177 Teaching with Passion: Experiencing Effective and Engaging Secondary Health Education

Wednesday, March 17, 2010: 10:30 AM-11:45 AM
Convention Center: 203-204
AAHE/Implement Strategies/Interventions/Programs
Presider: Jean Henry, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Speaker: Barbara A. Bakker, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, IA
Experiential learning has been shown to help students retain lessons for a longer period. If students remember 80% of what they experience (rather than just see or hear), shouldn't educators present more information in an experiential format? In this hands-on session, participants will explore experiential learning strategies and recognize how teaching with passion while immersing students in the learning experience helps students better understand lessons taught in the secondary health classroom.