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CLASSES

Give me proof you're such a great teacher

Personal Info about Mary Donahue (see also Ultimate fixer-upper)

online discussions how-to

How to pass a Red Cross written test

wait lists, adds, drops

Student learning outcomes in lifeguard training

staff first aid class

Physical Education Division

If you lost your Red Cross certification card

Sneaking exercise

P.E. Classes FAQs

How to get a P.E. locker at De Anza College

Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Center

Swim classes FAQs    Fit and Well quizzes

P.E. 26A    P.E. 26B    P.E. 26C    P.E. 26D    P.E. 6G

Letters from novice students

Novice Swim FAQs

Novice swimming

beginning swimming at De Anza College

intermediate swimming at De Anza College

swim class safety rules make-ups

Lifeguard Training

Lifeguard Training FAQs

How to get an A in lifeguard training

P.E. 28A

P.E. 28A student evaluation comments

History of lifesaving

History of swimming section

swim class short essay

swim class quizzes

How can I tell if I'm a good swimmer?

Why you should wear a lifejacket.

swimming vocabulary

Swim workout vocabulary

How to rescue a drowning victim using a reaching assist or a shepherd's crook

How to rescue a submerged victim

How to remove a victim from the pool

Lifeguard class safety rules

shallow water backboarding

Deep water backboarding

shallow water backboarding pre 2012

deep water backboarding pre 2012

using a backboard in deep water: head and chin support

using a backboard in shallow water: head splint

backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page one

backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page two

backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page three

backboarding mistakes quiz 1 page four

backboarding mistakes quiz page five

pool chemical signs

lifeguard training homework chin carry example

canoe over canoe rescue

CPR manikin use

Do AEDs work?

Citizen CPR

Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links

lifeguarding strategies for a Safe Group Visit

lifeguarding AED use in unique situations

Lifeguarding review questions BBP

Common mistakes in professional rescuer CPR skills - Lifeguard Training

California Lifeguards and Title 22

Touched by a Drowning

pool safety deficiencies

Neighborhood Watch applied to swim centers

swimming pool codes

Swimming pool rules

swim club guest policy

lifeguarding reasons for the rules

accessing Catalyst

How to blow giant bubble rings in a swimming pool

Simple secondary survey study sheet

First Aid for Public Safety Personnel study guide

Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts

Oxygen administration quick facts

CPR quick facts

AED quick facts

Tips for guarding open water swims

tips for guarding kids' triathlons

rescue board safety tips

beach drag

NOT RESCUE READY

Can I use a De Anza swim class or lifeguard training to get ready for Navy Seals or Marines training?

Water Safety Instructor is a description of the class at De Anza

Water Safety Instructor (WSI) is a description of homework when/where I teach the class

Water Safety Instructor exam study guide

Water Safety Instructor’s CD-ROM Contents

Swimming and Water Safety 2009 index

pool toys

WSI lessons and projects

WSI class drills

PE 28G course syllabus

PE28G homework

WSI prerequisites

WSI certification requirements

Basic Water Rescue

Emergency Action Plan for a coach or swim instructor

Emergency Action Plan for a juvenile detention facility pool

Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED instructor exam study guide

Fifty ways to praise your swim students

Pool remodel

De Anza College home games

How to tell if the lifeguards are doing their job properly

deaf lifeguards

lifeguard training: discussing professionalism

digital swimming and water safety manual

digital lifeguarding manual

CPO What a certified pool operator (CPO) knows that lifeguards and swimmers should know.

continuing education credits (units)

volunteer lifeguard instructors

Biological and Health Sciences Division

If you lost your Red Cross certification card

Health 57A    Health 57C    Health 57D    Health 57E

students tell how to pass HLTH 57E

digital Red Cross textbooks

digital Wilderness and Remote First Aid manual

vehicle repair safety

free first aid class textbook

CPR AED

Citizen CPR

Hands only CPR

Wilderness First Aid

Cultural issues in first aid

extra credit essay: first aid

HIPAA

write in your CPR textbook

Simple secondary survey study sheet

fast, basic neurological exam

Do AEDs work?

