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Connolly, Mary
Senior Faculty
Program Chair, Health/Family and Consumer Science
C.A.G.S.
Bridgewater State University
Boston
School Affiliation
Cambridge College School of Education
Academic Focus
Health Education
Community Involvement
- SHAPE America committee to revise the National Health Education Teacher Education Standards
- SHAPE America committee to collect and provide skills based resources to the field
Courses Taught
EHE 620 - Curriculum Implementation in the Health Classroom
EHE 713 - Assessing Health Literacy
EHE 714 - Assessment in the Health Classroom
Education
C.A.G.S. - Bridgewater State University
M.Ed. - Bridgewater State University
B.S. - Bridgewater State University
Professional Credentials
- Health Education, all levels
- Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES)
Insight
"Children have to be healthy to learn and learn to be healthy." Pat Cooper
Professional Experience
- Silver Lake Regional Schools, professional development
- Curry College
- Plymouth Public Schools
Awards & Recognitions
- Skills-Based Health Education, Jones & Bartlett
- Appropriate Practices in Health Education (SHAPE America)
Research & Publications
Skills-Based Health Education, Jones & Bartlett
Appropriate Practices in Health Education (SHAPE America)
Selected Presentations
- American School Health, national conference (2015)
- SHAPE America, national conference (2015)
- Health Education Teacher Education/ Physical Education Teacher Education (HETE/PETE), national conference (2015)
- Massachusetts Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance(MAHPERD), state conference (2015)
Professional Memberships & Affiliations
- SHAPE America
- American School Health Association
- Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD)
- Massachusetts Association of Health Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance
