My goal was achieved as a teacher because I made my students feel better about themselves, to make them believe that changes are possible, and improve their overall self esteem. Furthermore, I didn’t put them down, I gave them hope. It was necessary to let these children know how important it is to stay active, and eat healthy.

The thing that I enjoyed about the assignments that I am providing to my students is that they can use them as reference for the rest of their lives. I’m not giving them assignments just for my students to be doing extra work. It’s more of a way to help them for the future. My students are also fortunate enough to learn how to use new technological devices. Finally the discussion board will be online and saved onto a document which my students could always go back to look for interesting, and healthy snacks, or meals!

Although for many of the students using this form of technology really gave them to opportunity to express the way they felt about their curriculum. Only an hour to explain to Powerpoint, iMovie, and how to create a website? The classes should be a lot longer. I would suggest that I needed at least 30 minutes more per class. In my classroom some students needed more time when it came to electronic devices because they weren’t at the same level as some of the other students.

Fortunately this website has been uploaded onto the web for a while, and students knew what they were getting themselves into before they registered for the class. The students came to class prepared, and willing to learn how they can live healthier lives. Before they entered this classroom they had no essential knowledge of what a calorie was? They had no idea how unhealthy a hamburger from McDonalds can actually be. Now they’re more aware of the importance of having a healthy diet consists of.

Having your lesson plans posted on line is absolutely brilliant. We can save on paper thus it is a lot better for the environment. Also, students don’t have to be worried about losing their papers because everything is online. Finally students can view curriculum ahead of time when they’re choosing their courses so that they can be more interested into signing up for a class.

This school has one computer lab that contains both iMovie, and powerpoint. Interestingly enough 45% of the school is considered obese. Aaron Gibson high is surrounded by fast food joints, as well as a nice track and field court behind the school which ironically is invisible to the students. My goal as a professor is to help the children develop healthier eating habits, as well as to promote physical activity.

The unit plan will last 1 hour each for 10 classes, and will include a discussion board were students will be given assignments to blog about for marks.

This is the result of our society developing a more sedentary lifestyle as well as a society that depends on fast food high caloric meals. Due to the fact, that I’m studying in Physical, and Health Education Ed, and students that are studying in this program excel in the matters of both nutrition, and exercise I have been urgently been requested by the school board to help with the rapid increase in child obesity. The definition of obesity is categorized as being the “over fat level that brings with it serious and fatal disease”.

Obesity has become a global catastrophe, and is growing at alarming rates. I`m choosing this topic to educate the students about the benefits of having a healthier lifestyle to our body as well as the risks that not living a healthy lifestyle may cause.

According to Survey Statistics(CDC), over 60 % of American men are considered overweight. Statistics that range from 1984 to 2000 has shown that obesity increased from 5.3 % to 15.5 % in children aged 6 to 11. Furthermore my goal is to promote, and maintain a healthy lifestyle for a lifetime for all the children in my classroom.

After viewing all the great commercials of seeing the kids smiling after eating a cheeseburger at McDonalds, with this in mind, I want my students to realize the true messages behind these commercials, and the harm that they are doing to our bodies. What is kept a secret in media is the damage that all this fast food does to our body.

I chose this topic for students to not be influenced by the media, and to be able to make the right healthy choice when it comes to eating, and being physically active. I am looking forwards to changing their habits.

Introduction: Due to the fact that it is the first class, I will introduce myself to the classroom, and speak to my new students about our class, and my objectives as a teacher.
5 min

Take Attendance
5 min

Begin Lecture: How has media influenced our world with bad nutrition. Whenever we see a McDonalds commercial all we see are the smiles on everybody’s face, but we never attempt to think how bad this food is affecting our bodies. Why doesn’t media promote healthier diet commercials instead of always the same fast food. We see many commercials all over television of fast food ads, but what’s hidden are the calories that come with these foods. They are nowhere near nutritious, but yet we still eat them. Students should be informed on positive energy balance, where weight gain is a direct result of a greater caloric consumption than caloric expenditure. On the other hand, a negative energy balance occurs when there is a greater caloric expenditure than a caloric consumption which leads to weight loss. Hardee’s serves 1, 420 caloric burgers, while a Big Mac is 540 calories. I will explain to students that we only have one body, and the choice of foods we eat can affect the way we feel.
20 min

Students will discuss the following questions
Questions:
Discussion Group 3-4 students
1)How many times a week do they eat fast food?
2)How many times a day do they eat fast food?
3)Why doesn’t media promote healthy eating?
4)Did they know how many calories was inside a Big Mac?
5)Will they cut down on fast food eating, after being aware of the amount of calories in a burger?

