Level Up Health Education

Jeff Bartlett

Helping health educators level up their teaching.

  1. May 5

    Revamping a Unit Assessment: "Fill The Gaps"

    A few years ago, I was looking to revamp my summative assessment for a sixth-grade unit. This unit focuses on the skill of interpersonal communication and uses the content area of anti-bullying/seeking support from adults. This unit was initially challenging to create a summative assessment for because there were so many sub-skills within the skill of communication that I wanted students to demonstrate. Communication skills were used in a conversation, including verbal and nonverbal. There was a specific method of seeking support from a trusted adult in there. Students learned I-Statements, too. I needed to fit all of those into a project where students actually demonstrated all of those skills.  In today's episode, I walk through the history of a sixth-grade project and how it's changed over the years before sharing advice about how you can use this approach in your classroom. Send Jeff a message!

    16 min

  2. Apr 21

    Skills-Based Health Education: 7 Ways to Level Up Your Teaching

    You can improve your skills-based health education teaching and curriculum without a major overhaul. In today's episode, I go over 7 strategies you can use in order to "level up" your SBHE teaching and/or curriculum. These strategies work for both new and veteran teachers alike. Resources Mentioned In This Episode RMC Health: Skill CuesThe Essentials of Teaching Skills-Based Health EducationSubmit your questions for me to answer here! Question Form Don't forget to sign up for my free email newsletter: Newsletter Sign Up AI Disclaimer: I outline or script my podcasts; all words are my own. Send Jeff a message!

    10 min

  3. Apr 7

    Updating Health Units to New Standards

    I recorded this in a different location than usual, so the audio quality might not be what it usually is. When the SHAPE America National Health Education Standards were revised in 2024, I mourned the loss of an oft-used performance indicator from Standard 1. In today's brief episode, I celebrate its replacement and share details about how my units have changed as a result of this new performance indicator. NOTE: I initially shared some of this in an email newsletter back in August 2025 Submit your questions for me to answer here! Question Form Don't forget to sign up for my free email newsletter: Newsletter Sign Up Send Jeff a message!

    9 min

  4. Mar 31

    Shifting Health Education From Self to Others

    I want to encourage you to think about a mindset shift. A mindset shift relating to your curriculum. A shift relating to your students. Ultimately, a shift in how you decide to teach health education. This shift is based on changes made to the SHAPE National Health Education Standards in 2024, specifically the addition of "...the health and well-being of self and others" at the end of every standard. Old: "How do I stay healthy?" New: "How do my actions, choices, and skills affect both me and others?" Traditional health education focuses on improving individual outcomes. I would argue that even traditional skills-based health education is focused on improving individual health outcomes. That is shifting, though.  In today's podcast episode, I talk through how to make that change: using information from the NHES to help you, what it could look like for each skill, and why we should make this mindset shift. This is very much a work in progress for me, but as I continue to work on it, things become clearer. I'll be honest: I ramble a little in this one. It could be a little tightened up. Heck, I barely talked about the language shift in the NHES I mentioned in the opening paragraph of this email. But, I think you'll get the picture. Submit your questions for Jeff to answer here! Question Form Don't forget to sign up for my free email newsletter: Newsletter Sign Up AI Disclaimer: I outline or script my podcasts; all words are my own. Send Jeff a message!

    12 min

  5. Mar 17

    Sprint Episode: Taking FIRME Action

    In this "sprint" episode, Jeff tackles a topic in under five minutes. Today, Jeff reviews a concept known as FIRME Action, developed by Research for Better Teaching. This checklist can be used during instruction or between classes, whenever you're reviewing formative assessment data. Send Jeff a message!

    6 min

  6. Mar 3

    Two Skills Walk Into A Unit...And Chaos Ensues!

    Want a simpler, stronger way to build real health literacy? In today's episode, I make the case for teaching one National Health Education Standard skill per unit, pairing it with relevant content and using the skill-development model to deliver focused practice and actionable feedback. The twist: while classrooms thrive on focus, life blends skills, so we can also map the natural connections students will encounter beyond school. Episode Resources National Health Education Standards Skills GridNational Health Education Standards: Educator KitSubmit your questions for Jeff to answer here! Question Form Don't forget to sign up for my free email newsletter: Newsletter Sign Up AI Disclaimer: I outline or script my podcasts; all words are my own. Buzzsprout's "Cohost AI" created the title and chapter markings, put together a transcript, and wrote the description for this episode. Send Jeff a message!

    18 min

  7. Feb 10

    What About Functional Content?

    What's the point of health content if students don't know what to do with it? Where does functional content knowledge fit into skills like decision making, analyzing influences, and advocacy? In today's episode, Jeff talks about where functional content knowledge fits into skill demonstration in a skills-based health education classroom. Links Episode 1: Choosing Functional Health Content Upcoming Live Event on the HPE Collective! How do you move a student from just "participating" to actually mastering a skill? It starts with designing progressive skill-building sequences. In this workshop, you’ll learn how to build skills from the ground up using sequences that include observable success criteria. No more guessing—you’ll know exactly what success looks like for every student. "Using these progressive sequences changed how my students see their own progress. They finally know what they are aiming for." In this session, Danny Matos will help you move toward rigorous, standards-aligned, transfer-focused instruction where students leave your gym with skills they can apply to their very next lesson and beyond. Preregister for the Live Event at www.tinyurl.com/MATOSLIVE to grab your seat and start building success from the ground up!  Send Jeff a message!

    13 min

  8. Jan 27

    Legos and Scaffolding and Health Education, Oh My!

    My daughter's enthusiasm for Legos has me feeling nostalgic for the sets I built as a kid. It's also made me think a lot about scaffolding, both as a dad guiding her through Lego builds and as a teacher in the classroom. In this episode, I share some brief examples of what scaffolding can look like in the health education classroom. Resources Scaffolding in Education (Explained in 4 Minutes)5 Ways to Scaffold Learning Experiences7 Scaffolding Strategies for the ClassroomSubmit your questions for Jeff to answer here! Question Form Don't forget to sign up for my free email newsletter: Newsletter Sign Up Send Jeff a message!

    16 min
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Helping health educators level up their teaching.

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  • Creator
    Jeff Bartlett
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    19
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    © 2026 Level Up Health Education
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