Guest Speaker

This week I am having a guest speaker into my health class. The guest speaker is from Black Burn Center. I have them go over sexual harrassment, relationship law, unhealthy relationships ect. It is a good program and they come for 3 days. They are located in Greensburg and it is free. They also have other programs that you may be interested in as well.

Motivation

Motivation is key in our profession. This year they have changed the physical education schedule so that classes are split up males and females. I am trying to change the program around to be more interesting for the girl for example group fitness classes. They all were very excited with this idea at the start of the year. We have completed yoga and kickboxing so far. I have several other group fitness classes planned. I have incorporated music that they love however when push comes to shove they are just to lazy to change into their PE clothes and workout. This is very frustrating when you put a lot of time and energy into making their class interesting from their feedback. What can I do to motivate these girls?

Nutrition

I feel that our Nutrition unit in health is pretty good, but I am always looking for ways to make nutrition more interesting. It is not the best topic to be really creative with. Does anyone have any suggestions for class activities/project for nutrition?

STI

I was just told that I would be teaching senior health this year. In senior health we go over HIV/AIDS, STI's, and contraceptives. Since I will be starting this next 9week period does anyone have any suggestions for activities or good content information?

Group Fitness Ideas

We are just starting a group fitness unit in our classes. We are introducing yoga, kickboxing, zumba, belly dancing, hip hop dance, as well as other group fitness activities. I currently have my students completing a group fitness project with each type of activity. They are introduced and complete and entire workout on that activity on Monday. Then on Tuesday and Wednesday they use a packet that I give them about the activity to create their own routine with a group. Then on Thursday they present their routine to the class, while the class participates. All groups must present on Thursday for them to get their workout. So far this seems to be working out, but I was wondering if anyone else had other suggestions for group fitness activities/ evaluations for me to try?

Heart Rate Monitors

I am currently working on a grant to get heart rate monitors for our school district. I feel that it will be an easier way to grade "effort" in our classes. Do any of you use heart rate monitors for grading purposes as well? If so, how do you go about grading the students performance using the heart rate monitor?

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