COURSE TITLE:
NO. OF CREDITS:
6 QUARTER CREDITS
[semester equivalent = 4.00 credits]
| WA CLOCK HRS: OREGON PDUs: PENNSYLVANIA ACT 48: |
60 60 60 |
INSTRUCTOR:
Eric Low
ericlow11@hotmail.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to enable K-12 grade educators to examine different components of the Health Curriculum for implementation in the classroom. This course will address the physical, mental, emotional, and social dimensions of health. The curriculum addresses and integrates education about arrange of categorical health problems and issues at developmentally appropriate ages including Nutrition, First Aid, Bullying, Emotional Health, Sex Education and Goal Setting for a healthy life. It also enables teachers to develop and demonstrate increasingly sophisticated health-related knowledge and skills.
This course will give teachers the opportunity to examine concepts to help motivate and assist students in the quest to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors. It includes active learning strategies to help students develop the knowledge and skills they need to avoid health risk behaviors. This course will also present reading materials and web sites with lesson plan ideas that are consonant with this material and its use with K-12 grade students.
This course will also provide video ideas for teachers preparing for major themes of
the Health Curriculum; many of these films are available at local libraries, from NetFlix, in video stores and/or for free trial and purchase from documentary film sources like The Video Project. You will choose eight (8) videos to examine for implementation in your classroom. If you choose NetFlix, a three-month subscription is about $30. (NetFlix also has an online video capability for those with a compatible operating system.) You will need to have access to both a DVD player and a VHS video player to enjoy the full range of media choices.
There is no additional charge for required text or materials. All reading is available online for free.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, participants will have:
Upon completion of this course, participants:
1. Will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention and first aid.
2. Will have the ability to access and evaluate nutrition, health information, products, and services.
3. Will have the opportunity to analyze the influence of family, culture peers, community, media, and
technology on health and health behaviors including bullying.
4. Will have the opportunity to examine self-management and decision making skills to enhance health.
5. Will have the opportunity to examine interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.
6. Will have the opportunity to examine decision making and goal setting skills to enhance health.
7. Will have the opportunity to examine strategies for emotional health for self, family, and community.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Completion of all specified assignments is required for issuance of hours or credit. The Heritage Institute does not award partial credit.
The use of artificial intelligence is not permitted. Assignment responses found to be generated by AI will not be accepted.
HOURS EARNED:
Completing the basic assignments (Section A. Information Acquisition) for this course automatically earns participants their choice of CEUs (Continuing Education Units), Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, or Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours. The Heritage Institute offers CEUs and is an approved provider of Washington State Clock Hours, Oregon PDUs, and Pennsylvania ACT 48 Hours.
UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT INFORMATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT
Continuing Education Quarter credits are awarded by Antioch University Seattle (AUS). AUS requires 75% or better for credit at the 400 level and 85% or better to issue credit at the 500 level. These criteria refer both to the amount and quality of work submitted.
CREDIT/NO CREDIT (No Letter Grades or Numeric Equivalents on Transcripts)
Antioch University Seattle (AUS) Continuing Education Quarter credit is offered on a Credit/No Credit basis; neither letter grades nor numeric equivalents are on a transcript. 400 level credit is equal to a "C" or better, 500 level credit is equal to a "B" or better. This information is on the back of the transcript.
AUS Continuing Education quarter credits may or may not be accepted into degree programs. Prior to registering, determine with your district personnel, department head, or state education office the acceptability of these credits for your purpose.
ADDITIONAL COURSE INFORMATION
REQUIRED TEXT
None. All reading is done online
None. All reading is online.
MATERIALS FEE
None.
ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRED FOR HOURS OR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT
A. INFORMATION ACQUISITION
Assignments done in a course forum will show responses from all educators who have or are taking the course independently. Feel free to read and respond to others' comments.
Group participants can only view and respond to their group members in the Forum.
Assignment #1:
Please describe your teaching situation and what you are looking for from this course. Post your 1-2 page response in the online response box.
Assignment #2:
a) In order to become more familiar with Health Curriculum, and for introductory information, review all of the readings
for your grade level at the following web links. These links contain a variety of categories found in the Health Curriculum.
Since each state has different expectations in regard to its Health Curriculum, it would be beneficial to examine all of the
web links. By doing this, you will be able to get a comprehensive view of the Health Curriculum as it pertains to K-12 instruction.
