Integrated Integrated Academics in Health Academics in Health

ScienceScienceSusan Galligan, RNSusan Galligan, RN

New York State Health Science Educators New York State Health Science Educators AssociationAssociation

What is Integration What is Integration of Academics?of Academics?

Integration of academics is drawing Integration of academics is drawing connections between course concepts connections between course concepts and applying them in a useful manner.and applying them in a useful manner.

Identifying the core skills needed to Identifying the core skills needed to obtain employment in the health obtain employment in the health science field.science field.

Benefits to Benefits to StudentsStudents

Curriculum Instruction is taught in CTE Curriculum Instruction is taught in CTE and reinforced in academicsand reinforced in academics

Connections are made between real-Connections are made between real-world and abstract informationworld and abstract information

Academic successAcademic success

CTE successCTE success

Ready for real-world employment in Ready for real-world employment in that career fieldthat career field

Core Essential Skills Needed Core Essential Skills Needed for Healthfor HealthCareersCareers

Career Specific Content KnowledgeCareer Specific Content Knowledge

Technical Skills Technical Skills

Communication Skills Communication Skills

Math Skills Math Skills

Science Skills Science Skills

Follow the Follow the Standards...Standards...

National StandardsNational StandardsNational Consortium for Health Science National Consortium for Health Science EducationEducation

Common Core English, Math and Science Common Core English, Math and Science StandardsStandards

New York State Standards New York State Standards CDOSCDOS

NYSED Specific Career Curriculum NYSED Specific Career Curriculum GuidelinesGuidelines

Linking of Core Linking of Core ConceptsConcepts

Identify Literacy and Communication Identify Literacy and Communication ConceptsConcepts

Identify Math ConceptsIdentify Math Concepts

Develop a Plan Develop a Plan

Problem Based FocusProblem Based Focus

Collaborate with Collaborate with Academic TeachersAcademic TeachersIdentify essential literacy, communication and Identify essential literacy, communication and analytical skillsanalytical skills

Develop rigorous assignments that will ensure firm Develop rigorous assignments that will ensure firm grasp on core skillsgrasp on core skills

Align skills to standardsAlign skills to standards

Develop rubrics that evaluate student performance Develop rubrics that evaluate student performance

Assessment/Assessment/EvaluationEvaluation

Rubrics should be usedRubrics should be used

Assessments should be graded by CTE Assessments should be graded by CTE instructor for content and Academic instructor for content and Academic instructors for English and Mathinstructors for English and Math

Students receive feedback from both Students receive feedback from both CTE and Academic InstructorCTE and Academic Instructor

Example of ELA Example of ELA Integration in Integration in Health ScienceHealth Science

Job Preparation Job Preparation

Career Research PaperCareer Research Paper

Students explore a health occupations career Students explore a health occupations career and write a research based paper using APA and write a research based paper using APA format.format.

Assignment is graded by both ELA and CTE Assignment is graded by both ELA and CTE instructorsinstructors

Example of Math Example of Math Integration in Integration in Health ScienceHealth Science

Analysis of MeasurementsAnalysis of Measurements

AnthropometricsAnthropometrics

Students measure femurs lengths of Students measure femurs lengths of classmates to predict student heightclassmates to predict student height

Arrange data in excel chart and create a Arrange data in excel chart and create a scatterplot graph scatterplot graph

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