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Food Smarts Training

Food Smarts Facilitator Training (Winter 2025)


Description
This course is for CalFresh Healthy Living staff wanting to learn how to implement the Food Smarts Adults and Kids curriculum. This course is offered once per quarter.
Content
  • Section 0 (~30 min) Welcome & Introduction
  • Welcome & Introduction
  • Please Read: Recommended Video Settings
  • Participant Survey
  • Welcome and Course Overview (9m)
  • CFHL Funding Statement
  • Course Syllabus
  • Optional Demo - How to Use Talent LMS (5m)
  • Optional Demo - How To Message Your Instructor (1m)
  • Gentle Reminder: Take Care of Yourself
  • Section A (~90 min) - Available 1/6/25
  • Section A Overview
  • Activity: Meaning of Food in Life Questionnaire
  • Food Smarts: Commitments and Key Messages (10m)
  • Introduction to Instructor Guide & Materials - Part 1 (13m)
  • Introduction to Instructor Guide & Materials - Part 2 (7m)
  • Activity: Food Smarts Scavenger Hunt
  • FS Adults Week 1 (17m)
  • FS Adults Week 2 (14m)
  • Knowledge Check Section A
  • Section B (~120 min) - Available 1/15/25
  • Section B Overview
  • (Optional) FS Adults Week 3 (18m)
  • FS Adults Week 4 (7m)
  • FS Adults Week 5 (14m)
  • Activity: Food Smarts Lesson Planning
  • How to View Instructor Replies on Course Assignments
  • FS Adults Week 6 (7m)
  • FS Kids Overview (5m)
  • FS Kids Week 1 (7m)
  • Activity: Share Your Experience
  • FS Kids Week 2 (8m)
  • Activity Practice: Make These Meals Healthier Activity in the Kids Workbook
  • FS Kids Week 3 (5m)
  • Activity: Advice for New Educators
  • FS Kids Week 4 (6m)
  • FS Kids Week 5 (5m)
  • FS Kids Week 6 (5m)
  • Trauma-Informed Principles (10m)
  • Activity: Food Label Scavenger Hunt
  • (Optional) Session C - Available 1/29/25
  • Section C Overview
  • additional resources (optional)
  • Overview of SAMHSA's Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
  • Neurosequential Model and The Art of Yoga Project (5m)
  • Trauma-Informed Strategies for Building Relationship (7m)
  • Cooking Strategies for Food Smarts Kids (9m)
  • Virtual Facilitation Challenges (8m)
  • How to Use EatFresh.org (40m)
  • Stocking the Pantry - A Leah's Pantry + CalFresh Healthy Living Podcast (33m)
  • Zoom recordings (available after each live session)
  • Zoom Recording #1 (1/15/29)
  • Zoom Recording # 2 (1/29/25)
  • (Optional) Zoom Recording # 3 (2/5/25)
  • Course Evaluation (AVAILABLE ON 11/12)
  • Course Evaluation
  • Course Evaluation
Completion rules
  • You must complete the units "Welcome & Introduction, Please Read: Recommended Video Settings, Participant Survey, Welcome and Course Overview (9m), CFHL Funding Statement, Course Syllabus, Gentle Reminder: Take Care of Yourself, Section A Overview, Activity: Meaning of Food in Life Questionnaire, Food Smarts: Commitments and Key Messages (10m), Introduction to Instructor Guide & Materials - Part 1 (13m), Introduction to Instructor Guide & Materials - Part 2 (7m), Activity: Food Smarts Scavenger Hunt, FS Adults Week 1 (17m), FS Adults Week 2 (14m), Knowledge Check Section A, Section B Overview, FS Adults Week 4 (7m), FS Adults Week 5 (14m), Activity: Food Smarts Lesson Planning, How to View Instructor Replies on Course Assignments, FS Adults Week 6 (7m), FS Kids Overview (5m), FS Kids Week 1 (7m), Activity: Share Your Experience, FS Kids Week 2 (8m), Activity Practice: Make These Meals Healthier Activity in the Kids Workbook, FS Kids Week 3 (5m), Activity: Advice for New Educators, FS Kids Week 4 (6m), FS Kids Week 5 (5m), FS Kids Week 6 (5m), Trauma-Informed Principles (10m), Activity: Food Label Scavenger Hunt, Section C Overview, Overview of SAMHSA's Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach, Neurosequential Model and The Art of Yoga Project (5m), Trauma-Informed Strategies for Building Relationship (7m), Cooking Strategies for Food Smarts Kids (9m), Virtual Facilitation Challenges (8m), How to Use EatFresh.org (40m), Stocking the Pantry - A Leah's Pantry + CalFresh Healthy Living Podcast (33m)"
  • Leads to a certificate with a duration: Forever