1. Colorado Comprehensive Health Education Standards
Colorado has established Comprehensive Health Education Standards for grades Pre-K-12. Health education standards are intended to help prepare students with information they needs in order to be successful using the 21st century skills in our global economy. Mastery of the concepts and skills within a standard means that a student has facility with a skill or concept in multiple contexts. This PowerPoint will familiarize you with the 8th grade standards.
8th Grade

2. Comprehensive Health Education Standards
Physical & Personal Wellness
Emotional & Social Wellness
Prevention & Risk Management
There are three comprehensive health education standards for every grade level PreK-12. They are Physical & Personal Wellness, Emotional and Social Wellness, and Prevention & Risk Management. Each standard has defined grade level expectations. These grade level expectations scaffold upon each other to prepare students to graduate into the “real” world armed with the skills and concepts necessary to maintain personal health and wellness. These are skills that students will use throughout their lifetime. In addition, when students learn to apply and use these skills, they will be more successfully academically and will be more likely to reach personal and career goals. The Comprehensive Health Education Standards are clearly in line with the Center School District core belief that we are preparing our students to be successful in life.

3. Physical & Personal Wellness
Prepared Graduate Competencies
Participate regularly in physical activity
Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness
Apply knowledge and skills to engage in healthy eating
Apply knowledge and skills necessary to make personal decisions that promote healthy relationships and sexual and reproductive health
Apply knowledge and skills related to health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance
Prepared Graduate Competencies define the skills and concepts Center High School graduates will utilize as an outcome of mastery of the Comprehensive Health Education Standards taught grades PreK-12.
Prepared Graduates in the Physical and Personal Wellness standard will participate regularly in physical activity, achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness, apply knowledge and skills to engage in lifelong healthy eating, apply knowledge and skills necessary to make personal decisions that promote healthy relationships and sexual and reproductive health, and apply knowledge and skills related to health promotion, disease prevention, and health maintenance.

4. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
1. Develop Strategies to resist pressures to become sexually active
2. Analyze how certain behaviors place one at greater risk for HIV/AIDS, STDs, and unintended pregnancy
3. Describe the signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS
Grade level expectations are defined for each standard. Grade level expectations describe concepts and skills the student must master for that school year. For students in 8th grade, for the Physical and Personal Wellness standard, students are expected to develop Strategies to resist pressures to become sexually active; analyze how certain behaviors place one at greater risk for HIV/AIDS, STDs, and unintended pregnancy; and describe the signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS

5. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
1. Develop Strategies to resist pressures to become sexually active
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills necessary to make personal decisions that promote healthy relationships and sexual and reproductive health
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Demonstrate the ability to anticipate and minimize exposure to situations that pose a risk to sexual health.
b) Demonstrate verbal and nonverbal ways to refuse pressure to engage in unwanted verbal, physical, and sexual activity and advances.
c) Explain why individuals have the right to refuse sexual contact
d) Seek support to be sexually abstinent
e) Develop personal standards for dating situations
Each grade level expectation relates back to the Graduate Level Competencies for its standard. In addition, each expectation has a list of evidence outcomes to demonstrate mastery. For the standard Physical and Personal Wellness, the first expectation was to [READ EXPECTATION]. This will ensure that prepared graduates will be able to [READ PREPARED GRADUATES]. How do we know that a student in 8th grade has mastered this grade level expectation? They will be able to [READ EVIDENCE OUTCOMES]

6. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
2. Analyze how certain behaviors place one at greater risk for HIV/AIDS, STDs, and unintended pregnancy
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills necessary to make personal decisions that promote healthy relationships and sexual and reproductive health
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Explain the benefits and effectiveness of abstinence in preventing HIV, STDs, and unintended pregnancy
b) Explain the benefits and effectiveness and potential side effects of contraceptives in reducing the risk of HIV, other STDs, and unintended pregnancy
c) Describe the risk relationship between using alcohol and other drugs and sexual activity d)Demonstrate peer resistance skills and personal boundary behavior
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

7. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Physical and Personal Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
3. Describe the signs and symptoms of HIV/AIDS
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills necessary to make personal decisions that promote healthy relationships and sexual and reproductive health
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Describe the signs, symptoms, and transmission of STDs, including HIV, HPV, and Chlamydia
b) Explain that some STDs are asymptomatic
c) Summarize which STDs can be cured, prevented by vaccine, and be treated
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

