathryn G. Polley
Chapter 12. Digital Media Practices to Support Middle Grade Students' Health and Well-Being; Janene Sproul
Chapter 13. Promoting Staff Well-Being: Small Changes Can Make a Difference; Katherine Main and Anne Coffey
Chapter 14. Health and Well-Being in the Middle Grades: Current Practices in Schools; Susan Whatman and Katherine Main
