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This session explores the four-year program of study for AOHS, the pedagogy for the NAF curriculum, the role of project-based learning in NAF courses and how to navigate the NAF online curriculum library. This is an introductory session for educators new to AOHS and the NAF curriculum.
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#NAFNext2014
Overview of the NAF Health Sciences Curriculum
Peter Weinstein, Pearson Foundation
Welcome
Who’s with us today?
Driving Question for Global Health
What global health issue is worthy of being a focus at an
international health summit?
What skills and types of knowledge would students need to produce a presentation like this?
As You View the Narrated Presentation
AOHS Program of StudyYear 1• Healthcare Careers Exploration• Personal Health & Wellness*
Year 2• Foundations of Anatomy and Physiology I & II
Year 3• Global Health and/or Specialized courses (Medical
Diagnostics, Medical Therapeutics, Sports Medicine, etc.)*
Year 4• Specialized courses* and/or Certification course
*Still to be developed
Structure of a NAF course
1 semester (75 – 80 class periods) Class periods are 50 minutes long A NAF course is “one size fits most” Advisory board members have roles in every course Every course is correlated to the applicable Common
Core State Standards Includes a culminating project…
Project Based Learning
Positive Interdependence (Sink or Swim Together)
Face-to-Face Interaction (Promote Each Other’s Success)
Individual & Group Accountability (No Hitchhiking! No Social Loafing!)
Interpersonal & Small-Group Skills (Being a Team Player)
Group Processing (A Metacognitive 21st Century Skill)
Structure of a NAF lesson
Each lesson includes three main components: Lesson Plan, Student Resource, Teacher Resource. Some also include PowerPoints, videos, and other file types.
Each lesson includes one or two assessment products
Most documents are in Word format to be edited as needed
Every lesson includes at least one literacy activity
Extensions and cross-curricular activities are provided at the end of each lesson
A Look at NAF Lesson Design
Circle or Label what you notice in this lesson:• key elements of structure• key elements of instruction• types of content
A Look at NAF Lesson Design
Pair, Share: • Which elements of this lesson are familiar
to you?• What seems new and interesting to you?• What do you notice about the sequencing
of the lesson?
Where are the courses?
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Thank You!
What Questions Do You Have?