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Taking the Leap

Taking the Leap. Lawndale Elementary School District. Presented by:. Christine Bou Sleiman, MS, RD LA Trade Tech College. Ultimate goal. Full integration All health standards are addressed during the year. Have teachers use nutrition as the vehicle to teach core subjects.

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Taking the Leap

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  1. Taking the Leap Lawndale Elementary School District Presented by: Christine Bou Sleiman, MS, RD LA Trade Tech College

  2. Ultimate goal • Full integration • All health standards are addressed during the year. • Have teachers use nutrition as the vehicle to teach core subjects. • Trimester maps include nutrition throughout core subject areas.

  3. Prior to Weaving Nutrition Training • Focused on providing and creating nutrition lesson activities and worksheets that met core curriculum standards. • Teacher trainings highlighted and modeled stand alone nutrition lessons.

  4. After Weaving Nutrition training • Focused more on how to incorporate nutrition into the trimester maps and units/themes. • Realized that we need to involve teachers every step of the way. • Connected with NEC to brainstorm ideas on how to approach this endeavor.

  5. Met with District leadStaff Development Coordinator • Questions asked: • Are Health Ed Standards adopted? NO • Is there an official health ed curriculum? NO • Does the District follow Open Court or Houghton Mifflin? Houghton.Mifflin • Are there trimester maps for all subjects? All subjects, except for language arts • Do all school sites follow trimester maps? Depends on school site. If yes, might not be taught in the same order. • Showed MUSD pacing guide as example • What core subjects/standards do you see nutrition fitting into most easily? • Language arts: writing prompts, problem solution, persuasive writing, vocab and concept development, listening and speaking (ELL), reading comprehension • Math

  6. Developed Teacher Training • Decision Making vs Health Standards • Focused on decision making skill* • Teachers worked in their grade level groups to come up with decision making and nutrition themed lesson/activity ideas linked to LA and Math standards • Teacher advisor pre-selected standards to help facilitate the activity *Adapted Raisins or Roll-ups (HKRC)

  7. Teacher break out session:1st Grade

  8. 1st grade links (continued)

  9. Next steps • Follow up to training • Invite attendees to come back and further develop their ideas • Develop specific lesson plans • What resources they will need? • When will they teach the lesson (unit/theme)? • Kinder, Theme 1: Look at Us* • Hygiene link: Here are my hands (how to cut fruit) • Sharing: We all help out (cooking activity) * H.Mifflin Reading Prog Links to Health

  10. Focus on one grade level, one subject area • Ask 5th grade teachers to make one of their research projects related to nutrition • Obesity epidemic in the US • Lesson plan, teacher rubric and rubric for peer evaluation provided • English-Language Arts Standards 5th Grade: • Listening and Speaking: 2.0 Speaking Applications: 2.2 Deliver informative presentations about an important idea, issue, or event • Writing: 2.0 Writing Applications: 2.3 Write research reports about important ideas, issues, or events

  11. Questions?

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