Health Promotion in the 21st Century

-As our world economy grows and becomes more competitive, students there is an “increasing demand for flexibility and real world relevance in class room activity”

-Vertical Alignment: “Developing and delivering standards, assessments, and curricula that prepare students for success in the next grade level and beyond”

-Horizontal Alignment: “Creating cross-disciplinary linkages between standards, assessment and curricula.”

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Vertical Alignment Possibilities

Statewide Articulation: Align course material taught with other school teachers and university representative across North Carolina. If students can learn material that is useful in health courses in college then they will be more prepared for success at the next level. This can also be done with local technical school and community colleges.

Dual Credit: Have students do their practical assessments at the local community college and receive credit for a health lab. This will allow students to be ahead when they begin the college process.

Horizontal Alignment

Information Technology: Students will use IT in this course that is commonly used in businesses the health field today. Presentation like this will help prepare them for various career possibilities

Writing: Student will write in this course and be forced to think outside the box. This will promote real world learning and also force students to actually think instead of memorize.

Practical: Along with learning terms, students will actually be using their material in community college lab settings. This will be the most beneficial part of the course in terms of becoming next level ready.