8. Emotional & Social Wellness
Prepared Graduate Competencies
Utilize knowledge and skills to enhance mental, emotional, and social well being
Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others
Prepared Graduate Competencies define the skills and concepts Center High School graduates will utilize as an outcome of mastery of the Comprehensive Health Education Standards taught grades PreK-12.
Prepared Graduates in the Emotional and Social Wellness standard will utilize knowledge and skills to enhance mental, emotional; social well being, and exhibit responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

9. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Emotional & Social Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
1. Access valid school and community resources to help with mental and emotional health concerns
2. Analyze Internal and external factors that influence mental and emotional health
For students in 8th grade, for the Emotional and Social Wellness standard, students are expected to be able to analyze the internal and external factors that influence mental and emotional health. This is the only grade level expectation for this standard.

10. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Emotional & Social Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
1. Access valid school and community resources to help with mental and emotional health concerns
Prepared Graduates: Utilize knowledge and skills to enhance mental, emotional, and social well-being
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Explain that getting help for mental and emotional health problems is appropriate and sometimes necessary
b) Understand that stereotypes exist about mental and emotional problems, and those stereotypes can influence a person’s desire to seek help
c) Explain when it is necessary to seek help for mental and emotional health problems such as depression, mood disorders, and anxiety.
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

11. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Emotional & Social Wellness
Grade Level Expectations
2. Analyze Internal and external factors that influence mental and emotional health
Prepared Graduates: Utilize knowledge and skills to enhance mental, emotional, and social well-being
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Analyze how culture, media, and others influence personal feelings and emotions
b) Describe how personal and family values and feeling sinfluence choices
c) Describe strategies to minimize negative influences on mental and emotional health d) Analyze internal factors that contribute to mental and emotional health
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

12. Prevention & Risk Management
Prepared Graduate Competencies
Apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Apply knowledge and skills that promote healthy, violence free relationships
Apply personal safety knowledge and skills to prevent and treat intentional or unintentional injury
Prepared Graduate Competencies define the skills and concepts Center High School graduates will utilize as an outcome of mastery of the Comprehensive Health Education Standards taught grades PreK-12.
Prepared Graduates in the Prevention and Risk Management standard will apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs, apply knowledge and skills that promote healthy and violence free relationships, and apply personal safety knowledge and skills to prevent and treat intentional or unintentional injury.

13. STANDARD: Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
1. Analyze the influences that impact individuals’ use or non-use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
2. Access valid sources of information about alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
3. Demonstrate decision making skills to be alcohol, tobacco, and other drug free
4. Analyze the factors that influence violent and non-violent behavior
5. Demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior
The grade level expectations for the Prevention and Risk Management standard are that the student is able to analyze the influences that impact individuals’ use or non-use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; access valid sources of information about alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs; demonstrate decision making skills to be alcohol, tobacco, and other drug free; analyze the factors that influence violent and non-violent behavior; and demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior

14. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
1. Analyze the influences that impact individuals’ use or non-use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Summarize the harmful short and long term psychological and social effects of using alcohol and other drugs
b) List the potential outcomes of typical risk behaviors related to tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs, including the general pattern and continuum of risk behaviors involving substances that young people might follow.
c) Describe addictions to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, and point out that addictions is treatable
d) Determine situations that could lead to the use of alcohol and other drugs e) Describe how mental and emotional health and life circumstance can affect alcohol or other drug use f) Discuss the harmful effects of using weight-loss products g) Describe the health risks associated with using performance enhancing drugs
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

15. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
2. Access valid sources of information about alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Analyze the validity of information, products, and services related to the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
b) Analyze the accuracy of images of alcohol and tobacco use conveyed in the media, including advertisements
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

16. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
3. Demonstrate decision making skills to be alcohol, tobacco, and other drug free
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills to make health-enhancing decisions regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Use a decision making process to avoid alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in a variety of situations
b) Analyze the choices about using alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and how these choices can affect friends and family
c) Express intentions to be alcohol, tobacco, and drug free
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

17. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
4. Analyze the factors that influence violent and non-violent behavior
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills that promote healthy, violence free relationships
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Identify medial and cultural messages that could lead to different types of violence, including sexual violence
b) Examine the presence of violence in the media and it’s possible effects on violent behavior
c) Describe the external influences that could lead to violence d) Identify verbal and nonverbal communication that constitutes sexual harassment e) Recognize behaviors that are perceived as sexually coercive f) Explain that rape and sexual assault should be reported to a trusted adult g) Understand that sexual assault is a crime and must be reported
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

18. Grade Level Expectations
STANDARD:
Prevention & Risk Management
Grade Level Expectations
5. Demonstrate ways to advocate for a positive, respectful school and community environment that supports pro-social behavior
Prepared Graduates: Apply knowledge and skills that promote healthy and violence free relationships
Evidence Outcomes:
Students can:
a) Demonstrate how to prevent or stop bullying as a bystander, perpetrator or victim
b) Stand up for those being bullied
c) Advocate for a positive and respectful school environment that supports pro-social behavior
For the expectation [READ], prepared graduates will [READ]. Evidence outcomes show that students can [READ]

19. Comprehensive Health Education
8th Grade at a Glance
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATIONS
Resisting Peer Pressure for Sexual Activity
Understanding and Identifying STDs and HIV/AIDS
Promote Healthy Relationships
Accessing Mental and Emotional Health Services
Understanding Internal/External Factors on Mental and Emotional Health
Factors that Influence Violent and Nonviolent Behavior
Drug, Alcohol, and Other Drug Use Prevention
Demonstrate Decision Making in Pressure Situations
STANDARD:
Physical & Personal Wellness
Emotional & Social Wellness
Prevention & Risk Management
This is a slide of the 8th grade at a glance.

20. Academic Standards Template
GRADE LEVEL EXPECTATION: Skills & concepts students at this grade should master in progress toward graduation
STANDARD: One of 3
PREPARED GRADUATE COMPETENCYWhat students will be able to do when they graduate.
INQUIRY QUESTIONS: Promote critical thinking
The health standards are listed in the Comprehensive Health & PE Standards document. This is the standard document template. Each grade level expectation for the standards is listed in this format in the document. Through this PowerPoint, we have covered most of the information included in these tables. The standard is at the top of the page. The graduate level competency is then listed below the standard. Next, you will see the grade level expectation. For this grade level expectation, the evidence outcomes are listed. The column to the right includes resources and information to help with teaching the expectation. These include inquiry questions, relevance and application, and nature of health.
EVIDENCE OUTCOMES: Indicators of student mastery
RELEVANCE & APPLICATION: Relevant societal
context
NATURE OF HEALTH:
Characteristics of discipline

21. HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT A DEDICATED HEALTH CLASS?
Content Integration
HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO DO THIS WITHOUT A DEDICATED HEALTH CLASS?
Familiarize yourself with the standards.
Find ways to integrate the standards into other academic disciplines.
Make healthy messages a part of your classroom culture .
Utilize the language of health education throughout the school day.
Encourage the use of skills learned through health education in your classroom.
Utilize the resources at and at for ideas for teaching health education and for integrating health education into other content areas.
Access the help of your health education coordinators.
Are you
feeling
(This page is specific to the elementary, but can be revised slightly as a resource page for MS & HS.)
So, how do you effectively implement these standards without a dedicated health education class. Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed? We understand that it may even be impossible to implement with complete fidelity and mastery all of these standards given the other demands on class time. However, given the importance of health education to not only the health of the students, but also their academic success and future realization of goals, it is important that we attempt to provide as much health education as possible. In fact, health education can be even more impactful when integrated into other content areas. So, you can first become familiar with the standards. You have begun this process by listening to this PowerPoint. Thank you! Next, find ways to integrate the standards into other academic disciplines that you teach. Make healthy messages a part of your classroom culture. Utilize the language of health education throughout the school day. Encourage the use of skills learned through health education in your classroom. Finally, utilize the resources at the links provided for ideas about teaching to the health education standards as well as how to integrate into other academic disciplines. Included in these links are concept maps that link to the other content areas and their standards. Finally, please do not hesitate to access the help your health education coordinators—Katrina Ruggles, Marsha Felmlee, and Carla Smith. All three have had extensive training in the implementation of the health standards across the grade levels.
Overwhelmed ?

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