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TARGETED LEARNING STYLES

TIME FRAME:



2 days = research
2 days = product completion
1 day = presentations


Grade Level/Content Area/Unit:

Grades 11 & 12 Health: Mental Health

Focus: Enduring Understanding
or Essential Question

How does one's capacity to manage stress impact the body's ability to resist disease?

Baltimore County Health Indicators

Students will:

  • demonstrate the ability to locate and utilize valid resources to make informed decisions regarding health issues.
  • analyze individual responsibility as a factor in enhancing the health of self and others to identify and practice behaviors for health promotion.
  • use knowledge of stress and stressors to demonstrate, evaluate, and analyze strategies to manage stress.
MD flagMSDE Library Media VSC

2A
1. Match resources to topic of interest or need.
3A
1. Students will use print resources efficiently and effectively.
3. Students will use computer/online/digital resources efficiently and effectively.
7. Use appropriate graphic organizers or note cards to record relevant information. 
8. Use own words to capture concepts and avoid plagiarism.
5A
2. Apply critical thinking and problem solving strategies.
6A
1. Make decisions to facilitate effective communication of ideas.

National Content Standards for Health

Students will:

  • demonstrate an understanding of health promotion and disease prevention concepts to establish a foundation for leading healthy, productive lives. (Core concepts-CC)
  • demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance personal, family, and community health.
    (Interpersonal communication-IC)

Learners use skills, resources and tools to:

  • Inquire, think critically, and gain knowledge.
  • Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.
  • Share knowledge and participate ethically and productively as members of our democratic society.
  • Pursue Personal and aesthetic growth.
National Technology Education Standards for Students
(International Society for
Technology in Education)

Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.

Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity.

Students use productivity tools to collaborate in constructing
technology -enhanced models, prepare publications, and produce creative works.

Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.

enGauge 21st Century Skills
(North Central Regional
Educational Laboratory)

Digital Age Literacy

  • Basic, scientific, economic, and technological literacies
  • Visual and information literacies
  • Multicultural literacy and global awareness

Inventive Thinking

  • Adaptability and managing complexity
  • Self-direction
  • Curiosity, creativity, and risk taking
  • Higher-order thinking and sound reasoning

Effective Communication

  • Teaming, collaboration, and interpersonal skills
  • Personal, social, and civic responsibility
  • Interactive communication

High Productivity

  • Prioritizing, planning, and managing for results
  • Effective use of real-world tools
  • Ability to produce relevant, high quality products
Last update: June, 2010
Created by: Amanda Balladarsch, Baltimore County Public Schools

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