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In class web quests allow for students to become more familiar with technology and researching all while learning content! My idea for this is to create a guiding worksheet for students to complete based upon the drug they have chosen to research. Research will be done on the computer and students will use the resources available to fill out their web quest worksheet. Below is a little more information on how a resource I could use to help create the web quest.

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June 17, 2015:
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the WebQuest model. Watch this space for announcements of some new resources coming later this summer!

October 22, 2008:
WebQuests and Web 2.0? This webinar conducted by the Discovery Education Network features a discussion about how blogs and wikis fit into the WebQuest model. You can view the archive here.

August 9, 2007:
QuestGarden received the MERLOT Teacher Education Classics Award at the organization's international conference in New Orleans.

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You've arrived at the most complete and current source of information about the WebQuest Model. Whether you're an education student new to the topic or an experienced teacher educator looking for materials, you'll find something here to meet your needs.

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The WebQuest Research Consortium

Are you a doctoral student or faculty member interested in conducting research on WebQuests? You're invited to join a new informal group to exchange ideas, collaborate and co-author. We can capture data as QuestGarden users create their own WebQuests that open up interesting lines of inquiry about the planning process teachers use. Write bdodge@mail.sdsu.edu to learn more.

What is a WebQuest?

A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The model was developed by Bernie Dodge at San Diego State University in February, 1995 with early input from SDSU/Pacific Bell Fellow Tom March, the Educational Technology staff at San Diego Unified School District, and waves of participants each summer at the Teach the Teachers Consortium at The Thacher School in Ojai, California.

Since those beginning days, tens of thousands of teachers have embraced WebQuests as a way to make good use of the internet while engaging their students in the kinds of thinking that the 21st century requires. The model has spread around the world, with special enthusiasm in Brazil, Spain, China, Australia and Holland.

To find out more, explore the links to the left of this page.

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June 17, 2015: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the WebQuest model. Watch this space for announcements of some new resources coming later this summer! October 22, 2008: WebQuests and Web 2.0? This webinar conducted by the Discovery Education Network features a discussion about how blogs and wikis fit into the WebQuest model.

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I feel that too often we shy away from contentious situations. (I know I sure do!) I feel that we need to teach our students that disagreeing, and speaking their mind is okay even if it causes a little contention. This is why I like the idea of Structured Controversies. I like this idea in the form of a classroom debate and or socratic seminar. There is controversy in the health world about whether physical activity or nutritious eating will help someone loose weight and get in shape quicker. I feel that this would be a really good topic of discussion. Prior to class, I would assign the two separate sides and give them the article linked below to read through so gain some back ground knowledge on the subject. We will then dispute and discuss as a class to see what we decide, (if any).

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When it comes to weight loss, we've been told time and time again: Cutting calories is the fastest way to see results. So when a group of doctors and scientists announced earlier this year that maintaining a healthy weight isn't so much about what you're eating - but about physical activity - people took notice.

Could it be an end to calorie counting? An excuse to pig out on dessert (as long as you hit the treadmill afterwards)?

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But then, the other shoe dropped. It turns out that the Global Energy Balance Network, as this group calls itself, is funded largely by Coca-Cola. In other words, a company that's made its fortune off of sugary drinks is now paying scientists to say that, essentially, it's not high-calorie fare that make us fat - it's the fact that we're not exercising enough to burn it off.

The group has since backpedaled from its original statement that there's "virtually no compelling evidence" that fast food, sugary drinks and eating too much are causes of obesity. After facing criticism from health experts (and The New York Times), they've acknowledged that studies have shown the role that diet -and soda consumption, in particular - has in causing obesity.

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But what they're still not saying is what nutritionists have been preaching for years: If you want to lose weight, what you're eating (and drinking) plays at least an equal, if not more important, role than your exercise routine.

Why Your Workout Isn't Enough

"In general, people do overestimate the calories burned during exercise and underestimate the calories in food."

By now, we all know how basic calorie math works: If you take in the same number of calories a day as you burn off, your weight stays the same. Tip that scale in either direction, and, over time, you'll gain or lose pounds.

