Syllabus, NUSC 281‐3, Fall 2007 A Community Nutrition Service‐learning Class on the Prevention of Childhood Overweight (2 credits) Nusc 281 Section 3, Fall 2007 Instructors: Michelle Pierce & Ann Ferris Graduate Assistant: Stephanie Wei Contact info: Jones Building Room 101, 486‐8904 E‐mail: mpierce@uchc.edu; stephanie.wei@uconn.edu; aferris@uchc.edu Service Project Component: “UConn CAFÉ” (Cool Activities and Food Exploration) 3:30‐5:30 Wednesday or 3:30‐5:30 Thursday (one afternoon per week) for 10 weeks at a community‐based after‐school program in Willimantic Each week for eight weeks you will co‐teach a one hour class in an after‐school program in Willimantic with three other UConn students. Each class includes a nutrition lesson, snack preparation, and some physical activity for 6‐12 year old children. Each UConn CAFÉ student will have sole responsibility for developing the curriculum for one class; you will jointly share the actual teaching each week with two of your fellow students. Class Discussion Component: Fridays 1:00‐2:00 pm beginning 8/31/07 in Room 107 Jones Building Class meetings will include discussions about readings and your service project, leadership exercises and opportunities to develop curriculum for the service project. Grading and Responsibilities: Since this is an experiential class, your grade will be based on your attendance and active participation in both class components. We have made a commitment to the sites to show up every week to teach the after school classes and so we expect you to maintain your commitment to the class. Missing any class discussion or any UConn CAFÉ class (the service component) will lower your grade. If you have extenuating circumstances (e.g., health or family issue) for an absence, you will be required to provide us with a note from your doctor or other relevant documentation. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Gregory Weidemann, Director, Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs. An equal opportunity employer and program
provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop Code 9410,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DD 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964.
Syllabus, NUSC 281‐3, Fall 2007 ASSIGNMENTS 1. Attend your site at least 1 hour each week and implement UConn CAFÉ curriculum. 2. Develop curriculum for one UConn CAFÉ class using template (outline) provided. Topic choice due 9/7/07. Detailed outline due 9/21/07. Instruct fellow students on curriculum, prepare for both classes, clean‐up afterward, and critique your curriculum. 3. Read all assigned readings and participate in all class discussions. 4. Lead two class discussions of readings in teams of two or three. Develop 8 discussion questions/team and turn those in the day of your discussion. 5. Final reflection project due 11/30/07. REQUIRED READINGS 9/21 Racism 1) It Happened in Orange by Frank Harris III. The Hartford Courant, 10/23/2006, p.A9. 2) Talking About Race, Learning about Racism: The Application of Racial Identity Development Theory in the Classroom by Beverly Daniel Tatum. Harvard Educational Review, Vol. 62, No. 1, Spring 1992. 3) Beyond the Bus by Tamara Jones and Petula Dvorak. The Washington Post, 11/1/2005, p.C01. 4) Talking Race over a Slice of Watermelon by Keith M. Woods. Poynter online, 7/29/2003. 9/28 Culture and Obesity 5) East Meets West, Adding Pounds and Peril by Marc Santora. The New York Times, 1/12/2006, p. A1. 6) Who Is Fat? It Depends on Culture; The Fat Epidemic/Culture and Status by Natalie Angier. The New York Times, 11/7/2000, p.F.1. 7) Another Way U.S. Immigrants are Assimilated: Weight Gain by Elizabeth Weise. USA Today, 12/15/04, p. 9D. 8) Lightening the Burden by Krissah Williams. The Washington Post, 1/17/2006, p.F01. 10/5 Environmental Influences on Obesity 9) Obesity and the Food Environment. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Drenowski, A. 2004;27(S3):154‐162. 10) Obesity and The Environment: Where Do We Go from Here? Hill et al. Science, Vol. 299, 2/7/2003, p.853‐855. 11) Sandra and her Children by Susan Campbell. The Hartford Courant, 10/26/2003. 12) Not Too Rich Or Too Thin by Lisa T Cullen. Time, 6/7/2004 10/12 Industries Influence on Diet 13) Do Larger Kitchens Contribute to Larger Americans? by Jeff Turrentine. The Hartford Courant, 5/26/2006, p.H1. 14) Influencing Young Diets by Melanie Warner. The New York Times, 12/16/2005, p.C.1. 15) Will Diners Still Swallow This? By Andrew Martin. The New York Times, 3/25/2007 16) Salads or No, Cheap Burgers Revive McDonald’s by Melanie Warner. The New York Times, 4/19/2006, p. A.1. 10/19 Childhood Overweight 17) Childhood Hunger, Childhood Obesity: An Examination of the Paradox. Center on Hunger and Poverty, School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University. 18) Childhood Obesity Jeffrey Kiplan & Jeffrey Brown. Online NewsHour 9/30/2004. Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Gregory Weidemann, Director, Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs. An equal opportunity employer and program
provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop Code 9410,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DD 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964.
