1. Open Airways For Schools®
Online Facilitator Training
5 Learning Modules
Asthma Basics
A stand-alone module that teaches the basics of asthma management, including how to handle asthma episodes and breathing emergencies.
BECOME AN OPEN AIRWAYS FOR SCHOOLS® CERTIFIED FACILITATOR
The American Lung Association has made it easier to become an OAS Certified Facililtator by bringing the one-day, in-person training workshop into an online format. Watch the Open Airways For Schools video on YouTube and see what it’s like to be an OAS facilitator.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
The online training ensures a high quality and consitent learning experience. The modules are a mixture of engaging activities, videos, scenario based quizzes and professionally narrated text to meet the needs of adult learners. The training includes What is Asthma? – An animation that shows what happens in the airways during an asthma episode.
NEW FACILITATOR RESOURCES
OAS facilitators can access our suite of resources to find everything needed to implement an OAS program. Return to the modules often to brush up on facilitation skills and find up-to-date asthma information. Click the icons throughout the modules to:
Watch a video – Learn the correct way to use rescue and long-term control asthma inhalers, a spacer and peak flow meter. Watch an OAS session and learn how to set-up an OAS classroom.
Download a document – Each video has printable instructions for your use that can be provided to parents of the OAS students to reinforce messaging. Download facilitator tips & tricks and guidelines for working with schools.
Access the Facilitator’s Toolbox – All of the downloadable documents have been placed in the Toolbox for easy access. Here you can find additional helpful resources such as an OAS logic model.
SKILL-BUILDING WORKSHOPS
Participants will attend an in-person or virtual skill building session after completing the online training.
Open Airways For Schools® Overview
A video history of the Lung Association, facilitator expectations and agreements, and an introduction to the Asthma Friendly School Initiative.
Why OAS Works
Piaget’s theory and proven hypothesis, the OAS study and results, parent component and key messaging.
Facilitator Skills
How to be a great facilitator, handling student responses, cultural competencies and risk management.
Implementation Guide
Steps to successful implementation, how to work with schools, addressing potential barriers, tracking and reporting data.
IS YOUR SCHOOL ASTHMA-FRIENDLY?
Open Airways For Schools® is a recommended component
of the American Lung Association Asthma Friendly School Initiative®, a comprehensive approach to managing asthma in schools. To learn more visit Asthma Friendly School Initiative.
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