But what many people don't realize is that it's much easier to cut excess calories from your diet than it is to burn them off with extra activity, says Natalie Digate Muth, MD, RDN, senior advisor for healthcare solutions for the American Council on Exercise. Take a 20-ounce bottle of Coca Cola, for example. It may only take a few minutes to guzzle those 240 calories, but you'd have to walk or run nearly two and a half miles to burn them off.

RELATED: What 200 Calories of Nuts Looks Like

So unless you're a professional athlete, you're probably not exercising enough to cancel out an all-you-can-eat diet. "In general, people do overestimate the calories burned during exercise and underestimate the calories in food," says Muth. In one 2010 University of Ottawa study, people guessed that they'd burned three to four times as many calories as they actually had during a workout; they also overshot when asked to consume the equivalent in food afterward.

Then there's the fact that exercise can increase appetite - so even if you log more miles or spend more time at the gym, you'll also probably eat more. That's why signing up for a marathon isn't a foolproof way to lose weight, says sports nutritionist Torey Armul, RD, a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. In fact, people often gain weight while training.
RELATED: Why Runner's Shouldn't Diet (And What to Do Instead)
In a 2011 review of previous studies, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison found "little evidence" that people who are most physically active are less likely to gain excess weight than their those who are least active. Another 2011 review, from McGill University in Montreal, found that aerobic exercise by itself is "not an effective weight loss therapy."

Why Diet and Exercise Go Hand in Hand

Don't take this to mean you can ditch your workouts. If you're trying to shed pounds, Amul says, it's smart to focus on diet and exercise together. "If you're eating better and exercising more, you're going to reach that calorie deficit faster than if you were doing either one alone. And I don't have a single client who doesn't want their weight loss to happen faster," she says.

RELATED: The 10 Biggest Diet Mistakes, According to Experts

Wearing a fitness tracker or using a food and exercise log may help you become more aware of how much each component affects your weight. "People are often surprised just how few calories they actually burn lifting weights or taking a yoga class - or just how much they eat by snacking and picking at food throughout the day," says Armul. (Want to know where you stand? Try one of these apps to monitor your calorie intake on the go.)

Exercise also helps you get healthy in other ways, like boosting your cardiovascular endurance and muscular strength. And more muscle mass means a higher metabolic rate. Taking care of your body can also be motivation to eat better in general. "In my experience, people who are exercising tend to want to make healthier food decisions, too," says Armul.

RELATED: How 15-Minute Workouts Jumpstarted My Weight Loss

Of course, if you're in the mood to reward yourself after a hard workout, that's OK too - within reason. "If you exercise for an hour or longer and at pretty high intensity, absolutely treat yourself to a small indulgence, like 250 or 300 calories of dessert," says Armul. Just don't use exercise as an excuse to indulge on a regular basis. "You'll end up eating back those calories multiple times over."

Your best bet: Find a weight loss (or maintenance) plan that you can sustain long-term - and that doesn't require you to go for a run every time you eat junk. "We want to help our patients to optimize health, which is much more important than a number on a scale," she says. "And in that case, improvements in nutrition and physical activity go hand-in-hand."

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Exercise or Eating Right: Which Is Better for Weight Loss?

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When it comes to weight loss, we've been told time and time again: Cutting calories is the fastest way to see results. So when a group of doctors and scientists announced earlier this year that maintaining a healthy weight isn't so much about what you're eating - but about physical activity - people took notice.

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Inquiry Learning is vital to students learning. It is said that students learn at their absolute best when they are answering their own questions. I too have noticed this in my personal studies. There are many times throughout my school year that I will be using Inquiry Learning but one of importance to note is having my students watch the video linked below and get into small groups to form their own questions and be "set free" to use proper resources to answer their own questions. The topic the video is on is body image and how the media portrays beauty. I feel that having students generate their own questions for this, it will really help them to see the issues and misconceptions the media gives adolescents and adults about what they should look or act like.