Objectives:
Students will understand how serious media hides the amount of calories each of their meals
Student will realize how fast food is ruining their bodies
Students will realize how important it is to eat healthy meals
15 min

This clip demonstrates how we are influenced as children to begin eating fast food from when we are young.

5 min

Cool Down: 1) Answer any questions that children have
2)Check for understanding with students
3) End class on strong note, making students understand the harm they are doing to their bodies, and what the media is not telling their clients

Homework: Discussion Board- What’s their favourite fast food meals? How many times do they eat fast a week? How many calories does it contain?
10 min

Materials Needed:

1) Computer with internet

2) Projector

Introduction: Briefly explain class topic, and take attendance
5 min

Ask the class a series of questions:
What’s a food group?
Do you know how many food groups there are?
Do you know how many servings you need per food group?
Which serving does our body need the most of?

10 min

Begin class discussion: For my discussion I will be very critical towards the benefits of eating a home cooked meal over eating a fast food meal. I want the students to know that eating healthy has many advantages such as: permanent weight loss, cures cholesterol, more energy, prevents liver diseases, prevents heart disease, sleep better, etc.. I want my students to think about their future, and see how all their choices will affect how they feel long term. I will explain the food groups, and how many servings should be eaten every day. I will contrast on fast food such as McDonalds, and elaborate on the fact that these fast food restaurants don’t even serve real meat. I will talk about the movie Super Size Me, which supports the idea of my lesson on how fast food causes a lot of damage to our bodies.

20 min

Group Discussion (2-3): I want students in groups to discuss the following:

After listening to the lecture, how do you feel about fast food restaurants?
Is it safe to eat at fast food restaurants?
After learning about the benefits of healthy eating how will this affect your eating habits?

15 min
Objectives
Students to be aware of the difference between healthy nutrition, and poor nutrition.
Students to start eating less from fast food restaurants
Students to begin making the right choices when it comes to nutrition

Cool Down
1)Show all the students this video clip.
2) At the end of class check for understanding with the students.
3) Ask if students have any questions
4) End class on strong note, making students understand the harm they are doing to their bodies, and what the media is not revealing about their food.

Homework: Discussion Board- What kind of cereal do they eat? How much calories, and fat are in your favourite cereal? What kind of snacks do you eat? How many calories does it contain? Research quick proper nutrition snacks

Materials Needed:

1) Computer with internet

2) Projector

Briefly explain the class topic, and take attendance
5 min

Ask the class questions:
How many hours do they spend playing video games? Why?
How many hours do they spend watching television?
Ask class what they do on their spare time?

15 min

Begin Class Discussion: This class will begin when I`ll be speaking about obesity and how it`s been increasing at alarming rates. A major part of why obesity is becoming a catastrophe is because us individuals are spending more time not exercising than exercising. Students must understand the concept that we only have one body for the rest of our lives, and we must treat it, and stay active so we live longer, and healthier. The benefits of exercising 5 days, moderate intensity, and 30 minutes per week is incredible for our body. The advantages include :increases self esteem, lower blood pressure, less chances of having cardiac diseases, cures cholesterol, more energy, prevents liver diseases, etc. Students must understand that they aren`t benefitting their body in any such way by watching television, and playing video games. In the end they`re hurting themselves. Having a sedentary lifestyle has many negative effects on the human body. Students must understand that if commercials on television didn`t have motives, and money behind what they air they would promote more exercise commercials, but the truth behind the matter is whatever is on television sells.

