National Health Education Standards : Achieving Excellence

Preface: A Vision of Excellence ix Introduction: Prelude to Excellence 1(20) Developing Standards for Educational Excellence 3(1) Health Education as a Component of Coordinated School Health Programs 4(1) Adopting and Maintaining Healthy Behaviors: The Goal of Health Education 5(1) The Scope of the National Health Education Standards: Parameters and Underlying Assumptions 6(2) The National Health Education Standards 8(1) A Closer Look at the Standards Document 9(1) The Standards 9(1) Rationale Statements 9(1) Performance Indicators 9(1) Building Curriculum: Integrating Health Content into the Standards and Performance Indicators 10(3) Characteristics of Effective Health Education Curricula 13(3) Using the National Health Education Standards to Inform Development of Health Education Programs 16(5) The Standards: The Foundation for Excellence 21(30) National Health Education Standards---At a Glance 23(1) National Health Education Standards, with Rationale and Performance Indicators 24(13) National Health Education Standards by Grade Span 37(14) Pre-Kindergarten--Grade 2 37(3) Grades 3--5 40(3) Grades 6--8 43(4) Grades 9--12 47(4) Access and Equity Principles: Opportunities for Achieving Excellence 51(32) Health Education Access and Equity Principles 53(11) The Environment and Climate Principle 55(2) The Teaching Principle 57(1) The Curriculum Principle 58(1) The Assessment Principle 59(1) The Technology Principle 60(2) The Learning Principle 62(2) The Essential Role of Partners in Implementing the National Health Education Standards 64(19) Local Education Agencies 64(3) State Education Agencies 67(1) Institutions of Higher Education 68(3) National Organizations and Agencies 71(6) Community Agencies, Organizations, Institutions, and Businesses 77(2) Families and Caregivers 79(4) Assessment: Measuring Excellence 83(28) Overview 85(1) Clarifying Assessment 86(1) Purposes of Assessment 86(1) Uses of Assessment Linked to Standards 87(1) Guiding Principles of Assessment 88(2) A Comprehensive Assessment System 90(1) Standards-Based Assessment, Curriculum, and Instruction 91(3) Backward Design 91(2) Curriculum Mapping 93(1) Universal Design of Instruction 93(1) Types of Assessment 94(2) Rubrics, Exemplars, and Anchor Papers 95(1) Portfolios and Reflective Summaries 95(1) A Continuum of Assessment 96(1) Assessment Development 96(1) Validity and Reliability 97(1) Developing Performance Assessments 97(1) Examples of Field-Tested Performance Assessments 97(10) Injury Prevention---Fire Safety 99(2) Vending for Health 101(2) Tobacco Free Is the Way to Be 103(4) Professional Preparation and Development Related to Assessment 107(1) Summary 107(4) Background on Standards Development: A Background for Excellence 111(6) Review and Revision Process 113(2) Committee Structure to Review and Revise the Standards 113(1) Building Consensus in Review and Revision 114(1) National Health Education Standards---Review and Revision Timeline 115(2) Glossary 117