ABSORB ACTIVITYWOODLAWN HIGH SCHOOL OBESITY

PREVENTION

MARY LEE

EDUCATION 652: INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND DELIVERY

Instructor: Dennis Lawrence

October 6, 2014

Overview

The assignment is to design an absorb activity along with a need assessment of a subject we teach in class or where we work. As an instructor of Health Education I chose as a topic Obesity among our Youth, because it is known that obesity is one of the major medical conditions that can cause diseases for children, and we need to prevent it.

In times past schools were equipped with Physical Education programs for students that were mandatory, now programs allow students choices, and have downsized physical fitness. In this 21st century our digital natives students have replaced physical activities with sitting in front of TV’s, computers to surf the internet, and play games. With fast food chains on the rise, busy parents, students are choosing unhealthy foods, and calorie increase because of unhealthy eating habits, and no exercise, this is one of the major causes of obesity. The parents, school, and community must take action to combat this widespread problem of obesity. We need to re-educate, re-direct, and re-teach students to make good decisions to eat the right foods, and exercise so that our student will modify behavior and maintain healthy lifestyles so that we can defeat obesity.

Needs Assessment

WHAT IS KNOWNAt Woodlawn High School in health education it is noted that the students are not getting the concept of eating healthy to prevent obesity and disease. It is known that obesity is a widespread problem in America among the youth. The President of the United States has alarmed the nation that the problem of Obesity must be address, and has many programs for implementation to prevent this onslaught issue. Obesity in recent years has grown from 16% to 33% in the youth in America. Obese children are more likely to have cardio vascular diseases, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, psychological and social problems. Over the past several decades society have made changes causing a rise in obesity. The problems stems with students who use to walk to school and ride bikes, now sit and surf the internet, play video games and watch TV, (Roberts, 1999). It is estimated that children in the United states watch 25% of their waking hours watching TV, and these are the ones who are reported to be obese, (Robinson, 2001).

NEED ASSESSMENT

WHAT WE WANT TO KNOWWe want to know how to teach concepts to help students understand how to make healthy food choices, and maintain weight control to prevent obesity.

We want to know how to design instructions for simulated activities for students to actively involve in decision making about calories intake and physical activities that control weight.

We want to know all of the available resources in the community.

NEED ASSESSMENT

TARGETING AUDIENCEThe target audience are high school

Students, from low socio-economic homes, many have single parents. Students are all genders, ages varies from 14 to 18 years, digital natives, who eat fast food, rather than balance food. The help the students need is to provide skills to identify healthy and unhealthy foods, to learn how to make good decisions.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO MEASUREWe are measuring where we are now:

Skills for decision making.

We are measuring where we are going:

Skills for all students to make decisions, about healthy eating. and problem solving skills who to count calories to maintain weight and prevent obesity.

What outcomes are we looking for:

Understanding through change in eating habits, written work, participation and assessment in quiz and test.

NEED ASSESSMENT

HOW WILL COLLECT DATAData will be collected through pre-test of information for previous knowledge.

Data will be collected through questions surveys of students and parents perceptions of food choice.

Data will be collected through written test, observation of foods choice through students choice charts.

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

HOW WILL I REPORT THE DATAI will analyze data from parent and student question perception food choice survey, and observation of student food intake charts.

I will analyze previous knowledge to end of unit knowledge to see how students transferred knowledge.

I will report my findings in a report for school documentation, and write letters to all who is involved with the need assessment, (parents, students) will recommend additional resources in the community.

ABSORB ACTIVITY

According to, (Horton, 2012), “ an absorb activity is one that you can read, listen watch video, go on virtual field trip, story

tell a story to receive information that inspire, and inform.

Pre-test activityWhat are some

Reasons for over

Weight?

ABSORB ACTIVITY

WATCH THE VIDEOS BELOW

http://www.youtu.be/24oVaeHeBAK

http://www.youtu.be/ZNSc_BII5K

ABSORB ACTIVITY

READ ARTICLE BELOW

http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/childhood-obesity/basics/defintion/con-20027428

Go to Blog

http://www.healthawarenessinyoung.blogspot.comAnswer Questions in Pair teaming Post in comment session on the blog

1.What is being done in America to address obesity?

2. If you were overweight and needed to lose explain what steps you would take to loose weight?

3. Discuss the risk factors of being obese?

4.Explain some of the complications that can occur from obesity?

Conclusion

In conclusion Obesity is a common problem among our youth, and even though it starts with the home, many parents are too busy, for different reasons, as a school we are committed to help reach our students teaching the skills necessary to maintain healthy lifestyles, and prevent diseases.

ReferencesHorton, W. (2012). E-Learning by design (2nd ed.) . San Francisco, CA:

Wiley.

Robinson, T. N. (2001). Television Viewing and Obesity, Pediatric Clinic for

North America, 48(4), 1017-1025.

Roberts, D. F. (1999). “Kids and Media@The New Millennium”

Kaiser Family Foundations Report.