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High School Health-Self Paced

Class
Patricia Valdez Certified Teacher
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(190)
This Self-Paced Health course consists of studying proper nutrition and exercise, how social media influences our health care, how to protect ourselves from diseases, learn the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and medicinal drugs.

Class experience

US Grade 9 - 12
Beginner Level
44 lessons//16 Weeks
 Week 1
Lesson 1
Class Routine and Grading
The lesson explains to students how the course will move along. Videos will be provided for the student to understand the instructor's grading system.
Lesson 2
Family Relations
Students will learn skills for building family and friend relationships.
Lesson 3
Bullying
Students will learn why people bully and how can they confront a bully.
Lesson 4
Peer Pressure
The lesson will focus on how peer pressure can be dealt with in their lives. Students will read the text and answer some questions.
Lesson 5
Lab:
Students will write a short paragraph of how they were bullied or saw someone being bullied.
 Week 2
Lesson 6
Week 2: Skills for a Healthy Life
Making choices and setting goals will be what students will learn in this lesson.
 Week 3
Lesson 7
Week 3: Sleep
The lesson will explain the physiological reasons why sleep is so important to one's well-being.
Lesson 8
Lab:
Students will chart their sleep patterns for one week.
 Week 4
Lesson 9
Week 4: Mental Health
The lesson will point out how society has dealt with Mental Illness throughout history and how it is being dealt with now.
Lesson 10
Mental Health Issues
Students will learn about various mental health issues today.
Lesson 11
Lab:
Students will research a mental disorder from the internet.
 Week 5
Lesson 12
Week 5: Stress
This lesson will focus on the effects of stress on the body and how to manage it.
Lesson 13
Lab:
Anxiety Worksheet-Students fill this out to pinpoint their anxiety and think of how to minimize it.
 Week 6
Lesson 14
Week 6: Fitness
This lesson will explain the importance of fitness on the brain and to maintain homeostasis in the body.
Lesson 15
Lab:
Students will design a weeks fitness program they can do.
 Week 7
Lesson 16
Week 7: Nutrition
This lesson teaches students the recommended daily nutritional needs of teens.
Lesson 17
Food Pyramid
Students will learn the food pyramid. Does this guide help teens today?
Lesson 18
Making Healthy Choices
Students will learn how food is important, how to make healthy choices, and discuss how the media influences our food and drink today.
Lesson 19
Lab:
Students will design a healthy meal and submit to the instructor to demonstrate their choices.
 Week 8
Lesson 20
Week 8: Eating Disorders and Food Allergies
This lesson will point out the common eating disorders and food allergies that are present today.
Lesson 21
Food Allergens
Students learn about food allergens and their effects on the body.
Lesson 22
Lab:
Students will discuss an eating disorder they researched on the internet.
 Week 9
Lesson 23
Week 9: Drugs
This lesson explains what are OTC drugs. Plus, how they effect the brain.
Lesson 24
Illicit Drugs
This lesson will touch on various illicit drugs and their effects on the brain.
Lesson 25
Lab:
Sketch Brain MRI's and explain what they notice between a drug free brain verses a drug addicts brain scan.
 Week 10
Lesson 26
Week 10: Alcohol
This lesson explains the power of advertisements to entice teens to drink and how drinking can cause physical harm to the brain.
Lesson 27
Physiological and Psychological effects on the body.
Students will learn the physiological effects of alcohol use on the human body.
Lesson 28
Lab:
Worksheet that uses media to influence people to drink alcohol.
 Week 11
Lesson 29
Week 11: Smoking
This lesson explains how smoking affect the lungs.
Lesson 30
Lab:
Student will write a comparative lab report on a normal lung vs. a smokers lung.
 Week 12
Lesson 31
Week 12: Hygiene/ Endocrine System
This lesson explains the importance of hygiene care of the body. It also explains where and how hormones affect the body.
Lesson 32
Lab:
Cosplay a shampoo or soap product they would see in the media. Point out why it is important to read the package.
 Week 13
Lesson 33
Week 13: Grieving
This lesson points out the stages of grief and where to seek help.
Lesson 34
Suicide
This lesson points out the stages of grief and the signs of suicide. Also, where to seek help if one is having suicidal thoughts
 Week 14
Lesson 35
Week 14: Safety
This lesson explains an array of safety issues. Topics such as sexual assault, rape, safety in the home, fire alerts, and firearm safety will be mentioned.
Lesson 36
Sexual assault and Rape
Students will learn how to protect themselves against sexual abuse or what to do if sexually assaulted.
Lesson 37
Safety Around Us
Students will learn safety at home, on the road and in the workplace.
Lesson 38
Safety from Disease
Students will learn how to protect themselves against disease.
Lesson 39
Lab:
Students will sketch a safety plan for their families in the event of a fire.
 Week 15
Lesson 40
Week 15: Reproduction
This lesson points out the anatomical parts of the reproductive system. I
Lesson 41
Reproductive Diseases
Students will learn about the female and male reproductive diseases. Students will understand what are HIV and AIDS.
Lesson 42
Lab:
Worksheets on Reproductive parts of a male and female.
 Week 16
Lesson 43
Week 16: Community Health Organizations
This lesson points out the various organizations that are available for the public to access assistance for various health issues.
Lesson 44
Presentation
Students will submit a 3 minute presentation on any topic we have covered during this course.
Students will learn to take care of their own health. Studying proper nutrients and exercise, studying how social media influences our personal health care choices, protecting ourselves against disease, learn about the effects of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs are just a few of the topics we will cover. We will also learn basic first-aid skills and how to help guard our communities.
I am a Secondary Certified Teacher with a lifetime certification in Education. My major is Biology and my minor is Art. I've been teaching Health, General Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Biology, and Advanced Biology for over thirty-five years to middle and high school students worldwide. I've taught in public, private, Montessori, and homeschool groups. I also am CPR certified.

