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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

Physical Education Division

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

Lifeguard Training

Lifeguard Training FAQs

P.E. 28A

P.E. 28A student evaluation comments

Lifeguard Management

History of lifesaving

History of swimming section

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

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

canoe over canoe rescue

CPR manikin use

Do AEDs work?

Lifeguard training, swimming, CPR and first aid links

Common mistakes in professional rescuer CPR skills - Lifeguard Training

California Lifeguards and Title 22

Touched by a Drowning

pool safety deficiencies

Nutrition, diet, weight loss and hydration links

Exercise links

Swimming pool rules

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

rescue board safety tips

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

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

Fifty ways to praise your swim students

Pool remodel

Administration of Justice Majors: enhance your resume

Massage Therapists: enhance your resume

Personal Fitness Trainers: enhance your resume

De Anza College home games

How to tell if the lifeguards are doing their job properly

Biological and Health Sciences Division

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

students tell how to pass HLTH 57E

CPR AED

Red Cross First Aid

Wilderness First Aid

Simple secondary survey study sheet

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

Health 57 A and C student evaluations

advance care directives

Adult Education and Short Courses classes

Earthquake Preparedness

Wilderness First Aid



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.)

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

OUTDOOR CLUB

see also OUTDOOR CLUB HOW-TO just below this section

Outdoor Club Basic Info

Outdoor Club camping trips

Outdoor Club Coming Attractions

Carpool FAQs

Outdoor Club trip rules

Membership benefits

Club Trip Leader Job Description

Outdoor Club Constitution

Outdoor Club Equipment

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

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


OUTDOOR CLUB HOW-TO

At altitude

Backpacking Advice

Bears

canoe over canoe rescue

Campfires

Camping Blunders

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

Improve your inexpensive rain gear

insect repellant

kayaking / canoeing lessons

Kayaks (and trailer) use

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

the class I teach on Wilderness First Aid



OUTDOOR CLUB SNOW CAMPING

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

What if it's really a blizzard?

Yosemite winter photos

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 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

finessing your faculty website



PHOTO PAGES

Alcatraz group photos

August 2004 Tuolumne trip

Cascade Canyon, Grand Teton National Park

clipart borders

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 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

Group photo with bear box

Kay's webpage

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

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

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

Girl Scout Leaders: need lifeguard volunteers?

How to get a message to a De Anza instructor

morse code



FOR TEACHING ASSISTANTS

De Anza College lifeguard training graduates in the military

Memo to teaching assistants

Lifeguard Management

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

2004 American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program

Previous De Anza lifeguard graduates news flashes

 Updated Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at 10:16:15 AM by Mary Donahue - donahuemary@fhda.edu
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