Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Summer

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There hasn't been a lot of activity on here since school got out for the summer, but my weekly views have remained pretty consistent. I...
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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Thinking About Next Year

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With my second year of teaching now over, I've made a list of things I want to work on before the start of next school year. Teaching is...
Thursday, June 24, 2010

Condoms in Provincetown

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I'm sure my few constant readers (and perhaps those of you who find me through search engines) are expecting a post on the condom issue ...
Sunday, June 13, 2010

Brainstorming Tool: bubbl.us

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A new unit in our eighth grade curriculum this year focuses on gambling addiction. Based on our version of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey, w...
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Website to Use: The New Science of Addiction

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When I was student teaching during my senior year, I had to develop a few lessons around addiction. In collaborating with my supervising pra...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Teaching Toolbox: Tom Jackson's Books

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The following post applies to anyone who works with youth: teachers, counselors, administrators, coaches, parents, etc. All can benefit from...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Brochure: Active Kids and Academic Performance

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The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) recently released a brochure educating the public about the positive impa...
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Cartoon Network Tackles Bullying

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Bullying has been all over the news in Massachusetts the last few months, and many of the headlines have gained attention nationally. Bullyi...

Jamie Oliver TED Speech & School Lunch Links

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I have heard snippets from Jamie Oliver's TED speech, but had never watched the whole thing. Jamie has his critics, but he is tackling ...
Monday, May 17, 2010

PBS Frontline in the Classroom

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I'm not a big fan of using videos in health class. Even if I did use them a lot, I wouldn't have enough time in 45 minutes to use a ...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

Go Ask Alice!

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Providing teenagers with accurate, up-to-date health information is critical to any health curriculum. While difficult to do, there are nume...
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Melanoma & Sun Exposure: Melanoma Prevention Experts Project

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I'm hoping to have a few posts this week about our melanoma and sun exposure unit that we're just finishing up. This year I've b...
Monday, May 3, 2010

Recent Bullying In the News

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Neil Swidey wrote a piece for the Boston Globe Magazine this weekend about stopping bullies, and examined varying viewpoints on effective/i...
Sunday, May 2, 2010

Technicolor Feedback

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My school is experiencing a paper shortage. We ran out of paper last year with a few weeks left, which wasn't that big of a deal. Howeve...
Saturday, May 1, 2010

Moving Forward

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I was having a discussion with a colleague of mine about teaching, and how in an ideal world we would be able to teach everything until the ...
Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Virtual Reproductive Systems

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I'll admit it, and it's weird to say: I like teaching about puberty. Sure, it's uncomfortable for a little bit, and some of the ...
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Sunday, April 4, 2010

A Better Action Plan

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As part of my brief commentary on school lunches , I came up with a quick, four step game plan for people who wish to begin creating change ...
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

School Lunches: The Saga Continues...

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Ah, school lunches. All of a sudden, everyone is talking about them. I'm starting nutrition with my sixth graders this week, so I'll...
Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Phoebe Prince

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It appears school lunches and bullying are both hot topics this year, especially with the local, highly publicized story regarding the suici...
Monday, March 22, 2010

Food Revolution!

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I just watched the first episode of Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution on Hulu. I'm hooked! I had no idea this show was going to happen...
Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Cough Medicine Abuse

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This post is all over the place. At the end I have numerous links; links to articles and resources. For all I know, this issue will result i...
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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Student Feedback: Alcohol Simulation Stations

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Last week, I was able to use the alcohol simulation stations activity with my seventh graders. I adapt the activity to fit our class length...
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Wordle

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I entered my blog URL into Wordle just to see what happened. The result isn't too surprising, considering that recently I've posted...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Impromptu Teacher Demonstrations

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When I use the alcohol simulation stations activity , I make sure I demonstrate, in part, each activity. For some stations, I don't show...
Wednesday, March 3, 2010

HIV Transmission Activity: From the Students

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EDIT: I have updated the HIV Transmission Game handout (which a number of people have downloaded!) in the original post. I tweaked somethin...
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Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Embrace Life Advertisement

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Below is an advertisement from the UK about wearing your seat belt . I find it very moving and I like the style of this advertisement. I agr...
Monday, February 22, 2010

HIV Transmission Activity

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NOTE: This post is in the process of being edited for reposting, due to its popularity. Please check back later this week (the week of 2/6/2...
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Monday, February 8, 2010

Formative Assessment in My Health Classroom

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Last year, my district spent a lot of time on formative assessment. Unlike its counterpart, summative assessment, formative assessment is a ...
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