Response to Initial Bloggers

To the initial seven bloggers and one person who emailed input:

I'm thrilled to read your comments! I can "hear" in your words your excitement about exploring the curriculum and examining training options! As trainers you know what a treat it is to have participants who are eager to be a part of a workshop!

I am looking forward to sharing the curriculum with you and swapping training ideas. The learning curve was pretty huge for me as I pulled things together in a new way. It may be the same for you, too, as you may need to look at things a little differently.

We were pleased to have so many teachers and health professionals take the time to review the draft lessons. The revision team worked hard to use the feedback we received to create the best curriculum possible and to find ways to make it teacher-friendly and engaging for students.

We hope your enthusiasm grows as your become familiar with the lessons and share training ideas.

Welcome!

Welcome to our blog on Skills for Health and Life, Michigan Model for Health's new high school health curriculum! As a participant of the December 4th Training of Trainers, you are invited to share your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions before, during, and after the training. Your comments will be read by others, and you can read the ideas others share. We hope you will exchange ideas by responding to one another.

You may wonder why we have chosen to use this strategy before the training. Reflection questions are asked throughout the curriculum. Students can respond using a blog or on paper. We thought it might be fun to try it out before December 4.

To get us started, share with one another your responses to these questions:

• What do you hope to get from the training on December 4th?
• What do you hope to find in the new curriculum?