Curriculum and Materials Development

Bogli Consulting works with local, state and national agencies and organizations to develop curricula that meet the learning styles of the audience, achieve learning objectives and elicit audience participation.

Our work on curriculum development is diverse and includes the following.

We also have experience developing publications, resource guides and other materials. We can bring together teams to meet the needs of individual projects and have contracted with researchers, writers and content specialists.

See our case studies below for a peek into a few of our projects.

Publication Case Study

Safe Routes to School Resource Guide

Client: Safe Routes to School National Partnership

Audience: State and local education professionals and policymakers

Task: Bogli Consulting was chosen to develop a resource guide to help Safe Routes to School (SRTS) programs and active transportation advocates communicate the value of SRTS to education professionals and policymakers and address the needs and concerns of this audience. Bogli Consulting brought together a team of writers, researchers and active transporation specialists to develop the resource guide.

Result/Product: The guide, Getting Students Active through Safe Routes to School: Policies and Action Steps for Education Policymakers and Professionals, provides a detailed examination of the most up-to-date and relevant research linking physical activity and academic achievement. It also includes policies and action steps that can be implemented at the state, school district and individual school level in several key areas specific to the education sector. Stories from states and communities across the nation provide real-life examples of how SRTS programs and policies can be adopted and implemented.

Download the resrouce guide.

State and National Content Standards Case Studies

National Health Education Standards Panel (NHES)

Client: American Cancer Society

Audience: Health educators/teachers, school staff, institutions of higher education, Local and state education agencies, national health organizations, curriculum/textbook publishers, K-12 and higher education students, and policymakers

Task: Jess Bogli was selected to be on the 2005 NHES Panel to review, revise and develop new material for the health education standards. Through this 18-month process, Jess increased her experience working with standards and assessment in health education. This has enabled her to help districts around Oregon in their process to craft curriculum that aligns with standards and benchmarks and that can be properly implemented and assessed.

Result/Product: Revised National Health Education Standards and opportunities to train on NHES for the American Cancer Society. Read more on our presentations page.

National Health Education Standards

Oregon Health Education Content Standards

Client: Oregon Department of Education

Audience: Health educators and school health partners

Challenge/Task: Bring together a content panel of educators and develop K-12 health education content standards to be approved by the Oregon State Board of Education

Result/Product: State Board of Education approved K-12 Oregon Health Education Content Standards

Classroom Health Curriculum Case Study

Spotlight on Smokeless (SOS)

Client: ETR Associates

Audience: Eighth and Ninth grade students

Task: Write a health education curriculum aligned to National Standards that addresses the knowledge and skills students need to know and be able to demonstrate to refuse smokeless tobacco or stop using tobacco products.

Result/Product: A curriculum program with five core sessions and two booster sessions.

After-School Curriculum Program Case Studies

EmpowerMe4Life

Client: Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Audience: Eight to Twelve year old youth in after-school programs such as YMCA, Boys and Girls Club and Campfire USA

Task: Develop a program with eight lessons focused on obesity prevention that would be delivered in and after-school setting. Program specifically addressed knowledge and skill development around nutrition, physical activity and reduction of screen time. Help structure the field test and collection of feedback to make revisions.

Result/Product: Eight lesson after-school curriculum program including facilitator’s guide.

School Garden Coordinator Certification

Client: Growing Gardens

Audience: Adults interested in becoming school garden coordinators

Task: Work with a team to develop a thirty hour training to teach participants the skills and knowledge needed to be an after-school garden coordinator.

Result/Product: Pilot training offered summer of 2009 to twelve participants.

Case Studies

Testimonials

"Jess and her team were invaluable in the creation of our Safe Routes to School guide for education policymakers and professionals. She brought a critical perspective as a former teacher and education policymaker that helped ensure the final product was compelling for our audience and sensitive to the realities of the education system. ."

—Margo Pedroso, Deputy Director
Safe Routes to School National Partnership

"Jess provided the expertise we were looking for when we needed to create a curriculum on smokeless tobacco prevention. She is a visionary materials developer, adept at project planning, and knows her content."

—Sarah Stevens, Product Development Director
ETR Associates

"Jess Bogli is excellent at building relationships between health educators and community partners. Her collaborative spirit and expertise in curriculum development were instrumental in helping develop a middle school fire awareness curriculum to meet national health education standards. Jess is a real team player."

—Judith S. Okulitch, MS
Office of the State Fire Marshal, Oregon State Police