March is a month to celebrate all the accomplishments and contributions that women have made and continue to make in our world! 

The National Women’s History Alliance designates a yearly theme for Women's History Month. The 2022 theme is "Women Providing Healing, Promoting Hope." This theme is "both a tribute to the ceaseless work of caregivers and frontline workers during this ongoing pandemic and also a recognition of the thousands of ways that women of all cultures have provided both healing and hope throughout history." Check out the various photo galleries and facts for women leaders, women in sports, women in the arts, and women in science.

I hope you will be able to participate in some of the PD opportunities and utilize the resources listed in this newsletter.  As always, please reach out if I can be of assistance, and to give your input on newsletter ideas, articles, or highlights that you would like to see.

Suzanne

suzanne.hidde@ode.oregon.gov.

ODE is recruiting K-12 teachers who are teaching Health and Physical Education, curriculum directors/administrators, public health and other content specialists to serve on the Oregon Health Education Standards Advisory Panel and the Physical Education Standards Advisory Panel. 

Click on the links above to complete your application.  There will be 2 meetings during the summer of 2022, and approximately 4 meetings during the 2022-2023 school year (PDUs offered).  Meetings are scheduled to be virtual, and held after 3:30 p.m. during the school year.  For more information, contact suzanne.hidde@ode.oregon.gov.

National Nutrition Month® is an annual campaign created by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. During the month of March, everyone is invited to learn about making informed food choices and developing healthful eating and physical activity habits.

This year's theme, "Celebrate a World of Flavors," showcases how flavors from cultures around the world is a tasty way to nourish ourselves and appreciate our diversity. We are all unique with different bodies, goals, backgrounds and tastes!

 Click here to link to the toolkit that has a world of resources, and are available in a variety of languages.Click here for 40 ideas to get involved.

BEPA 2.0 is a school-based physical activity ”brain boost” program aligned to state physical education (PE) and health education standards.

This training is designed for elementary-level educators and enrichment program providers.

BEPA 2.0 can be used to deliver activity brain boosts and to provide PE minutes for your students as required by ORS329.496.

The training consists of two parts:

• Online, asynchronous training material to be completed at your own pace
• A 90-minute follow-up training via Zoom, led by BEPA 0 program director and Oregon Department of Education (ODE) Health and Physical Education staff. Participants can pick the follow-up training time that best fits their schedule:
• April 5, 2022 from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

OR

• April 28, 2022 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m.

The first 50 registrants will receive a BEPA 2.0 Toolkit for  FREE. The training also provides three hours of professional development time that can be completed on your own schedule.  

Click this link to sign up

Come join a collaboration between ODE Oregon Healthy Schools and OSHAPE regarding:

• Teaching physical education during COVID using best practices and safety protocols
• SEL/Trauma Informed and Culturally Responsive Teaching
• Outdoor & Lifetime PE Pedagogy
• Best practices for adaptive PE

PD Credit: 1.5 hrs.

Register in advance for this training by clicking the link below

Elementary Physical Education Best Practices for Inclusion & COVID Considerations

April 7, 2022, 3:30-4:45 pm

PD Credit: 1.5 hours

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the training.

Oregon Health Authority (OHA) is accepting applications from youth and youth-serving community-based organizations to serve on and/or support a statewide youth advisory council (YAC). With the overarching goal of health equity, this youth council will make decisions on how to invest $1 million to help youth, schools and communities recover from COVID-19 and its many effects.

OHA will appoint 20 youth age 15 to 19 to serve on a YAC from March 2022 to June 2023 (15 months). OHA is committed to seeking participation on this council from youth from communities most affected by COVID-19 and health inequities, including:

• Youth of color
• Youth from Tribal communities
• Youth with disabilities
• Youth experiencing housing instability
• Youth who are LGTBQIA2S+

The council will work to define values, identify needs, and explore what it means for schools and communities to recover from COVID-19. The council will then assist OHA staff in making investments in projects and programs that address the values and needs identified by the YAC.

All youth members will be eligible for a stipend of $45 per hour for their time participating in council activities.

Funding Opportunity for Community-Based Organizations

OHA is also offering $10,000 mini-grants for CBOs to engage with and support the council through individual youth support, mentorship, and/or additional engagement activities (such as focus groups) with the youth the CBO serves. 

To learn more and to apply, please visit OHA’s home page for the Statewide Youth Health Council and/or email adolescent.program@state.or.us with any questions. Applications for youth council members and for CBO support are due March 31. 

Please share widely!  We appreciate your service to Oregon Youth and look forward to your application.

This module includes activities that are designed to develop movement concepts and body control. Educational gymnastics is not the same type of gymnastics seen on TV during the Olympics. It focuses on teaching introductory skills and concepts in a safe way related to traveling, balancing, rolling, and the transfer of weight. High level skills that require advanced spotting techniques (e.g., back handsprings) are not included as a part of this educational gymnastics module. Our focus remains on safe movement exploration versus competitive gymnastics proficiency. Activities in this module provide fun challenges to students of all ability levels with safety always the priority.

The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model, is a framework for addressing health in schools.
The WSCC model is student centered and emphasizes the role of the community in supporting the school, the connections between health and academic achievement, and the importance of evidence-based school policies and practices. PDF flyer available from Colorado DOE and RMC.

Introduction to Oregon Open Learning Video

Looking for an easy way to introduce the Hub to your colleagues? Send them the link to the new “Introduction to Oregon Open Learning” video! The video explains what OER and the Oregon Open Learning Hub are, provides a quick tour of the Hub, and outlines some possible next steps - all in just over 8 minutes. Help spread the word about this valuable resource!

Have additional questions about Oregon Open Learning? Check out our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) resource or email OregonOpenLearning@ode.state.or.us.