ERIC ED361319: Education for Self-Responsibility III: Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases. Curriculum Guide. Grades 4-6.

378 Pages·1992·7 MB·English

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TITLE
Education for Self-Responsibility III: Prevention of
HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases. Curriculum
Guide. Grades 4-6.
INSTITUTION
Texas Education Agency, Austin.
SPONS AGENCY
Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
Promotion (DHHS/CDC), Atlanta, GA. Adolescent and
School Health Div.
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TEA-CU3-301-02
PUB DATE
92
NOTE
400p.; For related curriculum guides, see SP 034
718-720.
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DESCRIPTORS
*Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; *Communicable
Diseases; Decision Making Skills; *Disease Control;
Elementary School Students; Grade 4; Grade 5; Grade
6; Guidelines; Health Promotion; *Interdisciplinary
Approach; Intermediate Grades; Learning Activities;
Learning Strategies; State Curriculum Guides;
*Student Behavior
IDENTIFIERS
*Age Appropriateness; *Comprehensive School Health
Education; Diversity (Student); Texas Education
Agency
ABSTRACT
This curriculum guide encourages students to learn
behaviors that will reduce the potential for HIV infection when
confronted with choices at a later age. The curriculum is designed
for integration within a comprehensive program of school health
education (lessons on communicable disease, including Human
Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), can be incorporated at the elementary
school level with units on germs, diseases, body systems, healthy
life style, good citizenship, and personal responsibility) and offers
opportunities for students to practice sequential, age-appropriate
decision-making skills. In addition to classroom lessons and the
concomitant teacher resources and worksheets, the guide offers
,
information for all school personnmel as well as for classroom
teachers; provides a historical perspective and other facts
on
HIV/AIDS; presents the rationale for HIV prevention education;
discusses classroom strategies; and provides guidelines for ensuring
appropriatenr,ss and efficacy for diverse student populations.
Appendices include a glossary of terms, targeted at teachers,
reprints of reports and other information on HIV/AIDS and other
communicable diseases, Texas Department of Health information, legal
guidelines dealing with HIV in the schools, an extensive bibliography
of resources for teachers, and an audiovisuals list.
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Education for Self Responsibility III:
Prevention of HIV/AIDS and
Other Communicable Diseases
Grades 4-6
This publication is not copyrighted; any or all sections may be duplicated.
After an initial free distribution to authorized institutions, additional copies
may be purchased for $5.00 from the Publications Distributions Office.
Texas Education Agency
1701 North Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
Texas Education Agency
This publication was developed under the direction of Agency staff members in the Office of the
Associate Commissioner for Curriculum and Assessment.
Lionel R. Meno
Commissioner of Education
Associate Commissioner
Marvin Veselka
for Curriculum and Assessment
Leroy F. Psencik
Senior Director of Curriculum Development
Director of Programs
Sunny Thomas-Allcom
Comprehensive School Health
Program Director
MaryAnn Ricketson
HIV Education Program
Education Specialist
Tommy Fleming
HIV Education Program
Pat Folmar Robinson
Editor, Division of Curriculum Development
This curriculum guide was developed by the Texas Education Agency under a cooperative
agreement with the DiAsion of Adolescent School Health, Centers for Disease Control.
III
State Board of Education
Carolyn Honea Crawford, Beaumont
Chairman of the State Board of Education
District 7
Mary Helen Berlanga, Corpus Christi
Bob Atkin, Commerce
Secretary of tne State Board of Education
Vice Chairman of the State Board of Education
District 2
District 9
Board Members
Geraldine Miller, Dallas
Raymond A. Alexander, Houston
District 4
District 12
Jack Christie, Houston
Jane Nelson, Double Oak
District 6
District 11
Emmett J. Conrad, Dallas
Rene Nufiez, El Paso
District 13
District 1
Will D. Davis, Austin
Mary Knotts Perkins, Lufkin
District 10 District 8
John H. Shields, San Antonio
Monte Hasie, Lubbock
District 15 District 3
William L. Hudson, Wichita Falls
Esteban Sosa, San Antonio
District 14
District 3
Lionel R. Meno, Commissioner of Education
(Executive Officer of the State Board of Education)
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Committees
of the
State Board of Education
PERSONNEL
LONG-RANGE PLANNING
Rene Nuriez, Chairman
Emmett J. Conrad, Chairman
Jack Christie
Raymond A. Alexander
Emmett J. Conrad
Jack Christie
Carolyn Honea Crawford
Carolyn Honea Crawford
John H. Shields
Will D. Davis
Jane Nelson
Mary Knotts Perkins
STUDENTS
John H. Shields
Geraldine Miller, Chairman
Raymond A. Alexander
Mary Helen Berlanga
PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND
Monte Hasie
Esteban Sosa, Chairman
Mary Knotts Perkins
Bob Aikin
Mary Helen Berlanga
Monte Hasie
SCHOOL FINANCE
William L. Hudson
Will D. Davis, Chairman
Geraldine Miller
Bob Aikin
Rene Nuñez
William L. Hudson
Jane Nelson
Esteban Sosa
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The HIV Education Program staff at the Texas Education Agency produced the Education for Self-
Responsibility lIl: Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases curriculum guide with
the help of committees of representatives from school districts, education service centers, universi-
ties, and other agencies and organizations from different geographic regions of Texas.
