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Watch this page for upcoming events and professional learning related to school health promotion. We feature sessions that are available province-wide from Alberta Health Services and geared to educators. The health promotion facilitator assigned to your school authority may be able to identify other events and professional learning in your local area.
Choose the option that's best for you:
- Join AHS at Teachers' Conventions
- Browse our calendar of events and professional learning
- Book a professional learning session
- Explore our self-directed learning modules
Join AHS at Teachers' Conventions
Alberta Health Services' dynamic team of school health professionals look forward to connecting with you at Teachers' Conventions across the province. Explore our directory of upcoming wellness workshops and presentations—we'll add new information as it becomes available.
Before making your way to our sessions, please confirm details with your local Convention organizers.
Calgary City Teachers' Convention
Food safety certification for CTS teachers (pre-registration required)
- Feb.15, 9:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- Feb.15, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- Feb.15, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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The “cost” of household food insecurity to students: Approaches that support dignity and well-being
- Feb.15, 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
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Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent and more in today's sex ed classroom
- Feb.15, 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Sexual health education: How to answer student questions
- Feb.15, 2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
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Central Alberta Teachers' Convention
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- Feb. 22, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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Teaching Alberta's new human sexuality curriculum
- Feb. 22, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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Grade 8 and 9 sex ed: The good, the bad, and the oily
- Feb. 22, 2:20 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
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Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent and more in today's sex ed classroom
- Feb. 23, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
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Sexual health education: How to answer student questions
- Feb. 23, 10:20 a.m. - 11: 20 a.m.
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Endless Skies Teachers' Convention
Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- Feb.15, 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
- More information coming soon
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- Mar. 1, 11:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
- More information coming soon
Sexual health education: How to answer student questions
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent, and more in today's classroom
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Grade 8 sex ed: The good, the bad, and the oily
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Mighty Peace Teacher's Convention
Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- Mar. 7, 10:30 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.
- More information coming soon
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- Mar. 7, 2:10 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.
- More information coming soon
North Central Teachers' Convention
Teaching Alberta's new human sexuality curriculum for grades 4, 5 and 6
- Feb. 8, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
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I got a new food attitude! Create a healthy relationship with food in your school.
- Feb. 8, 12:45 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
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Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent and more in today's sex ed classroom
- Feb. 8, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
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Palliser District Teachers' Convention
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- Feb. 22, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
- More information
The “cost” of household food insecurity to students: Approaches that support dignity and well-being
- Feb. 22, 10:20 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
- More information
Southeastern Alberta Teachers' Convention
Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- Feb.22, 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
- More information coming soon
Nurture relationships and transform your classroom community
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Teaching Alberta's new human sexuality curriculum
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Sexual health education: How to answer student questions
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Shameless: How to talk about sexting, pornography, consent and more in today's sex ed classroom
- TBD
- More information coming soon
Stop vaping before it starts: What teachers need to know
- TBD
- More information coming soon
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Wellness exchange Organizer: Alberta Health Services Join us for free online classes on topics related to wellness. Learn skills to cope with change, deal with stress, and achieve goals. Everyone is welcome! Tune in from your smartphone, tablet, or computer on a day and time that works for you. |
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Well at Work K-12 Leadership Course The EdCan Network is Canada’s national, nonpartisan, bilingual organization representing educators in Canada. They’ve recently launched a series of free online learning modules on workplace wellbeing in education, free to both members and non-members. Led by education experts, each module includes quick knowledge checks, self-reflections, and linked resources. Explore them all, or choose the ones most relevant to you:
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Book a professional learning session
Alberta Health Services offers both in-person and virtual professional learning sessions on a variety of school health topics. We use evidence-informed learning approaches that foster engagement and continued application. All sessions are free of charge and hosted by local health promotion facilitators.
We can adapt our session length and style to suit the learning needs of your audience, including school authority leaders, school administrators, teachers, counsellors, and other school staff. Please note that we prioritize sessions booked at a school authority level.
For more information, check out the descriptions below. To book a session, contact your local health promotion facilitator or email schoolhealthandwellness@ahs.ca.
Active bodies, thriving brains: How movement fuels mental health
Movement is essential for healthy physical and mental development in children and youth. Join us to learn about physical activity as a tool to for emotional regulation, stress management, self-esteem, and problem-solving. We'll try out fun movement-based activities for your classroom and school, and inspire you with Alberta-based stories and examples.
Embrace nature: Weaving the outdoors into school experiences
Nature is our original teacher and is all around us in Alberta! Exposure to nature increases play and physical activity, and builds social emotional skills in students of all ages. It provides meaningful opportunities to connect with others and with the land. In this session, we'll explore practical ways to weave nature and the outdoors into instructional time, daily activities, and play and leisure at school. Get inspired with resources, stories, and tips to make it happen.
Engage, connect, and support mental health
This session focuses on promoting positive mental health. We'll collaborate on nurturing mental wellness through healthy relationships, family involvement, and student engagement. Discover practical methods to connect with and support students and staff in their mental wellness journey. Join us to explore proven strategies for enhancing mental health in schools—actions you can take within your school community.
Equity, diversity, and schools: Reflections for school professionals
In every classroom and school, there are students who come from households that experience stress, income instability, household food insecurity, differing mental and physical abilities, and other related challenges. In this session, we'll use an equity lens to explore how schools can improve their support for these students and their families by incorporating inclusive activities and curriculum. Using scenarios, we'll consider strengths-based approaches to reduce adverse impacts on well-being and learning outcomes.
Introducing schools.healthiertogether.ca
Take an engaging virtual tour of the new AHS website, Healthier Together Schools. This is comprehensive school health like you've never seen it before! We'll introduce you to the site's menus, messages, and resources. You'll click and scroll through practical tools to help you take action on health in your classroom and across the whole school community.
Nurture relationships and transform your school community
Coming in winter 2024
Learn the evidence behind why relationships are foundational to wellness, student learning, and cultivating a positive classroom environment. Through facilitated discussion and sharing, we'll explore strategies that help nurture relationships, support regulation, and build resiliency for you and your students.
Promote staff wellness
It isn’t easy to be a school professional these days. Now more than ever, your wellness at work matters! In this session, we'll have honest and insightful conversations about staff health and well-being. Find out how your wellness affects students and the overall climate at your school, then get practical tips to create a healthier workplace. We’ll discuss promising practices and help you reflect on the little things that can make a big difference for you and the people you work with.
Looking for a deeper dive on this topic? Check out The ripple effect: Exploring the link between staff and student well-being (3-part series)
The ripple effect: Exploring the link between staff and student wellness (3-part series)
Coming in winter 2024
In this series, we'll explore the relationship between staff and student wellness and its impact on overall school climate. We’ll talk about team care, self-care, and work-life balance, and engage in conversations around evidence-based ideas that work. This series will help you reflect on the little things that can make a big difference in creating a healthier school for both staff and students.
Part 1: Build relationships and practice team care
Part 2: Practice self-care at work
Part 3: Foster work-life balance for school staff
Explore self-directed learning
Words matter: Promoting a positive relationship with food
The food choices students make are shaped by media, diet trends, and other social forces. Educators are positioned to help students navigate these influences and build healthier relationships with food. Join AHS Registered Dietitians to reflect on the power of your words and actions. You'll come away with practical strategies to improve food literacy in your classroom and school.
Content warning: Diet, eating disorders and disordered eating, weight and body image is discussed in this presentation. If you have questions about this learning module, email PublicHealth.Nutrition@ahs.ca.
