June 29

For this class I learned a lot about the different expectations for the different grade levels in health. I thought that this was very interesting. The way that these expectations and EALRS are presented make me question who actually came up with the order? And also, what if things need to be changed?

I am always learning that there are many topics that need to be covered in health. I also see that it is crucial to know who your audience. How do you teach students in a way that fits their understanding?

June 23

One important concept I learned in class was the importance of lesson planning and the order in which you plan your lesson. This is something that I have thought of but not deeply analyzed like we did today. It really does put things into perspective and it helps to see what the state standards in health are as well. It helps to put all teachers on the same page and have some what of a unified goal.
I noticed that these standards are very broad and general; does this have any affect on what may not be covered?

The Beginning of learning Health and Fitness

The most important thing that I learned in class today was that Health includes a lot of topics. Our small group struggled in putting all of the different subjects together. We realized that health is a huge part of all of our lives and it affects a lot of what we do in terms of physical, mental and emotinal.
I am excited to learn more methods and ideas/facts about health. I find this subject very important because it is really learning about how to take care of oneself and the people around you.
The questions I have now are...
*what are some ways or practical methods to teach health?
*what is included?

always willing to learn

"Good teachers are those who know how little they know. Bad teachers are those who think they know more than they don't know." - R. Verdi

*thought this quote said it all.. we should always be willing to learn more and strive to learn more