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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (ET)
Target Audience: Upper Elementary School Teachers and Adminstrators; Curriculum Support Specialists
How to Participate: All participating sites must be MAGPI members and have H.323 videoconferencing capabilities. Only ONE registration per site is required.
Description:
Alcohol and the developing brain: How can we protect our elementary students? Almost 20% of our nation's youth will have had their first full drink of alcohol before they complete 6th grade. Early alcohol use can have devastating effects on learning and academic performance, as well as increase chances of later alcohol addiction four-fold. This interactive presentation will help elementary teachers and administrators understand how they can use information about the developing brain to help young children make healthy and safe choices. Actual demonstrations of lesson plans featuring local elementary students will enliven this informative and practical presentation. Protecting You/Protecting Me, an evidence-based curriculum developed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and published by Hazelden, will be featured as an example of brain-based prevention in action!
Many thanks to the Bucks County MADD Chapter for their assistance in bringing this program to MAGPI schools.
More information and resources can be found at: http://www.magpi.net/programs/pypm.html
MAGPI provides regional and Internet2 connectivity to its member institutions in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. A division of Information Systems and Computing at The University of Pennsylvania, MAGPI is committed to promoting advanced applications, collaborations, and services for K20 research and education communities through high performance networking technology. MAGPI supports more than 300 educational and research institutions, including K12 schools, institutions of higher education, hospital systems, museums and cultural institutions. For more information, visit: http://www.magpi.net
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