TOOLBOX by Madi Elsbernd

Typical Development/ Health Screening and Referrals

elsberm — 2023-09-11 21:37:22 UTC

The first few years of a child's development are the most crucial years. There are 4 domains of development: physical, social emotional, language, and cognitive. These domains follow and orderly pattern and are typically predictable. The use of Health Screening and Referrals are vital pieces when finding quality intervention programs.

I think the link provided above will be useful for future reference because when diagnosing students with a learning delay or disability, it is important to make parents or caretakers aware of what could be happening and why it will be important for their child to get tested.

Emergency Care and First Aid

2023-11-03 18:24:13 UTC

Emergency Care and First Aid are the medications and help that a witness can use to take action before professional medical assistance arrives. You can plan ahead by making sure these 12 key items are in your First Aid Kit in the classroom.

I think that this article has important information because as an incoming teacher it can be overwhelming to try and gather all sorts of medical supplies for the various situations you may be put in. This article just suggests 12 essential items that you will want to incorporate if anything in your first aid.

Chronic Illness

elsberm — 2023-11-03 18:36:06 UTC

Chronic Illnesses affect a wide population of school-aged youth, with more than half of these illnesses being moderate to serve. Teachers should become informed as they can about all the types of chronic illnesses they may come across with their students.

This article is an interactive website, including various articles about specific chronic illnesses. I think that this article is useful to my professional career because it allows me to learn more in depth about specific chronic illnesses rather than just the surfaces of it.

Communicable Illness

elsberm — 2023-11-08 21:34:32 UTC

Communicable Illness refers to the illnesses that spread from one person to another, or from an animal to a person, surface, or food. These diseases can be transferred through air travel, direct contact, sneezing/coughing, or bodily fluids/blood. It is important to make sure your classroom is kept clean and you are aware of how these diseases can travel/spread.

The picture of the chart above will be a valuable tool in my classroom because it lists the many things you can do as a teacher to check your children's' health to help prevent the spread of illness. This is something that could be hung up in my classroom as a reminder to keep an eye out for signs of sickness in my classroom.

Movement

elsberm — 2023-11-08 21:44:10 UTC

Ensuring that children are active and moving at such a young age is essential to their health. Most schools offer PE classes at this level of education that are typically incorporated into their day, however, it is not always guaranteed that they will get this privilege.

This website suggests how movement can be built into curriculum, even if it is in the classroom. I think this article is beneficial to my future classroom because students are not only getting to move around, this can also be fun to create more engaging lessons in the classroom. Additionally, some students have trouble sitting still and these are great tips so that students don't have to be sitting still all of the time.

Nutrition

elsberm — 2023-11-08 21:58:29 UTC

Nutrition is also another essential piece to consider when keeping children healthy. In this module we learned about what children should be eating, how much, and what schools can do to encourage healthy eating among children.

This article offers ways that I can promote students to eat a healthy diet in and out of the classroom. There are several suggestions of what children who pack lunches, can bring to school. As well as tips for promoting healthy habits, which plays a role in a child's nutrition.

Mental Emotional Health

elsberm — 2023-11-08 22:12:55 UTC

Mental emotional health affects how we think, feel, and act. It is crucial for teachers to be aware of the signs and have different methods in which students can use to help cope with stress, anxiety, etc.

This article promotes tips for creating an safe environment that children are able to feel comfortable in. There is also a couple of tips for methods or things to add in your classroom that students are able to use and manipulate to help them cope or feel more at ease. Making a comfortable environment in my classroom is important because I want each and everyone of my students to feel safe and at ease in my classroom, hoping to foster mental health.

Child Abuse

elsberm — 2023-11-08 22:47:38 UTC

When you are recognizing the signs of child abuse or neglect in your classroom, it is important to note that there are many ways children can express it if it's not something you can physically see. This module reviewed over some warning signs and how to deal with these types of situations in your classroom and as a mandated reporter.

This article is helpful because not only does it offer warning signs for children of the ages that I would be teaching, but ages much younger and older. I can use this in my future as a reference when I become a little unwary of some situations I may come across.

Sexuality

elsberm — 2023-11-29 01:00:31 UTC

The way children behave as they begin to grow older can be confusing for the children themselves and others around them. It is important to recognize the different behaviors that children can exhibit when growing up.

While Sexuality can become a very confusing concept for children as they grow up, this article offers tips for children as they are experiencing sexuality in their lives. Children may become confused with who they are and what they identify with, it is important as teachers to be able to support them through this process as it can be stressful.

Anti-Bias

elsberm — 2023-11-29 01:21:09 UTC

Anti-Bias refers to an education that promotes value-based principals and beliefs in support of respecting and embracing differences against bias and unfairness. Anti-bias teaching requires critical thinking and problem solving by both children and adults. The overarching goal is creating a climate of positive self and group identity development, through which every child will achieve her or his fullest potential.

This article suggests 5 helpful tips that can help you foster a classroom that promotes anti-bias. Anti-bias is most effective when it is incorporated into everyday classroom experiences, rather than only specific days.