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Negative Effect on Body Image From the Media

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Service Learning is without a doubt my favorite learning style that I will be implementing in my class from Modern Constructivism. I have many different ideas on how my students will get involved. I can have my students conduct and participate in a school clean up that correlates with environmental health, plant and maintain a community garden to help give the right veggies and fruits to the school for school lunches, and finally (my favorite idea) have my students serve at a local soup kitchen and work together to create the menu for that day so it in cooperates all the food groups and correct serving sizes. My students would learn about the components of MyPlate and also help and give back to their community and its citizens. Below is an article I found on the food quality in the local soup kitchen.

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If the Thanksgiving season has you thinking about giving back to the community, that's great! Many local food programs may be looking for extra volunteers on Thanksgiving Day. But plenty of food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens - which are now more commonly known as meal programs - need help year-round. If you're passionate about feeding those in need, there are probably volunteer opportunities in your own community that's sure to fit your interests. But what, exactly, are the differences between food banks, food pantries, and soup kitchens? I'll break it down so you know all of your volunteer options.

As Time notes, meal programs are often most overwhelmed with volunteers during the holiday season, especially the week of Thanksgiving. When these programs prepare meals for the holiday, the staff might not have time to train extra volunteers who aren't familiar with the location's policies. That's not to say you shouldn't pitch in during Turkey Week, but if you can, volunteering in the off-season, like during smaller holidays, could be an ideal way to use your vacation days for good.

The truth is that millions of Americans suffer from food shortages every day, and there are plenty of ways you can help those in need in your community all year long. Whether you hold a local food drive, volunteer to pack bags at a food pantry, or offer your culinary skills to prepare hot meals at a meal program site, plenty of people would appreciate your generosity, no matter what season it is.

Food Banks

Food banks collect and store food that are then distributed to local food pantries, charities, and meal programs. Ross Fraser, director of media relations at Feeding America, the United States' national food bank network, explains to Bustle that most hungry people don't go directly to food banks, and food banks don't give food directly to the hungry. Food banks are essentially warehouses - the hungry go to food pantries, which are stocked by food banks.

So, how can you get involved with working in your community at the food bank level? You can find a local warehouse at Feeding America's website, which includes a directory of food bank networks. Food banks are always looking for volunteers - Feeding America's network distributes more than three billion meals every year across the country. Fraser emphasizes that volunteering can be more than just packaging food, too - you can use your financial savvy, for example, to help manage a food bank's books, or you could use your software background to help a food bank's IT department.

And while food banks will certainly welcome food donations, Fraser explains that donating money is often more useful. "We prefer funds, because we have a lot of buying power, so it's just much more cost-efficient for us to buy food with donated funds than for someone to buy food and give it to us," Fraser tells Bustle. Food banks can often buy food for cheaper prices than what you'd find at a grocery store, so your dollar will go further to feed the hungry if you donate directly.

Food Pantries

The important distinction between food banks and food pantries is that food banks are where donations are stored, and food pantries can directly distribute food items to those in need. Food pantries put together packages of unprepared food for people who have homes but don't necessarily have the means to feed their families on their own. Fraser explains that 95 percent of the people Feeding America's network serves aren't actually homeless, but instead they struggle to keep up with their bills each month. So, food pantries can help fill a low-income family's fridge, and they can prepare meals in their own homes.

Volunteering at a food pantry could be a good option if you want to work more closely with the community. Volunteers could pack food to distribute to families in need, or in some cases, deliver the food packages themselves.

To get involved at a local food pantry, you can find options in your community through FoodPantries.org, which keeps a catalog of facilities across the United States. You can also search for food pantry resources through your city or state - New York City, for example, has a list of local food pantries and meal programs available on its government website. Once you find the locations near you, contact your local food pantry to see how you can help.

Meal Programs, aka Soup Kitchens

Meal programs, which are sometimes referred to as soup kitchens (though "meal program" is the preferred term, since many don't actually serve soup), offer prepared food and hot meals to the hungry for free or at reduced prices. Volunteers could prepare meals, serve the food, or help with cleaning up.

