Elke Lord

4th year student at the University of Newcastle.
Studying a Bachelor of Education, Primary with a depth study of Special Education.

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

So important for our students + anyone to feel safe in acknowledging their feelings/emotions. Daily check-ins have a huge impact on health and wellbeing, fostering healthy habits and emotional regulation. This can be done through a digital platform, incorporating ICT. #educ4750

[Maddy Pietras @MaddyPietras]

Daily ‘check ins’ are a great way to build emotional awareness & self-regulation strategies. They can provide common language and a compassionate framework to support positive mental health. #educ4750 #SDG3 #UoNTeach

How do you check on the emotional wellbeing of your students?

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@MaddyPietras So fun and hands on! Will definitely be saving this one away for our future students.

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@MaddyPietras This is such a great space, and so important! I love the idea that the students work collaboratively to have input and come up with their own idea of 'calm' when selecting what will be in their shared space. #normalisingfeelings

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@MaddyPietras Such a good support network and way of building community as well!

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Figures retrieved from a good read 'Strategies for Classroom Physical Activity in Schools'. We need to prioritise the PDHPE curriculum and physical activity within schools to increase these numbers further! #educ4750 #SDG3

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Be You is a nation wide mental health initiative sourced from Beyond Blue, specifically for educators. Their aim is to promote positive mental health within young people. Offering online tools and resources that are perfect for our upcoming teachers. #educ4750

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@JoshuaPidutti So nice to see so much education and input from these organisations implemented into daily practices of schools and social life now!

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@JoshuaPidutti Some great ideas to kickstart conversations and normalising speaking up!

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

This book stood out to me. Covering a whole range of bases throughout. Demonstrating equity and acceptance. Wellbeing/mental health can unfortunately be impacted from the views of others. Lets embrace each other as future teachers and pass this on to our students. #educ4750 #sdg3

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Some beautiful books I have personally had the chance to read over the years. These resources can be easily added into the classroom, promoting wellbeing and health in accordance with personal experience and background knowledge for students! #educ4750 #sdg3

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Sourced from Lakeland Catholic School Division- Mental Health Matters Campaign.
Mental health awareness and support methods should be taught and spoken about from Primary School throughout all aspects of life. This is great to see. #educ4750 #SDG3

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Seriously amazing, heart warming stuff.
Not only are community centers like this offering meals to students who may not have access, they are now offering and promoting life skills to eliminate this from being a struggle of theirs in the future. #educ4750 #feelgood #health

[Metro Parks @MetroParksNash]

"For two years community centers across the city have offered free meals to children in after-school programs. Now at nine community centers, meal prep classes will be offered too." https://t.co/ugE8QedoIB

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

One that all may not agree on. Kids are susceptible to creating lifetime habits in their years at school. I respect the choice of this school on leaving school as a water only environment! This small change in school hours could lead to big change in students future. #educ4750

[Dr Sandro Demaio @SandroDemaio]

How good is this!
#Shepparton’s St George’s Road Primary School is starting the school year as a ‘water only school,’ ensuring students build long-term healthy habits.
They agree that sugary drinks don’t belong in schools.
Well done Shepp!
#rethinksugarydrinks #healthyoptions

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Love this, thanks Josh! Teaching health and wellbeing to students may leave them overwhelmed with how many aspects of health there is, as teachers this is a great and reassuring resource surrounding health/how to approach it! Small steps to healthy habits!
#educ4750 #UoNTeach

[Joshua Pidutti @JoshuaPidutti]

Here is another great video resource explaining the importance of healthy habits such as DIET, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, MENTAL & SOCIAL etc. It's important we get the message across early, for healthy habits!! #UoNTeach #educ4750 #SDG3
https://t.co/yE8QF2lDR7

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

@JoshuaPidutti Love this, it covered all bases!
We need to teach healthy as being a multi-layered aspect of life. But not an intimidating one! :)

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

'School Fun Run'.
This is an awesome fundraising organisation that schools can work through to raise money for a range of areas, while having their students participate in an engaging and meaningful experience accompanied through exercise!
More of this! #UoNTeach #educ4750

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Why have fruit break/crunch and sip? Through practices such as fruit break our students maintain daily habits, foster healthy routines & give opportunity for healthy eating throughout their day. The daily recommended intake is 2 fruit and 5 vegetables. #educ4750 #SDG3

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Practicing wellness doesn't mean having a lesson on being physically, mentally and socially healthy. Through discrete integrations in the classroom students gather understanding on ways to create healthy habits and routine. #educ4750 #SDG3 #UoNteach

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

"We're making the healthy choice, the easy choice."
Healthy Canteens are a common denominator amongst schools and we are all here for it! Lets continue to bring awareness to healthy food choices and lifestyle choices in line with the curriculum. #educ4750 #UoNteach #sdg3

[NSW Dept of Education @NSWEducation]

We're making the healthy choice, the easy choice. Check out our '10 Steps to a Healthy School Canteen' online program: https://t.co/hpSoHe6qn1

[Elke Lord @LordElke]

Another fabulous way to keep students active in cross-curricula activities. #sdg3 As we are all familiar with through UoN, the Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games allow teachers to touch on Indigenous perspectives and traditional language. #educ4750 #UoNteach

[Australian Sports Commission @ausport]

If you’re looking for ways celebrate #NAIDOC2020 this weekend, have a go at one of the Yulunga Traditional Indigenous Games! Suitable for all ages, there are dozens of great games to play and learn about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage. https://t.co/TwVBVSMapc