Oceans

We are well into our unit on Global Health.  We are focusing on the challenges of Global Health thru the lens of the United Nations' Millennium Goals.  We have watched a video (Disease Warriors) on vaccinations and how they can be applied to challenging situations.  We'll next look at how medicine itself is created and distributed in a PBS video: Rise of the Superbugs.  We'll end with Delivering the Goods.
Here is a pic of the notes we have in each classroom on the white board...

 If you are absent, or "get lost" a bit in how we are progressing through this unit, talk to your peers, or see me in class.  You can also contact me via this thing called the internet.  There, my name is
                                                              powell_w@4j.lane.edu

Lastly, recall that all notes will be open for our in-class-write of our "serious" essay.  So take good notes, employ your mind toward the complex questions we are manipulating, you (and the world) will be all the better...

CARBOHYDRATE                        CARDIOVASCULAR TRAINING            FATS

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM             CIRCULATORY SYSTEM                        MUSCULAR SYSTEM

NEURONS                                     NERVOUS SYSTEM                                     NUTRIENTS

PROTEIN                                    RESISTANCE TRAINING                        RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

VITAMINS & MINERALS

Thought you-all might enjoy this...

Woo Hoo!  We begin our second semester wrapping up our HIV/AIDS  quilt.  Hopefully you all have enjoyed the art project, and are looking forward to seeing your collective work enshrined on our classroom walls.

Along with the joy comes a responsibility.  As outlined on our classroom whiteboard, here are the notes for what will be on the test on Wed. at Sheldon, and on Thurs. at Churchill.
For those of us visually challenged:
Enjoy your art day.
Outline for 50 point test on Wed.
10 vocab words from handout that came with video "The Age of Aids."
10 Q's from Janet, of the HIV Alliance's presentation.  (think fluids, cells, entry, etc.)
5 Q's from this blog.  (basic questions, and thumb Q's for extra credit)
When I grow up my handwriting will surely improve!

     We are back from our Winter break, and hopefully well rested...
  In our Global Health class we turn our attention toward HIV and AIDS.  This state-mandated topic is important, and built into each year's curriculum.
Our focus will be on the science of HIV and AIDS, the way that our societal values and beliefs influence our dealing with the disease, and how individuals can and have had a profound influence in how this disease is perceived and addressed.
  Using a PBS video: The Age of AIDS, as well as having guest speakers from the HIV Alliance, and culminating in our HIV/AIDS quilt, we will engage this topic from many perspectives.  I think you will enjoy this important and fascinating topic. 
  For snippets of the video, go to You Tube, and enter The Age of AIDS, and go from there.  You can also visit PBS for further readings and links.  (Don't forget the links on the left, in blue.  The center for Disease Control, Web MD, and The New York Times Health Section have a lot of information that is easily accessible)  Additional sites of interest will be referenced in class as we work our way through this unit.

This week we have speakers from Women's Space talking about "Healthy Relationships."  How to identify warning signs in troubling relationships.  Three guest speakers and a lot of engagement in the class is making for interesting lessons.
We will follow up on these speakers by using their handouts and focusing on:

• Emotional Abuse signs
• Do's and Don'ts of starting a relationship
• What does Respect look like, and lastly
• How to be a supportive friend. 

This is a lot for our last class before our break, but remember, you are all above average...

     We have Planned Parenthood finishing up their presentations in classes.  Birth control, STI's, and HIV-AIDS.  We will continue our learning about Healthy Relationships" and end with our HIV-AIDS unit after the break.
Meanwhile, as winter sets in (Dec 21) take good care of yourself and others.  Eat well, sleep well, wash your hands often (cold season) and brush your teeth (always a good idea).