Since many meal programs are independently owned, the best way to find options in your community is to search online for meal program volunteer opportunities in your city or state. The Homeless Shelter Directory has a list of emergency food programs across the United States, including food banks, food pantries, and meal programs, so you can search for local volunteer opportunities there, too. The Salvation Army also operates a national network of soup kitchens and food pantries, so you can check their database to see if there's a meal program site near you.

Other Options

If you've got a busy schedule and can't volunteer on a regular basis, there are still ways you can help the hungry. Meals on Wheels, for example, provides nutritious meals to people who may not be able to leave their homes, and you can volunteer in a variety of capacities with your local Meals on Wheels group. You could help the team prepare food or deliver the meals and help keep homebound folks company. You could also donate directly to Feeding America or to your local food pantry or meal program, either in the form of money or by purchasing necessary food supplies.

Another way to get involved this holiday season is to create a centerpiece for your Thanksgiving table that's made of fresh food, and then donate its contents to your local food pantry afterwards. Gary Oppenheimer, founder and executive director of AmpleHarvest.org, tells Bustle that the centerpieces are an easy way to incorporate more giving into your holiday festivities. AmpleHarvest.org works to bring fresh food to local food pantries, which mostly offer canned or dried food. Creating a centerpiece of beautiful produce and delivering it to a food pantry the day after Thanksgiving (or any holiday!) is an easy way to help the hungry share some fresh food.

You can also get involved with helping the hungry by simply being an advocate. If you hear, for example, that your state is decreasing food stamp funding, Fraser says that writing to your local representative could make a difference. Your voice matters, and speaking up for the less fortunate is never a bad thing.

There are plenty of ways to help the hungry in the United States, and those in need appreciate whatever you can give. It's great to help out around the holiday season, but if you really want to make a difference, consider volunteering in the off-season, too. The holiday season inspires generosity and kindness in many people, which is always a good thing, but those in need will still be in need when January comes along. Food banks, food pantries, and meal programs need support year-round, and if you can give time or money, it really can go a long way.

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Project based learning is one of my favorite learning styles with Modern Constructivism. I like it because, I like projects. I have an idea with this that students will be put into groups and instructed to give a presentation in class about essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. Each group would have a different topic to present to the class for their project and would help all students gain clarification on these concepts. Below is a picture of the essential vitamins, minerals, and nutrients to help illustrate this understanding.

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Some of the concepts discussed in a health class can be very sensitive subjects especially for students who may have been sexually abused, found their family member who has committed suicide, has experimented with drugs and or sex and is suffering from an STD and so forth. This is where I feel that the Modern Constructivism idea of problem based learning comes into play. The problem of suicide that schools are facing is outrageous. As a class, I want to have a lesson and think of ways that we can solve this problem. Eventually I would like my students to come to the conclusion of some suicide awareness/prevention strategies that they can share with their classmates. For this, I would have my students complete an PSA video and or poster illustrating suicide awareness and prevention. Below is a video illustrating an example of what iI would show to my students as well as what I would want them to create.

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Suicide Prevention Public Service Announcement

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This was done for my Advanced Public Speaking class at Elk River High School. The song is "Cold" by Jorge Mendez. No copy right intended. Written, directed, and edited by: Malea Bertsch Actor: Zack Port Actress: Kiana Ruf

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How Constructivism is applied in Health Education
Health Education is one of the most fundamental concepts you will learn to guide you throughout life. It not only teaches healthy physical behaviors such as healthy eating and appropriate exercise, but also how to learn and deal with emotions, stress, and mental illnesses. The concept of health also serves to keep you safe, physically (abstain from drugs, sex(STD's)) and mentally (healthy relationships, anti-bullying). Health and the idea of Constructivism correlate really well together. John Dewey said, "Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself." I love this because health is life itself also! If you don't have or maintain healthy behaviors, we won't have much of a life. In a health education class, Constructivism is applied through various teaching styles you will read more about as you explore this Padlet as well as health provides ways for students to explore their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors through Constructivism and the content of health itself. Below is a video helping illustrate a little more about Constructivism.

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A three-minute movie done by Elfreda Benally