Botvin LifeSkills Training: Best Practices in the Health and Prevention Education Classroom

Breakout Description: 

This interactive session will introduce participants to instructional techniques for engaging middle and high school students in discussions and skill practice designed to change behavior from unhealthy to healthy.
Participants will:
·        examine the principles and practices of effective instruction in promoting social emotional and behavioral health
·        acquire new teaching skills
·        understand the elements of an effective and engaging social/emotional, behavioral change learning activity

·        experience a model lesson demonstrating effective use of skills and activities that foster behavioral change 
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Presenter: 

Craig Zettle


Craig Zettle is passionate about evidence-based prevention education and positive youth development.  He has been involved in evidence-based prevention programming in schools and communities for 15 years; namely the Botvin LifeSkills Training (LST) program.  Craig holds a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education from Florida State University and has been working with educators and administrators in the United States and abroad for more than 20 years.  He has presented at conferences on education-related topics in the US, Europe, Asia, and South America.  He frequently hosts webinars on the LST program and other school-based prevention topics, and consults on initiatives that seek to move evidence-based prevention education forward as it related to the adoption of digital content for school-based prevention.



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