Syllabus, NUSC 281‐3, Fall 2007 19) Obese Children by Betty Ann Bowser. Online NewsHour 5/1/2001. 20) Obesity Goes Global by JM Nash & H Gibson. Time 8/25/2003. 21) Review Finds Nutrition Education Failing by Martha Mendoza. Associated Press 7/4/2007. 10/26 Improvements to Health & Obesity in Children 22) Helping Kids Get Fit. Newsweek, 9/22/2003, Vol. 142, Issue 12, p.60. 23) Pump Up The Family by Claudia Kalb and Karen Springen. Newsweek, 4/25/2005, Vol 145, Issue 17, p.62. 24) Federal Advisory Group Calls for Change in Food Marketing to Children by Marian Burros. New York Times 12/7/2005. 25) Attacking Obesity: An Arkansas Program Aims to Fight Juvenile Obesity by Susan Dentzer. PBS NewsHour, 6/15/2004. http://vvi.onstreammedia.com:80/cgi‐
bin/visearch?squery=+ClipID:3++VideoAsset:pbsnh061504&query=child+overweight&user=pbs‐
newshour&tid=email 26) As Obesity Fight Hits Cafeteria, Many Fear a Note From School by Jody Kantor. New York Times 1/8/2007 11/2 School Lunches 27) Eating, Writing, and ‘Rithmetic: Harlem Pupils Meet Swiss Chard; L is for Lunch by Kim Severson. The New York Times, 9/9/2005, p.B.5. 28) How to Fix School Lunch by P Tyre & S Staveley‐O’Carroll. Newsweek 8/8/2005. 29) What? No Fries and Pepsi? By Debra Nussbaum New York Times 9/25/2005. 30) The School Lunch Test by Lisa Belkin New York Times 8/20/2006. 11/9 Husky Nutrition Research 31) Suzanne Goodell L, Pierce MB, Bravo CM, Ferris AM. (2008) Parental perceptions of preschool overweight during early childhood. Qual Health Res 18:1548‐55. 32) Sawyer, V, Pierce MB, Ferris AM. Perceptions of pre‐adolescent Black girls regarding body size, diet, and physical activity. Submitted to JOSN. UConn CAFÉ Service Project Willimantic Community Centers Discussion Meetings UConn Storrs Campus Wed 3:30‐5:30 Windham Heights Thurs 3:30‐5:30 West Avenue Fri 1:00‐2:00 Room 107 RE Jones Building 8/31 9/5 9/6 9/7 9/12 Informal visit 9/13 9/14 9/19 9/20 Informal visit 9/21 9/27 UConn CAFÉ 9/28 10/4 UConn CAFÉ 10/5 UConn CAFÉ 9/26 UConn CAFÉ 10/03 UConn CAFÉ Introduction, expectations, resources Lesson plan development Baseline assessment Topic choice due Lesson plan development Rough draft due curriculum Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Gregory Weidemann, Director, Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs. An equal opportunity employer and program
provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop Code 9410,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DD 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964.
Syllabus, NUSC 281‐3, Fall 2007 UConn CAFÉ Service Project Willimantic Community Centers Discussion Meetings UConn Storrs Campus Wed 3:30‐5:30 Windham Heights Thurs 3:30‐5:30 West Avenue Fri 1:00‐2:00 Room 107 RE Jones Building 10/10 UConn CAFÉ 10/17 UConn CAFÉ 10/11 UConn CAFÉ 10/18 UConn CAFÉ Pot‐luck dinner UConn CAFÉ 10/12 Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list 10/19 Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list 10/24 UConn CAFÉ 10/25 10/26 Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list 10/31 UConn CAFÉ 11/1 UConn CAFÉ 11/2 Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list 11/7 UConn CAFÉ 11/8 UConn CAFÉ 11/9 Readings and service project discussion Due: Curriculum & Shopping list 11/14 Thanksgiving 11/15 Thanksgiving 11/16 No class Break Break 11/21 UConn CAFÉ 11/22 UConn CAFÉ 11/23 Final evaluation and discussion 11/28 11/29 11/30 Debrief, evaluate & celebrate! Time Table for Drafts, Shopping lists, and Final Versions. Name First Draft Due Second Draft & Shopping list Final & Shopping list Student 1 9/14 9/20 9/21 Student 2 9/20 9/26 9/28 Student 3 9/21 9/28 10/5 Student 4 9/28 10/5 10/12 Student 5 10/5 10/12 10/19 Student 6 10/12 10/19 10/26 Student 7 10/19 10/26 11/2 Student 8 10/26 11/2 11/9 Grading for UConn CAFÉ ‐ NUSC 281 Section 3, Fall 2007 Grade Percentage Activity 20 Discussion class participation 32 Community site cooking/physical activity class participation 28 Curriculum development, preparation, clean‐up, critique (see below) 10 Leadership of class discussions (2 classes, 5 points per class) 10 Final Reflection Project Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Gregory Weidemann, Director, Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs. An equal opportunity employer and program
provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop Code 9410,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DD 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964.
Syllabus, NUSC 281‐3, Fall 2007 Curriculum Evaluation Evaluated according to creativity, appropriateness for age group, adequate number of activities for allotted classroom time, seasonality, inclusion of all aspects on template, thoroughness, and on‐time submission of all components. Theme (2) Fun/Interactive Cohesiveness Materials needed (4) Lesson supplies (include cooking and activity supplies) Grocery market order (include amounts for each class) Icebreaker (2) Introduction/Overview (1) Brief synopsis Nutrition messages (3) 3 most important take‐home messages for children Discussion points Physical activity (4) 2 activities (first choice and back‐up/additional) Snack (2) Seasonal, economical, appropriate for sites/children Print version (including formatting) Parent link (take home component) (1) Related to curriculum Classroom explanation (1) Preparation (3) Clean‐up (3) Curriculum critique (2) Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
Gregory Weidemann, Director, Cooperative Extension System, University of Connecticut, Storrs. An equal opportunity employer and program
provider. To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Room 326W, Whitten Building, Stop Code 9410,
1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DD 20250-9410 or call (202)720-5964.