This is a flexible instructor-led credit recovery health course. Instructors regularly interact with students and provide assistance and feedback on work. This course covers health concepts for credit recovery. Students may work at their own pace to complete the course; students may take up to 20 weeks to complete the course.
This credit recovery course is written for students in grades 9-12 and explores current topics in health and society and promotes awareness and the use of techniques to develop a healthy lifestyle. Healthy eating, exercise, lifestyle choice, healthy relationships, and a look at how the media influences self-esteem are all integral parts of the course material. Emphasis is placed on healthy decision-making, understanding teen risk behaviors, and looking into the future to estimate one’s quality of life. Students will analyze healthy behaviors and develop a plan for the prevention of future health problems.
This Health course is designed to provide an opportunity for students to develop skills, attitudes, and behaviors that enable them to make responsible decisions about health and avoid health-related risks. Using valid sources, students will interpret data to investigate trends of current health-related issues.
In this course, students will explore:
(1) Current health topics and trends that affect their lives.
(2) How to access valid health information.
(3) The conditions necessary for maintaining and balancing physical, emotional, and social well-being.
Based on the National and Connecticut Health Standards, students will discuss topics such as healthy eating, physical activity, drug use and abuse, healthy relationships, sexual health, abuse and violence prevention, emotional health, stress, disease prevention, and optimal wellness.
Please note that this course is an abbreviated course. Therefore, the course does not cover a full semester’s curriculum with the same depth that is covered in a semester-long course. Credit recovery courses require approximately 40 total hours of work for a 0.5 credit course and 80 total hours for a 1-credit Credit Recovery course. In addition, if the student is taking this course for credit recovery or initial credit, it is strongly advised that you check with the student's school to confirm that the topics covered (see course syllabus) match those required by the school. You may also want to confirm with the school the process for receiving credits, which may involve an assessment administered separately by the school.
Course Essential Questions:
- What does it mean to be healthy?
- Who and what influences our health choices?
- What are the current risks teens face and how do these trends impact health?
- Why is it important to use valid healthcare information in order to make appropriate health decisions?
Course Learning Objectives:
- Develop skills needed to live a healthy and balanced lifestyle.
- Access, evaluate, and use valid information to achieve overall wellness.
- Examine and discuss concepts related to wellness and implement realistic plans for a lifetime of optimal well-being.
- Apply decision-making skills that enable students to become well-informed, health-literate individuals.