• The internet can be used as a source of information for assignments one through three.

HEALTH LITERACY (The ultimate goal of health education--you want students to make their own decisions)

• critical thinking
• promotes independence
• problem solving
• responsible and productive citizenship
• self-directed learning
• effective communication skills

NATIONAL HEALTH EDUCATION STANDARDS (What students should know and be able to do)

• The students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention.
• The students will demonstrate ability to access valid sources of information and health promoting products and services.
• The students will demonstrate ability to practice health enhancing behaviors and reduce health risks.
• (e.g. brush teeth properly)
• The students will analyze the influence of culture, media, technology, and other factors of health.
• The students will demonstrate ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health.
• (e.g. ability to say no; talking to a partner about sexual past; appropriate vs. inappropriate touching)
• The students will demonstrate ability to use goal setting and decision-making skills that enhance health.
• The students will demonstrate ability to advocate for personal, family, and community health.

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

• specifically linked to national health education standard
• deals with what student is expected to do
• assesses a level of mastery at different grade levels: 4, 8, 11
• behavioral objectives are the basis of the performance indicators

BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES

• statement of what a student should be able to do following a learning experience
• rely on classical work of Benjamin Bloom
• use of Bloom's Taxonomy of objectives

• Who
• specify who you are talking about (e.g. "The student will..")
• Behavioral objective should be stated in a way that makes it clear what the expectation is for the student
• avoid saying "The teacher will..."
• Behavior
• specify the kind of behavior that will be accepted as evidence
• examples of terms to be used:
• to list
• to compare
• to identify
• skip
• hop
• jump
• solve
• write
• terms to avoid using:
• understand
• know
• appreciate
• believe