...Mary E. Marks August 27, 2014 Assignment #1 (Coordinates School Health Education) Health Education in the Elementary School, HED 3645 Section 102 1. Using your own words, how would you describe a coordinated school health program? A successful coordinated school health program is there for students and faculty to prevent illness and to help support each individual’s well-being. This encompasses all aspects of one’s health; including physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The program must be there to inform faculty and students, with up to date information about the different health risks and ways of prevention. With that being said, there also needs to be health services available for use; this may include handicap services and accommodations, emergency care, counseling for both students and faculty and overall general care. With providing this type of care within the school, there becomes the responsibility of making sure the facilities and health equipment are up to standard by the health department for the program to continue with providing care. 2. Discuss two ways in which school health instruction takes place within the elementary school curriculum. [Provide one APA reference citation for this question]...
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...Elementary Education Standards (1999 ed-rev. 2003) - Summary DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 1. Development, Learning and Motivation--Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, principles, theories, and research related to development of children and young adolescents to construct learning opportunities that support individual students’ development, acquisition of knowledge, and motivation. CURRICULUM 2.1. English language arts—Candidates demonstrate a high level of competence in use of English language arts and they know, understand, and use concepts from reading, language and child development, to teach reading, writing, speaking, viewing, listening, and thinking skills and to help students successfully apply their developing skills to many different situations, materials, and ideas; 2.2. Science—Candidates know, understand, and use fundamental concepts in the subject matter of science—including physical, life, and earth and space sciences—as well as concepts in science and technology, science in personal and social perspectives, the history and nature of science, the unifying concepts of science, and the inquiry processes scientists use in discovery of new knowledge to build a base for scientific and technological literacy; 2.3. Mathematics—Candidates know, understand, and use the major concepts, procedures, and reasoning processes of mathematics that define number systems and number sense, geometry, measurement,...
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...from the pitfalls and dangers of childhood obesity? How can we teach them to say “no” to unhealthy food or habits that are instilled upon them from their school meals, education or classmates’ influences? How can we protect their self-esteem from being damaged from childhood teasing? How can we protect them from the onset of adult disabilities while at an adolescent age? The value of an education has always been deemed as “priceless” but our current education system is allowing one of the key components of a healthy life, inside and out, to be overlooked. The missing piece in our children’s education system is the emphasis being placed on physical fitness. Today’s children are required to proficiently pass certain benchmarks in the areas of Reading, Writing and Math. But, these components are not enough to protect our children and educate our children for the eventual road to adulthood. Physical fitness needs to be recognized as one of the essential areas of childhood growth and education. It must be treated with as much importance as the current mental benchmarks of Reading, Writing and Math. A proposal needs to be passed by the state of California that would require all elementary school children to pass physical fitness evaluations before being allowed to enter the next grade level because placing an emphasis on the physical health of the child is like placing an emphasis on their mental comprehension of Math, English and Reading benchmarks and will help...
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...In global terms, childhood obesity is a major public health crisis. There is a correlation with school classroom time and childhood obesity. In the classroom, the importance of physical education is becoming less by the overbearing emphasis on the development of common curriculum in schools. Budget cost applied to schools also affects the time and importance of physical education. A way to help the burden is to add physical activity to normal class time. As stated by Learn NC, “it is not only up to the physical educator of a school, but also classroom teachers to make recess time as productive as possible so that school age students may still benefit from this necessary physical activity” (Meyler & Banks, 2003). With more physical activity...
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...Physical education Physical education equipment in Calhan, Colorado. Physical education, Phy. Ed., or PE, also known in many Commonwealth countries as physical training or PT,[1] is an educational course related to the physique of the human body. It is taken during primary and secondary education and encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting to promote health.[2] Asia[edit] In South Korea, it is mandatory for pupils to take a total of 3 hours of physical education through primary and secondary level schools[citation needed] In Singapore, pupils from primary school through junior colleges are required to have 2 hours of PE every week, except during examination seasons. Pupils are able to play games like football, badminton, captain ball, and basketball during most sessions. Unorthodox sports such as touchball, fencing, and skateboarding are occasionally played. In more prestigious secondary schools and in junior colleges, sports such as golf, tennis, shooting, and squash are played. A compulsory fitness exam, NAPFA, is conducted in every school once every year to assess the physical fitness of the pupils.[citation needed] Pupils are given a series of fitness tests (Pull-ups/Inclined pull-ups for girls, standing broad jump, sit-ups, sit-and-reach and 1.6 km for primary [10- to 12-year-olds]/2.4 km for secondary and junior college levels [13- to 18-year-olds]). Students are graded by gold, silver, bronze or fail. NAPFA for pre-enlistees serves...