Contributing Writers
Angie Rose
Diane McGowan
Curriculum Review Committee
Sylvia Ostos
Sandy Allen
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Northeast ISD
Barbara Pearce
Molly Berger
Georgetown ISD
Region IV Education Service Center
Carol Peterson
Sue Bradshaw
Pflugerville ISD
Alvin !SD
Katy Pruitt
Carolyn Christian
Bryan ISD
Texas Department of Health
Roger Rodriquez
Clara Contreras
San Antonio ISD
Region I Education Service Center
Kim Schenck
Jill DeVillier
Texas Network of Youth Services
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Phyllis Simpson
Mattye Glass
Dallas ISD
Houston ISD
Mary Sowder
Rosemary Hanicak
Worker's Assistance Program
Texas Department of Health
Polly Stringfield
Catherine Harris
Fort Worth ISD
Region XVIII Education Service Center
Beth Thompson
Robert W. Huie
Texas Department nf Health
Texas Regional AIDS Interfaith Network
Edward P. Tyson
Cora LaGrone
Adj. Asst. Professor/UT at Austin
Region XVI Education Service Center
John Williams
Jim Lang
Brazusport ISD
Silsbee ISO
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Contents
THE HIV EDUCATION PROGRAM
1
Education for Self-Responsibility
1
Communicable Diseases Throughout History
7
A Brief History of HIV/AIDS
10
Communicable Disease Chart for Schools
14
Basic Information About HIV Disease
21
IMPLEMENTING THE ESR III CURRICULUM GUIDE
39
ESR III Goals and Objectives
39
ESR III Scope and Sequence
40
Orgam'ation of ESR III
46
Classrool.' Strategies
48
Important Issues
55
Red Flags
58
Recommendations For Using ESR III
59
Using Other Curricular Materials
59
Evaluation
60
ADAPTING ESR III FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS
Special Education
Compensatory Education
Bilingual Education
Migrant Students
Gifted/Talented Students
Multicultural Sensitivity
SAMPLE LESSONS FOR ESR
Grade 4
71
Grade 5
133
Grade 6
177
APPENDICES
Appendix A:
Comprehensive School Health Education
228
Glossary of Terms
Appendix B:
235
Mortality and Morbidity Weekly Reports
Appendix C:
241
Guidelines for Effective HIV Education
Appendix D:
275
Appendix E:
Cultural Sensitivity
285
Legal Issues
Appendix F:
289
Policy Development
Appendix G:
299
Appendix H:
Universal Precautions
317
Appendix I:
Sample Parent Letters (English/Spanish)
336
Transparencies
Appendix J:
349
Teacher Resources
Appendix K:
375
Evaluation
Appendix L:
393
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The HIV Education
Program
EDUCATION FOR SELF-RESPONSIBILITY
In the United States, the first cases of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
(AIDS) were reported in 1981. Since that time, the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) that causes AIDS and other HIV-related conditions has precipitated
an epidemic unprecedented in modem history. At the present time, no vaccines
or cures have been developed for HIV/AIDS.
HIV is transmitted almost exclusively by behaviors that individuals can modify.
(See Figure 1.) Therefore, educational programs that influence relevant behav-
iors are critical to prevent the spread of HIV. Education for Self-Responsibility
Ill: Prevention of HIV/AIDS and Other Communicable Diseases (ESR In) is
designed to encourage Texas students to make behavioral choices that will
prevent infection with HIV and other communicable diseases and will enhance
total wellness.
In ESR IA students practice sequential, age-appropriate
decision-making skills throughout the entire curriculum, prekindergarten-Grade
12. The foundational skills learned early in the curriculum will be valuable when
students are confronted by behavioral choices at a later age.
The ESR Series of Publications
ESR III is one in a series of publications developed by the Texas Education
Agency in response to the State Board of Education plan to reduce the number
of students leaving school before graduation. The first ESR document was a
framework addressing the prevention of school-age pregnancy in 1987. Also
available to schools are Education for Self-Responsibility II: Prevention of Drug
Use (ESR II) and Education for Self Responsibility IV: Nutrition Educaiion (ESR
IV).
The classroom materials in the ESR series are supplemental. They correlate
with the Texas essential elements of instruction and cover most subject areas
prekindergartenGrade 12. School district personnel may want to instruct staff
to plan how these materials can be used to the optimum benefit of students. For
example, because HIV infection is a disease with many social and political
ramifications, it is therefore an appropriate topic for a variety of subjects and
courses. Incorporating HIV materials into the context of other issues may also
diffuse some of the fear surrounding the HIV epidemic.
1991
OUT OF
100
TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS:
had sexual intercourse
72
had multiple sexual partners
20
used alcohol
81
used illicit drugs
40
contracted a STD
16
suffered in poverty
25
dropped out of school
22
became pregnant
8
These behaviors put students at risk for HIV/AIDS
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were infected by HIV
Figure 1
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