WEB SITES
Elementary grade levels
http://www.pmsd.org/Default.aspx?tabid=677
http://www.k12.wa.us/healthfitness/Standards.aspx
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health/Nutrition
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
https://www.niot.org/nios/standards
Middle School grade levels
http://www.k12.wa.us/healthfitness/Standards.aspx
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
https://www.niot.org/nios/standards
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
High School grade levels
http://www.k12.wa.us/healthfitness/Standards.aspx
https://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.php
http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
https://www.niot.org/nios/standards
b) In the online response box, post your answers to the following items:
Assignment #3: COURSE FORUM
Refer to the bibliography, which you can download to your desktop as a MS Word file. In this assignment you will review film resources and pick the eight (8) films you would like to view which best fit your teaching needs. I have made a list of films, which I personally think are good ones, that are available from NetFlix, your ESD video resource center, or local library system. Since there are many videos about the different topics related to the Health Curriculum, you may select others that are not listed in this bibliography with prior approval of the instructor. Keep in mind that you will want to have use of a DVD player and have VHS viewing capability as well. Once you’ve reviewed these sites and made your selections, indicate your eight selections in the online response box and briefly state what film sources you found most suitable. Feel free to respond to any other postings from educators who are also taking this course.
Assignment #4: COURSE FORUM
Goal setting is one of the most essential components for success in life. For this assignment you will be examining strategies for the theme of Goal Setting. Follow these steps:Select one of the grade levels listed above for reference—Elementary, Middle, High school.
a) Re-examine the web sites under the grade level you select, looking for the information related to the topic of Goal setting.
b) Read through all of the material that is associated with this topic, including goals, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.
c) Select one of the strategies used in this topic and, in the online box provided, describe the methods presented and three
benefits of using this strategy in your current classroom curriculum.
d) View your first two video selections as they pertain to Goal setting making notes of the points made in the films that are
relevant to what you want to convey to students.
e) In the online response box indicate what films you saw, and make a list of the key facts that relate to this topic as
portrayed in these films.
f) Discuss how you could specifically use these particular films in your classroom.
Feel free to respond to any other postings from educators who are also taking this course.
Assignment #5: COURSE FORUM
For this assignment you will be examining strategies for the theme of Disease Prevention/First Aid.
Follow these steps:
a) Select one of the grade levels listed above for reference—Elementary, Middle, High school.
b) Re-examine the web sites under your choice of grade level. Look for the information related to
the topics of Disease Prevention/First Aid.
c) Read through all of the material that is associated with this topic, including goals, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.
d) In the online box provided, discuss how this information might fit into the goals of your school district as well
as your professional situation.
e) View your next two video selections as they pertain to Disease Prevention/First Aid, making notes of the
points made in the films that are relevant to what you want to convey to students.
f) In the online response box indicate what films you saw, and make a list of 10 key issues that relate to this
topic as portrayed in these films.
g) Discuss how you could specifically use these particular films in your classroom.
Feel free to respond to any other postings from educators who are also taking this course
Assignment #6: COURSE FORUM
For this assignment you will be examining strategies for the themes of Nutrition/Drugs/Alcohol.
Follow these steps:
a) Select one of the grade levels listed above for reference—Elementary, Middle, or High school.
b) Re-examine the web sites under your choice of grade level. Look for the information related to the
topics of Nutrition/Drugs/Alcohol .
c) Read through all of the material that is associated with this topic, including goals, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.
d) In the online box provided, explain how you could use this information to prepare students in planning for a
healthy way of life as it pertains to nutrition/drugs and alcohol.
e) View your next two video selections as they pertain to Goal setting/growth development, making notes of the
points made in the films that are relevant to what you want to convey to students.
f) In the online response box indicate what films you saw, and explain how you could incorporate this material into
your lessons that would be appropriate for your grade level and align with your school district’s curriculum.
g) Discuss how you could specifically use these particular films in your classroom.
Feel free to respond to any other postings from educators who are also taking this course.
Assignment #7:
One of the essential pieces of good health is to have good Self-Management//Decision Making skills.
Follow these steps to examine this topic further:
a) Select one of the grade levels listed above for reference—Elementary, Middle, or High school.
b) Reexamine the web sites under your choice of grade level. Look for the information related to the
topics of Self-Management/Decision Making.
c) Read through all of the material that is associated with this topic, including goals, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.
In the online box provided, explain what the benefits of this strategy would be for your students’ health development
Assignment #8: COURSE FORUM
Bullying/Emotional health is a very important topic in today’s schools.
Follow these steps:
a) In the online box provided, explain what your school district’s policies are for preventing Bullying.
b) Select one of the grade levels listed above for reference—Elementary, Middle, or High school.
c) Re-examine the web sites under your choice of grade level. Look for the information related to the
topics of Bullying/Emotional Health development.
d) Read through all of the material that is associated with this topic, including goals, lesson plans, rubrics, etc.
In the online box, describe how these strategies can be used in association with your answer to part A of this assignment.
Feel free to respond to any other postings from educators who are also taking this course.