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...College of Education History The College of Education was opened in June 1926 at Intramuros, Manila during the rectorate of Very Rev. Fr. Manuel Arellano, O.P. to offer a four-year course leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Education (B.S.E.). A Laboratory High School was opened in 1928. The Normal School was established in 1940 as a two-year course leading to Elementary Teachers Certificate (E.T.C.). In June 1952, this Normal Course was changed into a four-year course leading to a degree of Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education (B.S.E.Ed). In 1941, another Laboratory School was made a part of the College of Education known as the Elementary Teacher Training Department. In 1953, a four-year program leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Home Economics (B.S.H.E.) was offered. A new major in Foods and Nutrition was added in 1955. The latter was changed to the course of Bachelor of Science in Foods and Nutrition (B.S.F.N.) in 1957. Early in 1969, there was a felt need to reorganize the Department of Home Economics to render its course more responsive to the needs of the country. Accordingly, in the school year 1970-1971, the Institution of Nutrition was first formed as an independent body from the College of Education under the Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, and later as an adjunct of the College. Another important event in 1971 was merging of Normal School with the College of Education because of the rapidly decreasing College of Education enrolment...
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...Insights: Insights “Americans thought us the importance of education, and that importance is still evident today. Before the Americans, education was not for everyone, only the elite people were given the chance of the Spaniards to study. Americans introduced the public school system and by that we should thanked them because they’re the reason why there’s Philippine Normal University, our school. We all know that they had hidden agendas for their own good that’s why they helped and educated us. But In my own opinion, I must say that both parties benefitted, what they did had a mutual effect to the Americans and to us Filipinos.”American colonial period To help win over the Filipinos to the new American colonial government, General MacArthur provided $100,000 for Philippine education. New schools were established with English as the medium of instruction, with chaplains and non-commissioned officers serving as teachers. Following the surrender of Aguinaldo, President McKinley directed the Second Philippine Commission to establish a free secular public school system that would prepare the Filipinos for citizenship. The Department of Public Instruction spawned the Bureau of Education under Act 477. The establishment of the public school system in 1901 under Act No. 74 required a great number of teachers. Thus the Secretary of Public Instruction, with the approval of the Philippine Commission, brought to the Philippines 1,000 American teachers, known as the Thomasites. Teachers...
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...Rights to Edcuation The importance of learning is to enable the individual to put his potentials to optimal use. Education makes man a right thinker and a correct decision-maker. It achieves this by bringing him knowledge from the external world, teaching him to reason and acquainting him with past history, so that he can be a better judge of the present. With education, he finds himself in a room with all its windows open to the outside world. A well educated man is a more dependable worker, a better citizen, a centre of wholesome influence, pride to his community and honour to his country. A nation is great only in proportion of its advancement in education. Over the years, the demand for children’s education has grown by leaps and bounds. Everybody from the poorest of the poor to the well off acknowledges the value of education in the overall development of children. Basically, the object of education is threefold i.e. physical, mental and spiritual. A perfect system of education must do full justice to all those three above. If we take a look at the Education Structure existing in India, we would find that, it is divided broadly in five stages: Pre-primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary. Schooling in India follows the “10+2 pattern”. Moreover, if we take into consideration the Indian Education Scenario, we would find that, in the post-independence period, the pace of educational development has been unprecedented by any standards. The Govt. was...
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...Quality Physical Education Apart from the time and effort it may take to come up with an appropriate curriculum, quality physical education is best understood as the way an educator teaches students about the importance of health and wellness, for the reason that its main programs are an effort to create a healthy physical lifestyle for all students. While there are surely more pros than cons regarding physical education, there are issues at hand which teachers, parents, administrators, and students are faced with when providing or receiving quality physical education. Some parents may feel that the standards are set too high, while teachers may feel the standards aren’t high enough. There may be some children who have developmental or health issues, which will require the physical education teacher to reorganize the curriculum. With that said, administrators are basically stuck in the middle as they have obligations to teachers, students, and parents. While quality physical education is of extreme importance, especially within the elementary school setting, there are many issues educators will stumble upon more often than not. Child obesity and asthma are becoming more and more of a problem, which more than likely stems from their home environment, or a health problem. There are budget constraints, teaching methods, and students with special needs. Despite the fact that all of these factors will come about, it is still important to emphasize the importance of quality...
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...Student Achievement: A Study of Fourteen Inner-City Elementary Schools. Elementary School Journal,110(1), 63-80 This journal article introduces Consistency Management & Cooperative Discipline or CMCD. This model was introduced in and urban area middle school. Teachers within the school reported that behavioral problems were becoming more of an issue. The CMCD model uses a focus centered approach to classroom management versus the more traditional approach. The study showed that schools that were utilizing the CMCD approach outperformed schools that were using more traditional approaches in mathematics and reading. This article demonstrates how the role of a teacher can affect student performance. For example, the teacher shares the leadership role instead of assuming full responsibility. This allows the teacher to act as a leader as well as a facilitator in the classroom. The teacher is allowed to guide her class in the correct direction. Students are given responsibilities and leadership roles. This encourages students to aim higher and achieve goals. The classroom environment is more positive and engaging. This results in students who self discipline and are intrinsically motivated. This article lays out a great model for classroom management. Higgins, K., & Moule, J. (2009). “No More Mr. Nice Guy”: Preservice Teachers' Conflict With Classroom Management in a Predominantly African-American Urban Elementary School. Multicultural Perspectives, 11 (3), 132-138...