CPR manikin use

Common mistakes in Professional Rescuer CPR skills

Bloodborne Pathogens quick facts

Oxygen administration quick facts

CPR quick facts

AED quick facts

Anaphylaxis quick facts

injuries quick facts

Health 57 A and C student evaluations

advance care directives

wilderness first aid outline

digital Wilderness and Remote First Aid manual

Lay Responder First Aid and CPR/AED instructor exam study guide

CPR instructor

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continuing education credits (units)

Adult Education and Short Courses classes

earthquake preparedness presentation

Earthquake Preparedness

emergency information form

Wilderness First Aid

digital Wilderness and Remote First Aid manual

staff first aid class

Citizen CPR

Emergency Action Plan for a juvenile detention facility pool



WEBLOGS

(Web logs generally are logs of articles, websites people have found on various subjects, or some blogs are journals or diaries. Some of the blogs at my site are in business only when that class is in session, and will include an occasional class discussion page, others are ongoing.)

Road trip advice and etiquette

Camping Blunders

Sneaking exercise

Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links

pool safety deficiencies

Tips for faculty webpages

P.E. 28A

P.E. 26A    P.E. 26B    P.E. 26C    P.E. 26D    Health 57A    Health 57C

Community Emergency Response Team training

Student attitudes about disruptive behavior

portal tricks and tips

Leave no trace

OUTDOOR CLUB

see also OUTDOOR CLUB HOW-TO just below this section

Outdoor Club Basic Info

Outdoor Club camping trips

Outdoor Club Coming Attractions

field trip release

Carpool FAQs

Outdoor Club trip rules

Membership benefits

Club Trip Leader Job Description

Outdoor Club Constitution

Outdoor Club Equipment

using a bear resistant food storage container

Outdoor Club Sample Rental Agreement

Outdoor Club Finances

Outdoor Club Flea Market profits distribution

How to work an Outdoor Club information table

Backpack application, pretest and opinion survey

kayaking / canoeing lessons

Grand Tetons

Grand Tetons Sept. 2005

Grand Tetons September 2004

Grand Tetons biking

Grand Tetons hotels, cabins, lodging

Grand Tetons trip cost Grand Tetons restaurants

Grand Tetons trip transportation

Grand Tetons kayaking

Grand Tetons recommended reading

Grand Tetons sightseeing

Grand Tetons whitewater rafting

Grand Tetons Weather

Grand Tetons backpacking

Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park

Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park

Yellowstone

Rocky Mountain mammal size comparisons

your safety in grizzly bear territory

wildlife jams

Yosemite Valley Rafting Advice

How much water will there be in the Yosemite waterfalls?

Tuolumne trip

Tuolumne photos Aug. 2002

Stevens Creek reservoir kayaking

Tahoe trip

Lake Tahoe trip rules

Monterey ocean kayak day trip

Monterey ocean kayak pictures

Surfing pictures

More SCR kayaking pics

Escape from Alcatraz 'Sharkfest' swim volunteering

SMOKEY THE BEAR SUTRA


OUTDOOR CLUB HOW-TO

At altitude

Backpacking Advice

Bears

bear resistant kayakers ice chest

canoe over canoe rescue

Campfires

Camping Blunders an eight person tent holds this many campers

Camping equipment checklist

Camping solutions for women

Cell phones in the wilderness

Club Trip Leader Job Description

Don't buy a cheap tent

fatal, near fatal or close call incidents/accidents in camping, backpacking, climbing and mountaineering

Grand Tetons trip equipment

GORP and hiking snacks

GPS is not infallible

Have more fun camping

Hiking Advice

How to not collide with a deer

How to pitch the Cabela eight-person tent an eight person tent holds this many campers

