Health Science Summer Conference

A study from the Mayo Clinic showed that 83% of students ages 13-18, use caffeine daily and another 96% semi-regularly. Healthy sleep improves cognitive function, better memory, attention, and problem solving skills. These benefits are what we want for our students to be successful. Sleep deprivation is shown to decrease the previous benefits while increasing anxiety and depression which is so prevalent in our youth today. We will discuss sleep hygiene and its benefits while presenting the damaging research of caffeine consumption and how it disrupts sleep cycles, deep restorative sleep time, increases anxiety and ultimately diminishing our students' chances for academic success.  This session will be repeated.

A study from the Mayo Clinic showed that 83% of students ages 13-18, use caffeine daily and another 96% semi-regularly. Healthy sleep improves cognitive function, better memory, attention, and problem solving skills. These benefits are what we want for our students to be successful. Sleep deprivation is shown to decrease the previous benefits while increasing anxiety and depression which is so prevalent in our youth today. We will discuss sleep hygiene and its benefits while presenting the damaging research of caffeine consumption and how it disrupts sleep cycles, deep restorative sleep time, increases anxiety and ultimately diminishing our students' chances for academic success.  

Learn about Science SEEd standards and how they will be integrated into the strands of Health Science Courses that provide science credit.

Utilizing the WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design & Assessment) English Language Development Standards Framework, we will review and discuss best practices in supporting Multilingual Learners in the classroom. Our focus will be on collaboration, preparation and implementation within Health/Science curriculum.   This session will be repeated.

Utilizing the WIDA (World-Class Instructional Design & Assessment) English Language Development Standards Framework, we will review and discuss best practices in supporting Multilingual Learners in the classroom. Our focus will be on collaboration, preparation and implementation within Health/Science curriculum.