Thank you for those who completed the Take Action in Secondary Schools online component survey.
Congratulations to the following individuals who each won a $50 gift certificate to Future Shop as a thank your for their time and support.
Linsey Hammond, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board
Diane Baranik, Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
Joanne Gibb, Durham District School Board
Take Action Grades 4-6 is now available in French! / Agir de la quatrième à la sixième annéeest maintenant disponible!
This resource is designed to teach students about tobacco, alcohol and cannabis substance use prevention. It consists of five integrated language and literacy lesson plans which support the development of problem solving, decision making and refusal skills. An interactive newspaper tool for each grade is included as well as rubrics and blackline masters.
To order your copy of Agir de la quatrième à la sixième année please visit www.ophea.net/takeactionregister_f.cfm or email takeaction@ophea.net.
Cette ressource a été conçue pour informer les élèves au sujet de la prévention du tabagisme, de l'alcoolisme et de la toxicomanie. Elle se compose de cinqplans de leçon qui intègrent les attentes d'apprentissage en langue et la capacité de lire et d'écrire pour enseigner efficacement à résoudre des problèmes, prendre des décisions et l'habilité de refus. Un journal pédagogique interactif accompagne cette ressource pour chaque niveau d'études, ainsi que des grilles d'évaluation et des matrices de documents à reproduire.
Vous pouvez commander d'Agir de la quatrième à la sixième annéeà partir de l'URL <www.ophea.net/takeactionregister_f.cfm> ou en adressant un courriel à takeaction@ophea.net.
Another way to Take Action in Secondary Schools
Quick online access to information and supports for substance use prevention for your secondary school. Ophea's well received Take Action in Secondary Schools resource is now available online for use as a complement to the hardcopy edition of the Educator's Guide to Substance Use Prevention. This online interactive and searchable version provides a way for us to continually update content and for you to have easy access to information.
Special features:
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Fully interactive index – directly linking terms to content throughout the site
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A searchable database of resources – with new additions
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Links to provincial, national, and international organizations, activities, and programs
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Comprehensive glossary and descriptions of drugs
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Easy-to-use information sharing tool – to email content quickly to your colleagues
Visit the site for information on:
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Signs of potential substance use
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Cross curricular teaching ideas
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Ideas for student-led initiatives
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Steps to being the policy development process
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Ideas for alternative sanctions
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Parental involvement and community partner connection strategies
To access, check out www.opheaprograms.net/tasecondary or click on the Take Action inSecondary Schools orange buttonon theright-hand margin of this webpage. For more information on the online or hardcopy resource contact Ophea at takeaction@ophea.net or 416-426-7120.