Improve your inexpensive rain gear

insect repellant

kayaking / canoeing lessons

Kayaks (and trailer) use

Leave no trace

loading kayaks on the De Anza trailer

loading a kayak on a car

Quit being paranoid about sharks

practice how to climb back in to an ocean kayak

Road trip advice and etiquette

rogue or sneaker waves

Snow or rain camp must-haves

Thunderstorm and lightning safety

Tips for guarding open water swims

Using a campsite food storage locker

Yosemite Valley free shuttle bus

You can't always expect a helicopter rescue



OUTDOOR CLUB SNOW CAMPING

2014 Yosemite winter trip

De Anza College Outdoor Club winter Yosemite trip 2011

De Anza Outdoor Club Yosemite winter trip 2010

De Anza winter Yosemite trip 2009

De Anza Outdoor Club Yosemite snow camp 2008

Yosemite winter 2004 camping trip

How do I sign up for the Outdoor Club winter Yosemite trip?

Yosemite trips index has brief descriptions of many of the pages about Outdoor Club trips to Yosemite

Snow Camp

First-timer's instructions

Snow or rain camp must-haves

Snow camp equipment checklist

Snow camp pre-test sample questions

Snow camp FAQs

Snow camp weather, hike safety and first aid considerations

Using a campsite food storage locker

Snow camp carpools and driving directions

A problem and its solution

Safe driving in rain and fog

Prepare for winter driving

Snow chain rentals

Upper Yosemite Fall hike

Things to do during a Yosemite snow storm besides hiding in your tent

Yosemite winter photos

an eight person tent holds this many campers

YOSEMITE

see SNOW CAMP above

Yosemite trips index

August 2004 Tuolumne trip

Backpacking Advice

Bears

Black Bear Management Trends

Hetch Hetchy

How much water will there be in the Yosemite waterfalls?

How to find the location of John Muir's cabin (hang nest) in Yosemite Valley

Lembert Dome Hike

May Lake to Mount Hoffman

map of Yosemite valley

San Jose area to Yosemite via 120

Tuolumne Meadows ski hut

Tuolumne trip

Tuolumne trip wildflowers

Upper Yosemite Fall hike

Using a campsite food storage locker

Vernal Fall Mist Trail

World's greatest swimming hole

Yosemite nature and photography links

Yosemite rock falls

Yosemite Valley spring runoff and flooding / Yosemite snow pack

Yosemite Valley free shuttle bus

Yosemite Valley Rafting Advice

Yosemite visitor centers



EARTHQUAKE INFO

Babysitter Consent and Contact Form

Community Emergency Response Team training

Disaster planning

Disaster Supplies

Earthquake and pets advice

earthquake home hazards survey

Fast, easy, cheap earthquake preparedness

Fire safety

hazardous household chemical mixtures

Helping Children Cope With Disaster

Home Fire Safety Checklist

START Triage quiz

Store water for after an earthquake

Why bother preparing for an earthquake? It's too much work

earthquake preparedness presentation

the classes I teach on Earthquake Preparedness,

CPR AED and

Red Cross First Aid

earthquake preparedness presentation links



WEBSITE(S)

