Standards for the Preparation of Michigan Health Education Teachers
Appendix C

Internet Resources

Six Risk Behavior Areas and the Youth Risk Behavior Survey
See the web site for the Centers for Disease Control, Division of Adolescent and School Health (CDC/DASH) at http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash/index.htm.(link doesn't work)  There are many other valuable resources at this site, as well.

National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health 
       
http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/addhealth/addhealth_home.html 

Michigan Department of Education Resources
        http://www.state.mi.us/mde/

  • K-12 Health Education Content Standards
  • Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
  • Teaching and Learning Standards
  • Assessment Standards
    The K-12 Health Education Content Standards and links for the Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education are accessible on the Health Education page.  The Teaching and Learning Standards and the Assessment Standards are contained on the Curriculum Unit page, in the Michigan Curriculum Framework document.

Assessing Health Literacy Project

A project of the Council for Chief State School Officers, State Collaborative on the Assessment of Student Standards.  Several resources are available, including:

  • HealthHelp CD-Rom  provides performance-based assessment items and other resources.  Available from R&R Research at http://www.rrresearch.com/hhelp/hhindx.htm (link doesn't work)

  • Assessment Framework provides a structure for prioritizing content and skill areas; Portfolio Assessment  provides guidance in using portfolio assessment in the classroom.  Available from ToucanEd at http://www.toucaned.com/index.html or (831) 464-0508

Health Is Academic

A collection of essays on the eight components of coordinated school health programs, including school health education, that is used as a text by various institutions of higher education to prepare school health professionals.  Includes Michigan authors. 1998, Teachers College Press. http://tc-press.tc.columbia.edu/ (link doesn't work)

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