Principles and Methods for Effective Health Education

Principles and Methods for Effective Health Education

Health Ed License | This program is completed

- Online, VT - United States

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Graduate Credits (3)

1/25/2021-4/23/2021

$1,590.00

This participatory course will provide teachers with the knowledge and skills to deliver effective standards-based health education curriculum, instruction, and assessment. An examination of health education principles, theories, and practice will form the foundation of the course. Coursework will focus on the field of health education in terms of historical developments, theoretical foundations, National and VT health education standards, and research based methods needed to implement effective skills-based health education.

This course is fully online, with some synchronous virtual meetings. First meeting is Jan. 27, 4-5pm (other dates and times TBD).

  • The 3 graduate credits for this course will come from Castleton State University.
Comforto, Krystina

Krystina is currently the High School Health Educator at Springfield High School, in Springfield, Vermont. She received a BS in Health Science (2008) and an MST in K-12 Health Education (2011) from The State University of New York College at Cortland. In 2014, she earned a graduate certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from Cornell University and is currently working on her Administration License for VT/NH from Upper Valley Educators Institute, set to graduate in June of 2018. She is passionate about improving health education across VT through classroom education, facilitating professional development of her colleagues; and looks forward to the unique opportunities to improve school wellness through the lens of an administrator.