Educating for health
Subtitle: a reflective approach to preK-8 pedagogy
By: Valerie A. Ubbes.
Publisher: Human Kinetics
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Champaign, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780736056274
Subjects: Health education (Elementary); Health education teachers -- Training of; Reflective teaching
Description: "Educating for Health takes you on a transformational journey that will help you become a master teacher of health education for children in grades preK through 8. That journey begins with an in-depth exploration of your own uniqueness as a professional who will educate for health. Author Valerie Ubbes helps you turn your personal narrative into your professional identity and then guides you toward understanding children's learning styles and the professional knowledge you will use to shape a relational pedagogy with your learners. Educating for Health explores pedagogical strategies that will help you bridge your understanding of health issues with your teaching. This book will help you translate education and health theories into practice."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Who we are : identity formation; title: Ways to be : an ontological study; title: Ways to think : an epistemological study; title: Ways to know : multiple language forms of communication; title: Ways to structure stories : personal and professional frameworks; title: Ways to design : curriculum and pedagogical frameworks; title: Ways to build relationships between people and their ideas.