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...task force to directly support the planning, development, and implementation of the PSE strategies identified in this proposal to create synergy and focus and sustain our efforts over time. We anticipate that this group will include six to eight stakeholders and decision makers, with at least one representative from each of the following: 1) elementary school, middle, and high school administrations,2) elementary school, middle, and high school afterschool programs 3) the LAUSD Beyond the Bell Division and Area Food Services Department, 4) the Los Angeles County Office of Education After School Technical Assistance Unit, and 5) other organizations that will be identified prior the beginning of the proposed project and/or as it continues to be developed and implemented....
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...direction to enhance student learning. According to Bevins et al. (2011) “action research develops through a self-reflective spiral of cycles, which include planning, implementing, observing, reflecting and re-implementing” (p.401). Action Research provides new learning techniques for teaching and provides knowledge for the rest of your life. In action research many believe that the term reflection can be misleading. According to Casey (2012) “insider action research is shown as a tool for positioning the practitioner in the ‘betweenness’ of theory and practice” (p.221). It is suggest that teaching is being altered and deemed to be more accurate. Engaging in action research can improve teaching practice and theory. Action Research involves the physical act of being involved and becoming hands-on. After steeping back and viewing the problem, action research provides insights on the problem and what causes it. According to Bevins et al. (2011) “reflection then can be seen as both intellectual and affective interventions with which teachers are able to evaluate their experiences in an attempt to develop new understandings” (p.401). Reflection allows the teacher to explore in greater detail interpreting events...
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...CHAPTER 1 Problem and Its Background Introduction Sleep is a physical and mental resting state in which a person becomes relatively inactive and unaware of the environment. In essence, sleep is a partial detachment from the world, where most external stimuli are blocked from the senses. Normal sleep is characterized by a general decrease in body temperature, blood pressure, breathing rate, and most other bodily functions. In contrast, the human brain never decreases inactivity. Studies have shown that the brain is as active during sleep as it is when awake. Sleep is a behavioral state that is a natural part of every individual’s life. We spend about one-third of our lives asleep. Nonetheless, people generally know little about the importance of this essential activity. Sleep is not just something to fill time when a person is inactive. Sleep is a required activity, not an option. Even though the precise functions of sleep remain a mystery, sleep is important for normal motor and cognitive function. We all recognize and feel the need to sleep. After sleeping, we recognize changes that have occurred, as we feel rested and more alert. Sleep actually appears to be required for survival. Importance of the Study Sleep can even enhance your memory. Those who regularly sleep well have better memory function than those who don’t meet the required number of hours for sleep. This means learning is also affected...
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...Embracing the Change in Multicultural Education 1 Embracing the Change in Multicultural Education Karri Runion Western Governors University Embracing the Change in Multicultural Education 2 Abstract As schools prepare students to live and work in a comprehensive nation, it is evident that teachers and faculty must be readied to embrace this challenge. This paper discusses the ever- changing cultural landscape and the obligation of educators to reform common communication practices by the use of diversity skills. Embracing the Change in Multicultural Education 3 Demographic Changes There are three dominant demographics present in the faculty and volunteers of our local school district. Our interest for this growing trend will reveal the source from which they derive as well as bring growth and improvement to our schools. They are as follows: * Socio-economic * Ethnicity * Language A diverse teaching staff as well as student community is important to strengthen our school as a whole. Students have the right to gain experience and knowledge from teachers with similar cultural backgrounds or at the very least teachers that can relate with and teach from an understanding of a wide array of cultures. “A benefit of a diverse workforce is the ability to tap into the many talents which employees from different backgrounds, perspectives, abilities and disabilities bring to the workplace.” (Lindenberger, J...
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...Overcoming pupils’ misbehaviours in public school like Nagpayong Elementary School that is populated of 10,768 grader pupils and with over crowding narrow classrooms composed of a minimum of 50 and a maximum of 60 pupils per class, but its nature is much more difficult backbreaking responsibility to do than other obligations of the teacher and in this situation she should be able to bridge the between discipline and pupils behaviours. Militant, disobedient, socially inadequate and withdrawn behaviours of pupils are disruptions of class and establish a set of problems to public school teachers. As a teachers they claim it a great burden to deal with in their daily lives. Most teachers are claiming that their effort do not to effectively handle disruptive pupils. With fifty or more pupils in the classroom per section, almost one half of the members of the lower sections are disruptive. These behaviour pupils constantly disrupt classroom situations. Behaviour control is important. Success in teaching is often directly proportional to a teachers ability to use appropriate disciplinary measures. Teachers play a vital role in the total development of the child’s values. He is the key figure in the success or failure on the childs behaviour enhancement. It should be borne in mind that the ability of the teacher toimpose discipline in the classroom is an important factor inthelearning – teaching situations. Teachers ability is disciplining...
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