Welcome to my Antioch Page!  You probably know I have a Day and a Night class.  Since my memory is faulty, and I can't always remember in which class I said what, I'm sharing some additional resources here for any interested students.

Food Guide Pyramid - Which one works best for you?

The Food Guide Pyramid is an interesting tool, but it doesn't always well represent all age, ethnic or cultural groups.  Check The Food & Nutrition Information Center, part of the National Agricultural Library, which is part of the US Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.  The Center offers a link to Food Guide Pyramids from other organizations.  In the Day Cohort, a student shared a web site called, Nutrition Education for New Americans.  This is a program created by the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University.

The Harvard School of Public Health isn't sure this is the "best" pyramid for Americans.  Review the Harvard suggested revisions here - Harvard Pyramid

Reinforce Your Instruction on Calcium

The information we shared about calcium can also be found and tested online.  Visit one of the first three web sites to assess your daily calcium intake.

KU Medical Center Health Assessment -  Calcium Intake   Check out the "Calcium Intake Related Sites" at the bottom of the page.

British Columbia Dairy Foundation - Calcium Calculator

Oregon Dairy Council Calcium Calculator

Calcium and Bones - You can learn about calcium playing games through the hard work of The Ohio State University Research Foundation.  Feed Barney and watch his calcium intake increase.

Newton's Apple - Bones - Do check out Newton's Apple for a great list of science/health lessons.  Newton's has been retired from PBS, but is still available through Twin Cities Public Television, and you will find some great ideas here.

Federal Government Resources

There are lots to choose from, but a few I suggest include:

Healthfinder - now four years old, the federal government delivered Healthfinder on April 15, 1997.  Maybe this is our reward for paying taxes!  Check out the multiple ways you can search for information.  You will find information from government and organizational sites.  Commercial sites are not included here.  Check the links for Spanish and for Kids.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention or CDC  Since intentional and unintentional injuries are such a big issue for students in the ages we teach, you may want to "check the data" at the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.  Check out the color-coded graph that records leading causes of death in the US by age group.  What is the leading cause of death for the age group you teach?  How would you teach about this issue?

National Library of Medicine - MedlinePlus - The National Library of Medicine brings you a remarkable range of health information in an easy-to-search format.

Graphic Organizers

Your visual and kinesthetic learners will love you if you help them with strategies like concept mapping and other graphic organizers.  Don't miss the resources at:

Graphic Organizer - everything you wanted to know about graphic organizers and more!  There's a link to Inspiration, a popular concept mapping tool used in schools.

The Buddy Project - you'll find a great concept map here that you can download with Adobe Acrobat Reader.  The map helps students organize their ideas for Internet searching.

Internet Sites for K-12 Health Education

This is a Word table I created with students from WWU, and I loaded it on to my business site.   Sites are added each quarter, and I try to keep it up to date.  If you have sites to add, send them along!  Click on this link for Internet Resources for K-12 Health Education

About that DigiWalker!

Health Education is about behavior, and we are assessing student performance.  For a long time, we've relied on student self-report for some activities.  Where possible, evidence offers us better assessment information.  A DigiWalker is one brand of pedometer, and several other brands are available.  I use one that counts my strides/day, distance traveled in miles, and calories burned.  It's not 100% accurate, but it's better information than my self-reported activity level.  You can buy a pedometer at sports stores, online, and even from PE teachers in many school districts.  If you want to learn more about the model I wear, visit DigiWalker online.  You will also find school districts that use heart rate monitors as assessment tools for fitness performance.

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