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0 1620 3450043 7 m /diberra Bdeaming EDUCATION i 34' Health and Personal Life Skills 7 1-6 Modules LEARIVING FACILITATOR'S MANUAL Distance EDUCATION Note ThisHealth andPersonal LifeSkillsLearningFacilitator's Manualcontainsanswers to teacher-assessed assignmentsandthefinal test; therefore,itshouldbekept securebytheteacher. Studentsshouldnot have accessto theseassignmentsorthefinal testuntiltheyareassignedin a supervised situation. Theanswers shouldbestoredsecurelybytheteacheratall times. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright*1991,theCrowninRightofAlberta,asrepresentedbytheMinisterofEducation,AlbertaEducation,11160JasperAvenue. Edmonton, Alberta,T5K0L2. Allrightsreserved. AdditionalcopiesmaybeobtainedfromtheLearningResourcesDistributingCentre. Nopanofthiscoursewaremaybereproducedinany formincludingphotocopying(unlessotherwiseindicated) withoutthe written permissionofAlbertaEducation. Everyefforthasbeenmadebothtoprovideproperacknowledgementoftheoriginalsourceandtocomplywithcopyrightlaw. Ifcases areidentifiedwherethishasnotbeendone,pleasenotifyAlbertaEducationsoappropriatecorrectiveactioncanbetaken. UNIVERSITY LIBRARY i»inirnriT\/ nc At DCDTA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PROJECTMANAGER: YvonnePetmk COORDINATOR: BiUGordon CURRICULUMVALIDATOR: DebbieVance WRITERS: LawrenceHerman BarbaraRatzlaff DeeAnneVonde JaneBailey YvonnePetmk INSTRUCTIONALDESIGN: MaureenStanley PRODUCTIONMANAGER: PeterGothe COPYRIGHTCLERK: DawnHagan GailHove COPYEDITOR: MymaRobinson JoanBlocksidge DATAENTRY: DebbieWestman MargueriteGoerz TammyHarper GRAPHICS: GraphicArtsDepartment PRINTING: LRDCGraphicServicesDepartment,Barrhead,Alberta Introduction Overview ofthe Program ofStudies for Health and Personal Life Skills 7 Structure ofthe Learning Package Using This Learning Package in the Classroom Evaluation , Introducing Students to the System.... Module 1 Module 2 Module 3 Module 4 Module 5 Module 6 Teacher's Copy ofthe FinalTest with Marking Guide Final Test Teacher Questionnaire i Introduction Asurveyofthesecoursematerialswillconfirmthatthisnewlearningpackagehasbeenspecially designedformanykindsofteachersworkinginavarietyofsituations. Which Category Do You Fit? SmallSchoolsTeacher O inexperienced O experiencedbutinothersubjectareas O experiencedinteachinghealthandpersonallifeskillsbutwantingtotryadifferent approach O DistanceLearningTeacher travellingtoschoolswithinthejurisdiction O usingfacsimileandteleconferencingtoteachstudentswithinthearea LargerSchoolsTeacher inexperienced O experiencedinteachinghealthandpersonallifeskillsbutwantingtotryadifferent approach Health7 1 LearningFacilitator'sManual Becausethesematerialshavebeencreatedbyexperiencedclassroomteachersanddistancelearning specialists,theyhavemanyadvantagesforstudentsandteachersregardlessoftheirsituation. Advantages for Students Advantages for Teachers • incorporatesastronglearner-centred • allowsteachersmaximumteachingtimeand philosophy minimizespreparationtime • promotessuchqualitiesinthelearneras • includesdifferentroutesthroughthematerials autonomy,independence,andflexibility tosuitdifferentlearners • isdevelopedthroughmediawhichsuitthe • incorporatesawiderangeofteaching needsandcircumstancesofthelearner strategies,inparticularthoseusing independentandindividuallearning • reflectstheexperientialbackgroundofAlberta students • deliverscurriculumdesignedbyeducation specialiststhatreflectsAlbertaEducation • opensupopportunitiesbyovercomingbarriers ProgramofStudieswithanemphasison diatresultfromgeographicallocation Canadiancontent • promotesindividualizedlearning,allowing • provideslearningmaterialswhichare learnerstoworkattheirownpace upwardlycompatiblewithadvanced educationaltechnology Doesitsoundlikesomethingyoucoulduse? Thestudentmaterials arenottheonlycomponentsdesignedforindependent,guidedinstruction; sois UiisLearningFacilitator'sManual. ItbeginswithanoverviewofthecurrentAlbertaEducation ProgramofStudies forHealthandPersonalLifeSkills7. Thissummaryisincludedfor inexperiencedteachersorthoseteacherswhohavefoundthemselvesteachingHealthandPersonal Life Skills7 whentheirtrainingisinothersubjectareas. Thisbriefsummaryisnotmeanttoreplace theAlbertaEducationProgramofStudies,butrathertohelpteachersconfirm thehighlightsofthe program. Otherpartsofthisintroductionhave alsobeenincludedto helpteachersbecome familiarwiththisnewcourseware anddeterminehowtheymightwanttouseitintheir classroom. Beyondtheintroductiontheguideitselfcontains answers, models,explanations,andotiiertips generatedbythe teacherswhoauthoredUiiscourse. Thecourseware andLFMare theproductsofexperienced classroom teachersanddistancelearningspecialists. Itis thehope oftiiese teachersthattheirexperiencecanbe sharedwiththosewhowanttotakeadvantageofit. Health7 2 LeamingFacilitator'sManual