35 min
Objective:
Students have to understand the lifestyle that they choose now will affect them for the rest of their lives
For students to gradually adopt of more physically active lifestyle
For students to steadily decrease the amount of time they play on computers, and watch television

Cool Down:
Show Video to students
Check for understanding
See if students have any question
End class on strong note, making students understand the harm they are doing to their bodies, by living a sedentary life

15 min

Homework: Discussion Board- What is their favourite video game, and how many times do hours do they play a week? How much television do they watch a week? Favourite television shows?

Materials Needed
1)Computer with Internet
2)Projector

- Take Attendance, and bring class to computer lab
5 min

-Explain to class the topic for their Powerpoint presentation which is why it is important to have proper nutrition vs eating unhealthy. It is highly recommended that there are at least 15 slides, at least 8 photographs, with 2 embedded videos of 20 seconds and text. Notice the types of photographs, and fonts chose. It is important that students understand the issues, and critically analyzed healthy nutrition. Presentation should last between 4 to 5 minutes long. Students are allowed to choose a partner.

The Marking scheme for the Powerpoint presentation will be read to the class, and they will also be indicated on the Powerpoint rubrique
10 min

-Every student will be in front of a computer, and I will explain Powerpoint document step by step
20 min

I will walk around the class, and answer any questions that students have. I will make sure that students are on the right track.
20 min

Cool Down: Remind class that the Powerpoint presentation is due on week 5, and that they will have to present it to the rest of their class. Each group must save their powerpoint to their USB.
5 min

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Have a better understanding using Powerpoint
create a presentation utilizing the appropriate editing methods
Could use Powerpoint for future projects

Materials Needed
1)Computer lab
2)Powerpoint document for every computer

Homework: 1) Powerpoint presentation

Intro: I will begin the class by taking attendance. Then I will explain the topic of the day. Due to the fact that a couple of classes ago we discussed how important exercise is we will now focus on some upper body work outs. The aim of this class is to get my students moving, and becoming more physically active instead of living a sedentary life because of medias influences.
10 min

A video showcasing upper body workouts

5 min

Upper Body Workouts: I will be explaining to the classroom with pictures as well as steps how do the right movements. As well, I will be explaining how to set up a training schedule for the upper body.

Chest
1) Bench Press
2) Flat incline
3) Dumbell Press

Back
1) Chin ups
2)Pronation Grip
3) Reverse Pronation Grip

Trapezoid
1) Trap extensions

Shoulders
1) Press behind neck
2) Shoulder Extension
3) Lateral raises

Arms
1) Arm Curl
2)Tricep Extension
3) Reverse Arm Curls

Abdominals
1) Sit ups

35 min

Cool Down:
1)Check for understanding with students
2) See if students have any questions
3) Explain discussion

10 min

Materials Needed:
1) Computer
2) Projector

Discussion Board- Proper Upper body workouts. Explain why it`s good for the body.

I will begin the class by taking attendance. Then I will explain the topic of the day. Due to the fact that a couple of classes ago we discussed how important exercise is we will now focus on some lower body work outs. The aim of this class is to get my students moving, and becoming more physically active instead of living a sedentary life because of medias influences.
10 min

A video demonstrating lower body workouts

5 min

Lower Body Workouts: I will be explaining to the classroom with pictures as well as steps how do the right movements. As well, I will be explaining how to set up a training schedule for the lower body.

Cardio
1) Treadmill
2) Stationary Bike
3) Stairmaster
4) Cross country Bodytrec

Thighs
1) Squats
2) Leg Press
3) Leg Extensions

Gluteus Maximus
1) Squats
2) Leg Press

Calves
1) Calve Raise

Hamstring
1) Hamstring Curls

35 min

Cool Down:
1)Check for understanding with students
2) See if students have any questions
3) Explain discussion

10 min

Materials Needed:
1) Computer
2) Projector

Discussion Board- Proper Lower body workouts. Explain why it`s good for the body.

