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Back to the Future! Projects to Make Learning Fun!

Back to the Future! Projects to Make Learning Fun!. Presented by: Elizabeth S. Silvey, RN, MSN Health Science Education R. L. Patton High School Morganton, North Carolina. Challenges of Teaching. Transitioning from the healthcare setting to a classroom teacher

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Back to the Future! Projects to Make Learning Fun!

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  1. Back to the Future!Projects to Make Learning Fun! Presented by: Elizabeth S. Silvey, RN, MSN Health Science Education R. L. Patton High School Morganton, North Carolina

  2. Challenges of Teaching • Transitioning from the healthcare setting to a classroom teacher • Navigating updates and changes in the health science curriculum • Working with limited budgets to purchase equipment and supplies • Developing lesson plans for substitutes that are meaningful and easy to follow • Making challenging health-related topics interesting, understandable, and FUN!

  3. Opportunities for Honors Projects • Volunteer Opportunities: • American Red Cross • Community Blood Centers • Other Blood Centers • Local Community Organizations • Charity Organizations • Hospice • All of the above offer opportunities for Health Science courses to earn service hours and create projects to add to their portfolios.

  4. Meaningful Movies • Thought provoking movies can be great resources to reinforce objectives in health science • Used to create writing prompts • Evoke research using technology • Encourage classroom discussions and debates • Provide visualization for complex topics • Use in entirety or segments

  5. Portfolios • It is never too soon to start creating professional portfolios • Digital • Hard-copy • Resume • Transcript • Credentials • Honors and awards • Volunteer service hours • Letters of reference • Immunization records • Miscellaneous

  6. Critical Thinking Projects: Structural Organization • Teaching anatomical and physiological structures: • Twinkie Surgery • Gummy Bear Lab • Snicker Skin • Hematocrit • Orange Brain • Walk the Heart • Picture Man • Bandana Head • Skeletal Crafts • Urinary Model • Body Journal

  7. Critical Thinking Projects: Structural Organization • Vertebrae Model • Muscle Simon Says • Asthma Simulation • Glove Hearts • Cup Hearts • Jell-O Skin • Skin Model • Cerebrum Hats • Yarn Head • Neuron Man

  8. Critical Thinking • Teaching critical thinking, communication, and team building: • Helium Pole • Magic Stones • Surfing the Tube • Bull’s Ring • Swiss Cheese Transport • Maze • Extemporaneous Clay or Foam Models • Pin the Tail on the Body Builder • Terminology Tiles • Scrabble • Group Draw • Fairy Tales using Legal and Ethical Terms

  9. Review Activities • Reviewing for formative and post assessments: • Musical Circles • Beach Ball Toss • Foldables • Baseball • Medical Hop Scotch • Medical Simon Says • Extemporaneous Posters of Concepts

  10. Resources • National Consortium of Health Science Education • http://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/ • North Carolina Centers for the Advancement of Teaching • www.nccat.org • Health Science-Activities in a Pinch • HS.ActivitiesinaPinch@gmail.com

  11. Contact Information Elizabeth S. Silvey RN, MSN R.L. Patton High School 701 Enola Road Morganton, North Carolina 28655 828-433-3038 essilvey@burke.k12.nc.us essilvey@gmail.com

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