Nicotine & Drugs in Vapor Pen Form by Sheila https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx Authors: Victoria Caputo, Steven Fong, Aimee Higgins, Sheila McCarthy, and Suzanne Williams (Group C) en-us 2018-02-12 23:21:00 UTC 2018-03-12 23:28:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Teaching the Dangers: sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864350 Statement: As teachers we can’t force children not to use a dangerous product. But we can do our best to teach them the real dangers that go along with them. This is a great resource for teachers because it provides information regarding the dangers of vaping as well as specific strategies to reduce youth’s exposure to e-cigarettes. This resource talks a lot about why youth now are starting to use these products - if we understand what is causing the increase in usage it will help us combat those reasons specifically in the classroom. This is also a great tool for teachers because it provides resources as a way to help start the conversation with young people.
 
Brief Description of Website:  E-cigarettes are becoming especially popular with young adults. Often people consider them to be a safer alternative to cigarettes but there is a lot of evidence to show that they can be harmful to youth. E-cigs still contain nicotine and that is dangerous to developing minds and can cause addiction. Adolescence is the time that most people start using tobacco products so it is of the utmost importance to prevent children from starting. 
One of the reasons that young people are using e-cigarettes is because of the taste. More than 80% of children aged 12-17 report that they use flavored e-cigarettes. E-cigs are a rapidly growing market that has a huge target in children and it is important to take steps to prevent this. Teachers are among the people that have a role in preventing this. One of the first steps is to talk. Telling students about the harm of nicotine – regardless of the form – is needed. Students need to understand that it will harm a developing brain. 
]]> 2018-02-12 23:23:55 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864350 School Connectedness: sfong3 https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864405 This article will educate teachers about how school connectedness will enhance their students academic performance, classroom engagement, and less likely use of substances and drugs. School Connectedness can be described as a way of school bonding, climate, and teacher support. The essential aspect of this idea is having teachers and students trusting each other. Sharing each others beliefs and expectations for each other can ultimately encourage each party to work harder for one another. 
Teachers and educators are able to buy the book "The Adolescent Leaner", in which has the article about School Connectedness. ]]> 2018-02-12 23:24:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864405 Resources: aimeenicholehiggins https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864599 Adolescence and Adulthood. (n.d.). In Course Textbook (p. 208). Retrieved March 5, 2018, from https://newblackboard.sacredheart.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-522223-dt-content-rid-13347637_1/courses/18SPED681AB/chapter10.pdf

CDCStreamingHealth. (2017, July 21). Any volunteers? the risk of e-cigarettes for young people. Retrieved March 12, 2018, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPnDkHBFDEo&feature=youtu.be

Center for Disease Control and Prevention. (2017, January 31). E-cigarettes and young people: a public health concern. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://www.cdc.gov/features/ecigarettes-young-people/index.html 

Connecticut State Department of Education. 2009. Statutory requirements in health and safety; alcohol, nicotine, tobacco and drugs; and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. Circulation letter from Mark McQuillan.

Smarter than Smoking. (n.d.). Teacher resources - upper primary. Retrieved March 10, 2018, from https://www.smarterthansmoking.org.au/for-schools/primary-resources/

Teacher Vision. (2017, April 19). Smoking prevention resources for teachers. Retrieved March 08, 2018, from https://www.teachervision.com/smoking-prevention-resources
]]> 2018-02-12 23:25:34 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/230864599 Teaching the Dangers (Video): sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241138070 2018-03-12 22:02:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241138070 Role Models: sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241140909 Statement: This resource can be helpful to teachers/community to better understand adolescence issues because it lets the education system see that parents have a very big part in their child’s upbringing, even in ways that they might not think. This shows just how it important it is for the parents to be positive role model for their children. If a parent is not that positive role model that they should be, then the teachers/administration can get involved and talk to the parents about this necessity.
Brief Description: This section of the course textbook talks about different influences that could affect how an adolescent grows up and makes decisions. It mentions that while peer pressure is apparent at this stage of life, parental influence is just as, if not more, important to a child’s life and their future wellbeing and character.
Quote/Support: “Parents are often the first models in terms of drug use (smoking, drinking and other substances) and often the first to offer the young person an opportunity to try (Bush et al., 1994; Engels et al., 1994).”]]> 2018-03-12 22:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241140909 Interactive Multi-Subject Lessons: sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241148172 Statement: This resource is helpful to teachers to better understand the adolescent issue of nicotine because it has been found that when interactive lessons are used at appropriate grade levels it is very effective in preventing young adults from using nicotine. This age group is also one of the most critical times for youth to prevent smoking. 
 
Brief Description of Website: Nicotine use prevention is more than just a health issue and therefore should be handled not only in a health class – but outside of that as well. Nicotine also affects mental health as well as cognitive thinking. Nicotine prevention should therefore be incorporated into subjects like English, Science, or Social Studies. This repetition can be more effective, help children retain the information, and the varied subject matter can make the subject more interesting. This resource also gives ideas for lesson plans – it is catered to standards of Australia – but could be used as a good starting point for teachers to modify to fit their own state standards. Lessons include the harms of smoking, the issue of peer pressure in youths, as well as benefits of being smoke free.
]]> 2018-03-12 22:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241148172 Teacher Vision: sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241151515 Statement: The resource, Teacher Vision can be helpful to teachers and the community because of the educational material it provides. One example of their teacher tools is their material on smoking prevention and cessation. 

Brief Description: The resource Teacher Vision allows teachers and parents to read up on the signs of nicotine addiction in adolescence. Teachers can choose between printable worksheets which help teach students the harmful effects of smoking, or lessons plans on smoking which explores the dangers of smoking on our bodies.


]]> 2018-03-12 23:17:03 UTC https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241151515 Connecticut General Statutes: sheila_b_mccarthy https://padlet.com/sheila_b_mccarthy/6paa19xdiaqx/wish/241153567 According to Section I0-19(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes(C.G.S.), teachers need to know something about “instruction regarding the use of alcohol, nicotine, tobacco, and drugs for every year to all students in Grades K-12 in a planned, ongoing and systematic fashion.  Required content includes teaching about the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to understand and avoid the effects of alcohol, of nicotine or tobacco and of drugs on health, character, citizenship and personality development.” (Connecticut State Department of Education, 2009). The below resources are helpful to teachers in order to comply with the statutes.


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