STANDARD 2.2 (INTEGRATED SKILLS) ALL STUDENTS WILL USE HEALTH-ENHANCING PERSONAL, INTERPERSONAL, AND LIFE SKILLS TO SUPPORT A HEALTHY, ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

 

Descriptive Statement:  This standard seeks to foster responsible health behaviors through the enhancement of critical thinking, decision making, problem solving, and communication skills used in situations impacting personal, family, and community health. It enables students to locate and evaluate health information and resources and to develop character, leadership, and advocacy skills so they can become more active participants in the promotion of wellness. Competency in these skills enables and empowers students to resist destructive behaviors and seek out positive opportunities for growth and learning. These skills may be cross-disciplinary and should be integrated into each Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Standard. 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 12, students will:

 

A. Communication

        1. Use appropriate research methodology to investigate a health problem or issue.

        2. Develop, present, and evaluate a multimedia health presentation and adapt it to address the needs and interests of varying audiences.

        3. Teach others how to use communication skills, including refusal, negotiation, and assertiveness.

        4. Employ strategies to improve communication and listening skills and assess their effectiveness.

        5. Evaluate the economic, political, social, and aesthetic impacts of health messages found in literature, art, music, theater, and television.

 

B. Decision Making

        1. Demonstrate and evaluate the use of decision making skills.

        2. Evaluate factors that influence major health decisions and predict how those factors will change or conflict at various life stages.

        3. Use reliable and valid health information to assess social situations and conditions that impact health and safety.

        4. Analyze the use of ethics and personal values when making decisions.

        5. Critique significant health decisions and debate the choices made.

 

C. Planning and Goal Setting

        1. Appraise individual and family needs in order to achieve and maintain wellness and design a plan for lifelong wellness.

        2. Evaluate how family, peers, healthcare providers, and the community support or hinder the achievement of a wellness plan.

 

D. Character Development

        1. Demonstrate character based on core ethical values.

        2. Analyze how role models, and the core ethical values they represent, influence society.

        3. Analyze the impact of community or public service on individual and community core ethical values.

 

E. Leadership. Advocacy, and Service

        1. Assess personal and group contributions and strengths that lead to the achievement of goals and tasks.

        2. Evaluate personal participation as both a leader and follower.

        3. Discuss factors that influence intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and employ motivational techniques to enhance group productivity.

        4. Evaluate a group’s ability to be respectful, supportive, and adherent to codes of conduct.

        5. Develop and articulate the group’s goals, shared values, vision, and work plan.

        6. Plan, implement, and evaluate activities to benefit a health organization, cause, or issue.

        7. Assess community awareness and understanding about a local, state, national, or international health issue.

 

F. Health Services and Careers

        1. Access health and fitness services, programs, and resources and evaluate them for cost, availability, accessibility, benefits, and accreditation.

        2. Analyze the preparation, licensing, and responsibilities of wellness and fitness professionals.

        3. Compare and contrast health insurance and reimbursement plans.

 

Link to Standard 2.2 Grade 7-8

 

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