Take Attendance, and bring class to computer lab
5 min

Explain to the students that they have to create a video presentation of why it is important to exercise, and eat healthy meals instead of eating unhealthy, and living a sedentary life with I movie. It is important for students to analyze issues critically. There will be groups of 2-3 for the iMovie presentation. The due date for the presentation is week 9.
The Marking scheme for the iMovie presentation will be read to the class, and they will also be indicated on the iMovie rubrique
10 min

Every student will be in front of a computer, and I will explain iMovie software step by step
25 min

I will walk around the class, and answer any questions that students have. I will make sure that students are on the right track.
20 min

Cool Down: Remind class that the iMovie presentations are due on week 9, and that they will have to present it to the rest of their class. Each group must save their iMovie to their USB.
5 min

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Have a better understanding using iMovie
Create a presentation utilizing the appropriate editing methods
Could use this software for future projects

Material Needed:
1)iMovie software
2)Computer lab

Homework 1) I-movie presentation

Take attendance, and tell students the order of the presentations
5 min

The rest of the class will be spent on students presenting their iMovie presentations to the class
Students will then vote for the best presentation
Cool Down: Remind students of Discussion topic

Objectives:
1)Students present their video which they made to the class
2)They have a better understanding of how essential nutrition, and physical activity is to our body

Materials Needed:
1) Computer
2) Projector

Discussion Board- Does this class encourage you to want to lose weight, and live a longer healthier life for a lifetime?

Take Attendance, and bring class to computer lab
5 min

ExplainTopic: A website will be created to make up a weekly schedule of which healthy foods you will be eating for breakfast, lunch, and supper. Don’t forget to include snacks. This will be done for an entire week. Include which exercises you will incorporate into your weekly plan for the whole week. At the end of each day it is mandatory to include comments. The website is to be done individually.The Marking scheme for the Website presentation will be read to the class, and they will also be indicated on the Website rubrique
10min

Each student will create an account on wordpress.com Every student will be in front of a computer, and I will explain how to use wordpress step by step
20 min

I will walk around the class, and answer any questions that students have. I will make sure that students are on the right track.
20 min

Cool Down: Remind class that the website is due in a week, students will have to email me their link at : joseph.romano@mail.mcgill.ca
5 min

Objectives:
Students will be able to:
Have a better understanding using a website
Create a presentation utilizing the appropriate editing methods
Could use a website for future projects

Materials Needed: 1) Computer lab

Homework: website

Have a nice Summer!

Take attendance, and tell students the order of the presentations
5 min

The rest of the class will be spent on students presenting their Powerpoint presentations to the class
Students will then vote for the best presentation
Cool Down: Remind students of Discussion topic

Objectives:
Students present their video which they made to the class
They have a better understanding of how essential nutrition is to our body

Materials Needed:
1) Computer
2) Projector

Discussion Board: Research healthy meals for breakfast? Research healthy meals for lunch?

*All entries must be completed before 8 pm Sunday evening

1)Meeting of technical requirements

Video lasts between 2-3 minutes /2
Incorporating transitions, fonts, etc.. /3
Researched further than class material /2
Images, and video are clear /1

2)Critical Analysis and Creativity

Critically analyzed the issue /2
Objective of film met its purpose /4
Strong conclusion /3
Effective /3

Welcome Class,
This is a fairly new program at our school aimed to decrease the amount of weight on the human body. I am aware that each student in my classroom registered for this class because everybody is looking for change, and I can guarantee each student that this semester will change all of your lives forever. We will understand how media  is creating a sedentary lifestyle for individuals in our society. We will work hard to overcome obesity, and think critically about media such as why are we seeing so many ads about McDonalds instead of eating healthier ads? We will develop healthy eating habits, and I can assure everybody that  my students will maintain a healthy lifestyle for a lifetime

We are all very lucky because we will be learning how to use media to pass out messages across through using such documents as Powerpoint, creating websites, and everybody will as well be creating a movie on iMovie. This site contains all 10 lesson plans prepared for the classroom by Mr Romano. The grading design lets students know what I will be looking for in each assignment. Interestingly enough there is a discussion board on the website itself were students have to respond to Mr Romano`s discussion question of the week

Due to the fact that over half of the U.S population is considered overweight, our aim is too make a difference. This class is a new beginning. We are expecting students to come to class prepared, and ready to learn. We are one team, and we must believe that as a group we can all be successful. . Furthermore this class is aimed to open up each of your eyes, and be aware of the dangers that media hides from all of us.

Goodluck to all.
Mr Romano
Contact the professor: E-mail: joseph.romano@mail.mcgill.ca
Phone: (514) 555-0978 ext 2121