About our vaping education resources

Seeing Through the Haze

Seeing Through the Haze is a free, evidence-based, curriculum-aligned vaping education resource that has been designed for use in school settings with upper-primary and secondary school students.

Seeing Through the Haze is anchored in contemporary education and health promotion principles which:

• Uses a whole-school and strengths-based approach
• Builds health literacy, critical thinking skills, protective behaviours and help- seeking strategies in young people, which can be applied to other health areas more broadly
• Encourages inquiry-based learning with linkages to local community, cessation support services and the Achievement Program

Student Resources

Student resources are available for upper primary (Years 5-6) and secondary (Years 7-8 and Years 9-10) students.

Seeing Through the Haze is structured as an interconnected learning sequence with a range of activities that can be selected across the following modules:

• Module 1 Get the Facts: students learn the foundational knowledge and skills required to understand vaping and its impacts on health
• Module 2 See Through the Haze: students examine the misinformation and marketing tactics used by industry and investigate cessation support options
• Module 3 Making Change: students bring together their knowledge and skills to create a campaign for change

Teaching Guides

To support school and health educators with the delivery of Seeing Through the Haze, teaching guides for Years 5-6 and Years 7-10 are available.

The Teaching Guide includes:

• Answers and discussion guidance for the student activities
• An overview of the resource structure with best-practice teaching and learning approaches
• Clear curriculum links with lesson planning and delivery suggestions

Please note: the teaching guide is designed to be used alongside the student education resource.

Seeing Through the Haze Lesson Cards

Newly developed lesson cards provide school and health educators with tailored options for Seeing Through the Haze delivery.

 Each Year level lesson card bundle offers:

• Three topics to choose from
• Flexible delivery formats across 3 or 2 lessons while maintaining key learning outcomes
• An outline of the suggested sequence of activities including learning intentions, curriculum links, preparation and delivery time as well as page references from the Seeing Through the Haze student resources

These lesson cards can be used when:

• There is limited capacity to deliver the full suite of activities in the student resource.
• A tailored approach to activity delivery is needed to better suit student needs.
• Responding to vaping incidents within school settings or other needs of the school or community.

The Seeing Through the Haze student resource, teaching guide and lesson cards are designed to be used together. Please ensure that all applicable resources have been received before using them.

Download the ‘How to use the Seeing Through the Haze lesson cards’ resource for more information and guidance.

Educator Support Resources

Seeing Through the Haze Professional Learning Videos

A series of short easy-to-view videos facilitated by Associate Professor Deana Leahy from the Faculty of Education at Monash University that provide a step through of the Seeing Through the Haze resources background, structure and alignment with key teaching and learning concepts.

Schools Settings Checklist

A recommended tool to strengthen a whole school approach to reducing tobacco and vape-related harms in school environments. This can be achieved by:

• The school's leadership and commitment to smoking and vaping prevention and cessation
• Ensuring the physical school environment actively supports smoke and vape-free practices
• Embedding smoking and vaping prevention education into curriculum and classroom practice
• Providing clear and accessible response and cessation support pathways for staff and students

Download the school settings checklist here

Acknowledgements

Quit acknowledges the valuable expertise, insights and contribution of Associate Professor Deana Leahy from the Faculty of Education, Monash University in the development of the Seeing Through the Haze vaping education resources and professional learning materials.

Quit acknowledges the continued guidance, expertise and support provided by many education and health sector leaders and their meaningful contribution towards Quit’s commitment to end the devastating impact of tobacco and vaping on Victorian people and communities.

Quit would like to thank the many teachers, schools and health educators who generously contributed their time and expertise to the development of these resource materials. Their insights and feedback have been invaluable.