I was a moderator of the annual Health Fair for several of these schools. With this expertise, I feel I am more than qualified to teach Health Today! I enjoy opening the students' awareness of taking care of themselves and being safe for themselves and their communities. 

I would like to state that I am not a therapist but rather an educator who is going to state FACTS on how alcohol affects the function of the brain, how tobacco can cause gum cancer, and how to use OTC drugs safely. Plus, explain how illegal drugs can harm the body physiologically and how nicotine can be addictive. There will be NO open discussions but rather factual material that is to be learned in order to complete the educational material required for the high school Heath course.

I also took Vital Signs: Understanding What the Body Is Telling Us (from the University of Pennsylvania in 2018) and Drugs, drug use, drug policy, and health (from the University of Geneva in 2020).
I recently received a certificate for attending KLRN Youth Mental Health Summit (Sept. 2023). virtual, 3-hour session led by special guest speakers who are mental health advocates. 
Homework Offered
Pre-class homework will be assigned each week. Students will view a video/s each week and write down facts about them in a doc format and submit them as homework on Outschool. Discussions will be in the Outschool classroom where students can asynchronously comment about the videos.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades are optional; however, I would like to know if they are going to need one before the course begins. Grades are based on work submitted. I do not give exams although there are some supplemental standardized tests with the text to gauge where your child is. I will gladly send those at your request. I submit grades at midterm and after the final class. I do not send weekly reports.
Grades Offered
Students will receive a certificate of completion after submitting all the homework assignments.
Students need to be self-motivated and able to stay on task. Students will be required to read and write independently or use apps (Google Docs and Google Slides),  that can aid them in completing all assignments. 

Students will need access to a computer, computer paper, ink, a notebook, colored pencils, scissors, and tape. Students will be asked to present a final project therefore, they may need some knowledge of videography or Google Slides. 
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Topics such as bullying, drugs, smoking, and alcohol will be discussed. Also, the Endocrine system and adolescence will have hormonal changes in puberty mentioned.
All sources will be listed in the Outschool classroom per week prior to each class. Sources are specific websites students must read and respond to in the classroom. 
Joined October, 2018
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Hello, My name is Patricia Valdez. I love teaching! 

I am a wife. I have four sons (who were homeschooled all the way thru to high school) and eight grandchildren. I am bilingual. I speak both English and Spanish.
I enjoy gardening, upcycling and... 
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