USBE Health and PE Meeting Summary

Here are the announcements and updates about Health and PE from the September 23rd USBE meeting. Please email curriculum specialist Lindsay Baccus at lindsayb@provo.edu for any questions.

Announcements:

• SHAPE National Convention & Expo April 21st-25th at the Salt Palace Convention (Tuesday- Saturday) Registration Information
• No Utah Shape Conference in February 2020

Curriculum Resources:

• New Core Guides K-12 now are available online.
• New Yoga Guidelines for Individual Lifetime Activities for Credit
• Cool Info graphics for Health and PE core
• Botvin LST Update: Still required by law Utah Code Section 53G-10-406 “Underage Drinking Prevention Program” now in board rule, aligns well with new Health Standards, must trained to teach in the classroom
  • Botvin Health Connections E-Cigarettes & Vaping (see email) this is an enhancements
  • Must be taught at minimum every 5 class periods
  • You can put your own flavor into your lessons while still teaching the curriculum.
  • Crosswalks for New Core Standards Health I and Health II
• Suicide Prevention: A big focus of Utah State Board of Education
  • Powerpoint
  • Video: Billie Eilish
  • Video: Teen Suicide

Classroom/Student Resources and Opportunities:

• U of U Team Thrive-Health II (HS) willing to come in and teach their program FREE
  • Contact: Paul Grayson Phone: 801-213-2582 Email: paul.grayson@utah.edu
• U of U Crushing Diabetes Health I (MS/JR Hs) see documentary “Sugar Babies” can stream.
  • There are student resources (magnet) and parent flyer. They will send to school for FREE every year.
  • Contact: Sarah Elizabeth Phone: 801-585-9706 Email: nutrition@health.utah.edu

Professional Development:

• PD coming in USBE Summer Professional Learning Series 1 location for a region over a week period for multiple subject areas K-12.

USBE Meeting Summary Document