Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Health

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-07-293036-8
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe

Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 203 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 1236 g

Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Health® gives educators the tools they need to develop and implement K–12 health education curricula focusing on the National Health Education Standards. It includes the Meeks Heit Umbrella of Comprehensive School Health Education, Teaching Masters that can be used to teach the National Health Education Standards at each grade level, Family Health Newslettters, motivating and totally awesome® Lesson Plans for each grade level, Teaching Masters and Student Worksheets, a Health Resource Guide, and a state-of-the-art K–12 Curriculum Guide.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Meeks, Linda Brower

Meeks, Linda

Heit, Philip

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Teildisziplinen der Pädagogik Gesundheitspädagogik, Umweltpädagogik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Section 1 Comprehensive School Health EducationWhat to Know About Comprehensive School Health EducationSection 2 The National Health Education StandardsHow to Teach the Health StandardsHealth Standards: Teaching Masters K–1Health Standards: Teaching Masters 2–3Health Standards: Teaching Masters 4–5Health Standards: Teaching Masters 6–8Health Standards: Teaching Masters 9–12Section 3 The Family and Health EducationHow to Motivate, Educate, and Involve the FamilyFamily Health Newsletter: Grades K–1Family Health Newsletter: Grades 2–3Family Health Newsletter: Grades 4–5Family Health Newsletter: Grades 6–8Family Health Newsletter: Grades 9–12Section 4 Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies®How to Use the Totally Awesome Teaching Strategies®Teaching Strategies: KindergartenTeaching Strategies: Grade 1Teaching Strategies: Grade 2Teaching Strategies: Grade 3Teaching Strategies: Grade 4Teaching Strategies: Grade 5Teaching Strategies: Grade 6Teaching Strategies: Grade 7 Teaching Strategies: Grade 8Teaching Strategies: Grades 9–12Section 5The Health Resource GuideHow to Use the Health Resource GuideThe Health Resource GuideSection 6 The Meeks Heit K–12 Health Education Curriculum GuideHow to Use the Curriculum GuideThe Meeks Heit K–12 Health Education Curriculum GuideEducation Curriculum Guide

Über Autor(innen)

Meeks, Linda
Linda Meeks and Philip Heit are emeritus professors of Health Education in the College of Education at The Ohio State University. Linda and Philip previously owned Meeks Heit Publishing, a publishing company that specialized in producing health education textbooks, video, CD-ROM, and multimedia programs for grades K-12 and college. Linda and Philip sold Meeks Heit Publishing Company and the McGraw-Hill Companies acquired their product line and works closely with them. Linda and Philip remain actively involved in the health education profession, continuing to write textbooks. To date, they have co-authored more than 250 different health education textbooks that are used by millions of students preschool through college. They have recently produced new editions of Totally Awesomeï¿ Health K8 and Health and Wellness 912. Linda and Philip continue to assist state departments of education and as well as thousands of school districts, develop comprehensive school health education curricula and implement the National Health Education Standards. Their textbooks and other materials continue to be used throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Japan, Mexico, England, Puerto Rico, Spain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Bermuda, and the Virgin Islands. During the years they taught at The Ohio State University, Linda and Philip taught thousands of teachers, school administrators, and allied health professionals in how to teach health and communicate with children and parents on relevant health issues. During this time, Randy Page joined the faculty and taught with Linda and Philip. Linda, Philip, and Randy continued to collaborate when Randy left and joined the faculty at The University of Idaho as Professor of Health Education. Randy has written more than 70 journal articles and consulted on research projects with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. They have collaborated on Comprehensive School Health Education: Totally Awesome Strategies for Teaching Healthï¿; Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco: Totally Awesomeï¿ Strategiesï¿; and Violence Prevention: Totally Awesomeï¿ Teaching Strategies for Safe and Drug-Free Schools.