Health and Wellness Education

Enrollment Message

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Course Description

Health is a lifelong process as well as the shared responsibility of the students, home, and community. The course will be designed to offer a practical approach to health topics that concern adolescents. The course will cover the knowledge and skills necessary for achieving optimal wellness. Social, mental, emotional, and physical health all play an important role in your well-being. Your personality makes you a unique individual; it is your own set of behaviors, attitudes, feelings, and ways of thinking. Achievement of this will be accomplished through a variety of innovative teaching techniques, interactive learning, and appropriate instructional activities. Also, students will experience successful learning in a fun and safe classroom environment. Health is a required course for graduation in the state of Indiana.

• Counts as an elective or Health & Wellness requirement for the Certificate of Completion

Course Goals

Upon completion of the course, students will…

• analyze the impact of behaviors and influences on personal health - Students will explore how their choices, social environments, and cultural backgrounds affect their physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• critically evaluate health information and resources  Students will develop skills to assess the validity of health information and identify reliable sources for healthy habits and products.
• practice effective communication and decision-making for health - Students will learn to communicate health needs and concerns respectfully while applying a multi-step decision-making process for healthy choices.
• develop and implement a personal health plan - Students will set a personal health goal, create a concrete action plan, and monitor progress for successful achievement.
• advocate for healthy behaviors - Students will research health issues, identify key players in health advocacy, and develop their own stance on promoting healthy choices.
• evaluate and refine health knowledge and strategies - Students will conduct self-assessments of their health knowledge and skills, and adjust their learning and advocacy efforts based on evaluation.
• IN Code § 20-30-5-16 (2018)
• HEA 1290

Indiana Academic Standards

• Health and Wellness K-12
• Alignment Document

Units of Instruction

• Unit 1 Introduction to Health and Wellness
• Unit 2 Finding Reliable Health Services and Information
• Unit 3 Setting Nutrition Goals to Enhance Health
• Unit 4 Exploring Mental Health
• Unit 5 Healthy Communication in Relationships
• Unit 6 Making Healthy Decisions with Tobacco, Alcohol, and other Drugs
• Unit 7 First Aid and CPR
• Unit 8 Advocating for Health
• Unit 9 Organ Donation

Grading/Evaluation

Indiana Online does not assign letter grades, grant credit for courses, nor issue transcripts or diplomas. A final score reported as a percentage of total points earned will be sent to students upon completion of a course. Your school of record can also access this score within the Student Information System, Genius. The final score will be shown as a percentage in Canvas and Genius. The student’s school of record will determine the letter grade based on their specific grading scale.

Students must complete at least 70% of the course and take all parts of the final exam(s) to have a score reported to their school of record. Failure to meet these requirements will result in a score of 0 reported to the school of record.

Assessments

Online assessments consist of formative and summative assessments represented by computer-graded multiple choice, teacher-graded writing assignments including hands-on projects, model building and other forms of authentic assessments. The course includes the following assessments

• 8 Discussions
• 20 Assignments
• 18 Quizzes

Teacher Contact Response Time

Students can use email or the private message system within Genius or Canvas to access highly qualified teachers when they need teacher assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside Canvas. The Teacher Information page of their course may describe additional communication options.

The teacher will respond to student inquiries (email, text, call) within one business day. Assignments will be graded and posted within two business days.

Expectations for Academic Conduct 

Student Handbook 

It is your responsibility to read the student handbook to understand all aspects of taking an online course including expectations for academic conduct. Contact your teacher if you have any questions. 

Assistance for Students with Accommodations

Indiana Online supports an inclusive learning environment for all students. If there are aspects of the instruction or design of this course that hinder your full participation, such as inaccessible web content, or the use of non-captioned videos and podcasts, reasonable accommodations can be arranged.

Technology

Technology Requirements 

Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube. Please review the Indiana Online’s Technology Requirements.

Technical Skills Needed 

Basic technology skills necessary to locate and share information and files as well as interact with others in a Learning Management System (LMS), include the ability to

• download, edit, save, convert, and upload files
• download and install software
• use a messaging service similar to email
• communicate with others in online discussion or message boards, following basic rules of netiquette
• open attachments shared in messages
• create, save, and submit files in commonly used word processing program formats and as a PDF
• save a file as a .pdf
• copy and paste and format text using your mouse, keyboard, or an html editor’s toolbar menu
• insert images or links into a file
• search for information within a document using Ctrl+F or Command+F keyboard shortcuts
• work in multiple browser windows and tabs simultaneously
• activate a microphone or webcam on your device, and record and upload or link audio and/or video files
• use presentation and graphics programs
• follow an online pacing guide or calendar of due dates
• use spell-check, citation editors, and tools commonly provided in word processing tool menus
• create and maintain usernames and passwords

Technical Questions?  Please contact the Indiana Online Helpdesk.