Tips for faculty webpages

online discussions how-to

clipart borders

searchable faculty websites

Photoshop Elements filters

portal tricks and tips



PHOTO PAGES

monterey kayak March 2014

ocean kayak October 2013 group photos

lifeguards at the Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon 2012

Grand Teton National Park trip 2011

lifeguards at the 2011 Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon

De Anza College Outdoor Club winter Yosemite trip 2011

De Anza College Outdoor Club Grand Teton trip 2010

lifeguards at the Escape from Alcatraz Alcatri 2010

lifeguards at the Silicon Valley Kid's triathlon 2010

waterfront lifeguard practice May 16, 2010

Outdoor Club Monterey kayak trip 2010 group photos

2009 Grand Teton trip

2009 Senior Games triathlon lifeguards

Alcatraz group photos

an eight person tent holds this many campers

August 2004 Tuolumne trip

Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park

clipart borders

De Anza Outdoor Club Yosemite winter trip 2010

De Anza winter Yosemite trip 2009

February 2005 Yosemite camping

De Anza College Outdoor Club Yosemite winter trip 2006

De Anza Outdoor Club Yosemite snow camp 2008

guarding the 2006 Alcatri triathlon

guarding the Silicon Valley Kids Triathlon, 2004

guarding the Silicon Valley Kids' Triathlon 2005

guarding the Silicon Valley Kid's Triathlon 2007

Grand Tetons and Jackson Lake aerial photo

Grand Tetons Bald Eagles

Grand Teton National Park trip 2008

Grand Teton trip 2007 photos

Grand Tetons Sept. 2005

Grand Tetons September 2004

De Anza College Outdoor Club Grand Teton park trip 2006

Grand Tetons beaver lodge pictures

Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve Soundscape Key

NASA aerial photo of Teton Range

map of Jenny Lake campground, Grand Teton National park

map of Colter Bay campground Grand Teton National park

Signal Mountain campground map

Colter Bay cabins, Grand Teton National Park

Group photo with bear box

Lembert Dome Hike

March 2004 ocean kayak group photos

May Lake to Mount Hoffman

Monterey ocean kayak pictures

More SCR kayaking pics

ocean kayaking May 2005

Outdoor Club Ocean Kayak Day Trip April 2007

Point Lobos State Reserve

Pool remodel

Sharkfest 2003 lifeguarding

Sharkfest 2004 lifeguarding

signs

Stevens Creek kayaking Nov. 2003

Stevens Creek reservoir kayaking Nov. 2004

April 2006 surfing page one

April 2006 surfing page two

Surfing pictures

surfing lesson May 2003

Surfing Oct. 2003 photo page one

Surfing Oct. 2003 photo page two

surfing lesson pictures May 2005

The De Anza college swimming pool is big enough...

De Anza College Outdoor Club Tuolumne trip August 2006

Tuolumne photos Aug. 2002

Tuolumne trip wildflowers

Upper Yosemite Fall hike

Vernal Fall Mist Trail

volunteer lifeguards at the Silicon Valley Kids' Triathlon 2009

World's greatest swimming hole

Yosemite Falls view in February snow and other seasons

Yosemite winter 2004 camping trip

Yosemite snow camp 2005 group photo in tent

Yellowstone winter wolf watching

Soda Butte Creek animal tracks, ouzels and coyote, winter

ocean kayak landings 2006

2006 Ocean Kayak Day Trip

sea otter visits Shannon Mathey's kayak Monterey 2006

Black and white aerial photo/maps are at:

Colter Bay, Grand Teton National Park

Jackson Lake Lodge vicinity

Moose, Wyoming

Signal Mountain, Wyoming



OTHER

Blood donation FAQs

Email

How to get a message to a De Anza instructor



FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS

De Anza College lifeguard training graduates in the military

For swimming class teaching assistants

Memo to teaching assistants

Lifeguard Management

A Whole New Mind

group photo PE28A 2008

April 8, 2009 lifeguard class photo

Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links

Index to Red Cross classes resources

CPR manikin use

How to become a Red Cross instructor

CPR instructor

Lifeguard Instructor homework

Swimming pool rules

pool rules: attire, health and sanitation

spas rules

pool rules concerning children

diving board and slide rules

general pool rules

Previous De Anza lifeguard graduates news flashes

Painting of a Southern Leopard Frog and Tri-colored Heron used by permission of the artist, Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen: http://www.cpbrestvankempen.com/index.html

Painting of a Southern Leopard Frog and Tri-colored Heron used by permission of the artist, Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen: Painting of a Southern Leopard Frog and Tri-colored Heron used by permission of the artist, Carel Pieter Brest van Kempen. The frog is swimming underwater and the heron is seen above through ripples in the water.

 Updated Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at 2:39:41 PM by Mary Donahue - donahuemary@fhda.edu
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