Archive for June, 2009

Learning from my class.

Saturday, June 13th, 2009

Recently I took the opportunity to openly and critically reflect on Health Education as a subject with my students.  I was particularly interested in their perceptions in regard to the difficulty and workload of the subject.  I have a productive relationship with my current class and trust them to be openly honest with me.  So [...]

Thinking in two minds.

Friday, June 5th, 2009

A few recent experiences and situations has had me thinking critically about Health Education on a number of levels.  Syllabus review, planning for professional development, merging our subject with a university project and providing guidance to a pre-service teacher has had my mind being pushed.  There has been a constant shift between conceptual thinking and [...]

Planning the teaching of an integrated task.

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

Currently I am fortunate to be sharing my classroom with a motivated pre-service teacher. This has resulted in me focusing on purposeful planning for Health Education aspects, and providing an opportunity to engage in relevant discussion and reasoning for learning activities.  It was during one of thee discussions yesterday afternoon that a brainwave hit.  I [...]