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 [...]
By far, the most challenging aspect of health education for me is teaching the integrated task. I believe it is also the the aspect of health education I perform least effectively. Adding to my challenge currently is the fact that I have welcomed a pre-service teacher into my classroom and need to ensure her ability [...]
Within the current environmental health unit, which I purposely set up as a practice run for the integrated task next unit, I have developed what I think may be a solid method of ensuring reasoning and validation may be completed by each student effectively.
I have developed a 10 step work plan which outlines all the [...]
Once the class has gathered evidence on the Wikipedia list of environmental health concerns within the setting of our school, and we have decided which have significance for investigation, I host a discussion on how these concerns might disrupt our basic environmental health needs. To begin this discussion I will search for a stimulus (on [...]
In my classes, I often incorporate a discussion circle. This involves us leaving the classrooms to find a comfortable area where we establish a circle. In this circle, we discuss current issues, current study and other ideas without reference to text.
Why do I have a discussion circle:
it allows students to offer opinion without judgement
it provides [...]
In my health education class I incorporate random breaks from curriculum that I term “Asides.” I believe they serve to strengthen the relationships and work in health education without directly using the content of health education. My first aside this year is titled My Inspiration.
Each class member (myself included) is to talk briefly about something [...]
The start of a new year when you have followed year 11s into year 12 is always interesting. There are the relationships you wish to foster by engaging in conversation about their breaks, yet the impending urgency to begin work as their year is so short.
My teaching begins with a review of what I call [...]
