Module Four

Health & Safety and Your Teaching Practice

Resources:

bullet Text Chapter 8: "Constructing Understanding"
bullet Text 13: "Creating Productive Learning Environments" (Principles of Instruction)
bullet California Health Framework PDF (Chapters 5-6)
bullet LAUSD Health Standards
bullet Teaching Tolerance
bullet Local School Site Administration

Activities:

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Read Chapters 8 & 13 of the text. Use the Reflection Form for note-taking.

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Consult the California Health Framework (Chapters 5-6), Inside LAUSD  and your school site administration to locate, collect and organize the following for your classroom use:

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State and Federal reporting requirements relating to child abuse and neglect

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State and local permitted health topics

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State and Federal requirements as well as local policy regarding family life and sex education and procedures for notifying parents

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Parents’ rights regarding instruction in health

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District guidelines for accessing and using outside speakers, video and film in classroom instruction

Module Four Journal Prompt:

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How can you appropriate the elements of successful health education into your teaching practice?

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Discuss your responsibility as a teacher for:

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reporting child abuse

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parental permission for exposing students to certain subject matter.