ADDITIONAL ASSIGNMENTS REQUIRED FOR UNIVERSITY QUARTER CREDIT
B. LEARNING APPLICATION
In this section, you will apply your learning to your professional situation. This course assumes that most participants are classroom teachers who have access to students. If you do not have a classroom available to you, please contact the instructor for course modifications. Assignments done in a course forum will show responses from all educators who have or are taking the course independently. Feel free to read and respond to others' comments. Group participants can only view and respond to their group members in the Forum.
Assignment #9:
Select 3-4 of the major topics in this Health Curriculum (i.e. First Aid, Nutrition, Bullying) and develop a detailed
unit plan using the information from the websites and videos. Your response must include the following items
and posted in the online response box:
a) Identify the specific Health Curriculum topics you will be using.
b) Explain the scaffolding benchmarks that you will use to evaluate the progress of your students’ knowledge of these topics.
c) Provide a specific grading rubric for your unit.
d) Execute the lesson plan in your classroom setting.
e) Write a one page paper that reflects your usage of this unit and the overall student performance.
f) Submit one (1) sample of student work that you have graded using your rubric.
Assignment #10:
Option A)
After executing the lesson plan, write a 2-3 page summary of the lesson and examine the positive and negative
outcomes of the lesson plan as it related to your goals with this unit.
OR
Option B)
Reexamine the readings and lessons from the assignments thus far. Select 3-5 of these lessons and construct a 2-3 page
argument that you could present to your school district’s School Board, Superintendent or Principal that would argue the
benefit of these health programs to your district and students. Post this argument in the online box provided.
OR
Option C)
Another assignment of your own design with the instructor's prior approval
Assignment #11:
Option A)
Based on the material you have collected, create a power point on a specific topic that you have researched.
Upload this power point in the online environment, using the “Share a File” option.
OR
Option B)
Create a health curriculum brochure that outlines the essential material that you would be using in a classroom
setting, something that students could take home and use as a reference.
OR
Option C)
Another assignment of your own design with the instructor's prior approval.
C. INTEGRATION PAPER
Assignment #12: (Required for 400 and 500 level)
SELF REFLECTION & INTEGRATION PAPER
(Please do not write this paper until you've completed all of your other assignments)
Write a 400-500 word Integration Paper answering these 5 questions:
INSTRUCTOR COMMENTS ON YOUR WORK:
Instructors will comment on each assignment. If you do not hear from the instructor within a few days of posting your assignment, please get in touch with them immediately.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR TEACHING THIS COURSE:
Eric Low, M.A. has been a teacher and coach in the state of Washington since 1992. He has lived, taught, and studied in Southwest Washington since 1995. Eric has a Master’s degree in history from Eastern Washington University with an emphasis in America’s West and has been an active researcher of Washington State history for 20+ years. Eric currently teaches history at Winlock High School and serves as a Lead Teacher for ESD 112s “Constitutional Connections” American History grant, a 3 year program that has worked to utilize and develop Social Studies Common Core and CBAs in the classroom.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
HEALTH CURRICULUMS FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
HEALTH CURRICULUM FOR K-12 EDUCATORS
BIBLIOGRAPHY & RESOURCES
WEB SITES
Elementary grade levels
http://www.pmsd.org/Default.aspx?tabid=677
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/health-and-physical-education/k%E2%80%9312-learning-standards
http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health/Nutrition
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
https://www.niot.org/nios/standards
Middle School grade levels
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/health-and-physical-education/k%E2%80%9312-learning-standards
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.awesomelibrary.org/health.html
http://www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Health
High School grade levels
https://www.k12.wa.us/student-success/resources-subject-area/health-and-physical-education/k%E2%80%9312-learning-standards
http://www.oregon.gov/ode/educator-resources/standards/health/Pages/default.aspx
http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/index.php
http://www.nida.nih.gov/DrugPages/
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/healthstandmar08.pdf
VHS & DVD RESOURCES
Educational Service District
Many ESDs have Health Curriculum videos available for use at your school. Check selections.
Local Library Systems
Many local library systems have Health Curriculum videos available for use at your school.
NetFlix
http://www.NetFlix.com/
NetFlix is an online DVD site where you can order commercial and documentary movies which are mailed
to you. A monthly subscription costs about $10, and you receive one DVD at a time; as soon as you return one you are sent the next. The films listed below are available from NetFlix; please search by title. If you work quickly you could view all movies in less than two months.
The Video Project
http://www.videoproject.com/main-catalog.html
Teachers can sample a number of videos from this excellent source of media on a large variety of
Subjects. Click on the link above to see the selection. Many categories are related to the global issues
focus of this course.
VIDEOS
SELECT EIGHT (8) OF THESE VIDEOS OR OTHERS OF YOUR CHOOSING
WITH INSTRUCTOR’S PRIOR APPROVAL
New: Most of the following titles can be found in the dvd version of netflix or on youtube