HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

HEALTH AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION

TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL

THEMES: Self and Interpersonal Relationships

Sexuality and Sexual Health Appropriate Eating and Fitness

Managing the Environment

Second (2nd) Edition July 2009

Ministry of Education, Jamaica with support from the United Nations Children's Fund,

UNICEF

Acknowledgements

The Ministry of Education wishes to express profound appreciation to its partners UNICEF and the Global Fund, for their enthusiastic support of the design and implementation of the Health and Family Life Education Training (HFLE) Manual which has allowed us to continue the teacher training programmes throughout the schools in Jamaica. Support for the development of this teacher training will continue to solidify the HFLE curriculum in both government and independent schools across the island.

We acknowledge the varying entities and writers whose materials guided the preparation of this manual.

Thanks to the staff of the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Office of Disaster Preparedness and

Emergency Management (ODPEM), Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Peace and Love in Society (PALS), Caribbean Food and Nutrition Institute (CFNI), Jamaica AIDS Support for Life, Ministry of Health, Family Planning Board, Community Relations Office of the Jamaica Constabulary Force, Joint Board of Teacher Education, and the National HIV/STI Control Programme.

Finally, we must thank Mrs. Theresa Easy for developing the first draft of this training manual and Ms. Althea Bailey for having completed the most recent edition.

Salomie Evering Deputy Chief Education Officer Curriculum and Support Services July 2009

TEACHER TRAINING MANUAL ~ TABLE OF CONTENTS ~

I.0 Purpose & Overview of the Training Manual .......................................................................... 6 2.0 Overview of Health and Family Life Education .......................... ..................................... 14 3.0 Introduction to Training Sessions.......................................................................................... 21

4.0 SESSION ONE:

REGIONAL STANDARDS AND CORE OUTCOMES.......................23 Introductory Activity - HFLE and Our Community.../24 What are we trying to achieve?.../24 Resource Materials for Session One

Vision of the Caribbean in the future and the ideal Caribbean person.../26 Regional standards, descriptors, key skills and core outcomes.../27 Self and Interpersonal Relationships theme.../27 Appropriate Eating and Fitness Theme.../31 Sexuality and Sexual Health Theme.../36 Managing the Environment Theme.../42

5.0 SESSION TWO:

LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION ......................................................................48 Training Activities 5A-5E.../ 48 Resource Materials.../55

Overview of Life Skills Education & Interactive Teaching Methods.../56 Theories Supporting Life Skills Education...../ 60 Using the Health & Family Curriculum.../67 Using the Resource Materials.... / 68 Types of Life Skills... / 71 Translating Life Skills Instruction into Steps.... / 74 Using Life Skills to Promote Positive Health Behaviours.... / 77

6.0 SESSION THREE: INTERACTIVE TEACHING METHODS.....................................97 Training Activities 6A-6E.../ 97 Resource Materials.../ 103

Interactive Teaching Methods for Life Skills Education.../ 104 Reasons for Using Different Interactive Teaching Methods.../ 108 Lesson planning.../ 109 Questioning techniques.../ 113 Creating a Respectful and Conducive Environment for Learning.../ 115 Tips for Using Interactive Teaching .../ 117 Classroom Organization.../ 121 HFLE Classroom Environment .../ 122 Setting up the Classroom Atmosphere.../ 123 Handling Large Groups................./ 127

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Sample Lesson Plan.../ 130 Some Sample Instructional Materials.../ 132

7.0 SESSION FOUR: ALTERNATIVE ASSESSMENT METHODS..............................137 Training Activities 7A ? 7C.../ 137 Resource Materials.../144

What are Performance Tasks?.../ 145 Creating and Using Performance Tasks & Rubrics for Assessment.../ 147 Creating and Using an HFLE Student Portfolio.../ 150

8.0 SESSION FIVE:

EXPLORING THE SELF..........................................................154 Training Activities 8A-8D.../ 155 Resource Materials.../ 159

Circles of Sexuality...../ 160 Values of Clarification.../ 162 Sexual Development through the Life Cycle.../ 164 Facts and Fiction about Sexuality and Sexual Health...../ 166 Responses to Facts and Fiction...../ 167 Health and Hygiene Matching Game.../ 173 Sexuality Quiz.../ 174 Health and Hygiene Matching Game Answers.../ 175 Sexuality Quiz Answers.../ 176

9.0 SESSION SIX: HIV AND AIDS EDUCATION......................................................177 Training Activities 9A-9F.../ 178 Resource Materials.... / 186

HIV/AIDS Quiz...../187 Global, Regional & National HIV/ AIDS Stats.../ 189 HIV/AIDS Fact or Fiction.... / 197 Frequently Asked Questions and Answers about HIV/AIDS...198 Definition and Description of HIV/AIDS..../ 202 Tips for Teaching about HIV & AIDS....../ 205 Stigma and Discrimination against PLWA.... / 207 HIV in Schools ? The policy framework.... /210 Negotiating Sex.../ 213 Answers to HIV/AIDS Quiz Fact of Fiction.../ 214 Answers to HIV/AIDS Fact or Fiction...../ 214 Glossary of HIV/AIDS Terms.../ 218 Sources of information on HIV & AIDS...219

10.0 SESSION SEVEN: SELF AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS UNIT..............220 Training Activities 10A -10D.../ 220

Introduction to Self and Interpersonal Relationships.../ 221 Review of Regional Standards and Core Outcomes & Model lesson Presentation.../ 222 Practice of Lesson Planning and Presentation.../ 223 Sample Lesson Plans for Self and Interpersonal Relationships theme.../ 225 Interpersonal Relationships and Communication ...230 Diversity Discrimination and inclusion.................233

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11.0 SESSION EIGHT: SEXUALITY AND SEXUAL HEALTH UNIT................................236 Training Activities 11A ? 11D.../ 236

Review of Regional Standards and Core Outcomes.../ 237 Sexuality and Me.../ 238 Trainee Practice Lesson Planning.../ 239 Trainee Lesson Presentation and Critiques.../240 Sample Sexuality and Sexual Health Lesson plans.../ 241

12.0 SESSION NINE: APPROPRIATE EATING AND FITNESS UNIT............................246 Training Activities 12A ? 12D.../ 246

The NEWSTART approach to good health.../ 247 Regional Standards and Core Outcomes & Practice Of Lesson Planning.../ 247 Trainee Lesson Presentations and Critiques.../ 248 Sample Eating and Fitness Lesson Plans.../250 Energy Balance.../253 Nutrition through the Life Cycle.../254 Food Groups.../255 Obesity.../259 Healthy Food Choices and Eating Behaviours.../260

Physical Activity Guide.../261

13.0 SESSION TEN: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT UNIT....................................263 Training Activities 13A ? 13D.../263 Review of Regional Standards and Core Outcomes.../264 Introduction to Managing the Environment.../264 Practice Lesson Planning by Trainees.../264 Trainee Lesson Presentations and Group Processing.../265 Sample Managing the Environment Lesson plans.../267 Conservation.../275 Pollution.../276 Fire Safety.../280

References............................................................................................................282

Sample Training Programme Schedule ? 4-Day Model & 2 ?-Day Model...........................283

List of Acronyms and Abbreviations............................................................................291

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