Overview of the AOHS Program of Study and the NAF Curriculum

Peter Weinstein, Pearson Foundation

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AOHS Program of StudyYear 1• Healthcare Careers Exploration• Personal Health & Wellness*

Year 2• Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 1 & 2

Year 3• Global Health and/or Specialized courses

Year 4• Specialized courses and/or Certification course

*Still to be confirmed

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” Includes a culminating project Advisory board members have roles in every course Every course is correlated to the applicable Common

Core State Standards

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Curriculum Development Timeline

2011-2012School Year

2012-2013School Year

2013-2014School Year

2014-2015School Year

2015-2016School Year

Course(s)Written

• Healthcare Careers Exploration

• Global Health

• Foundations of Anatomy & Physiology I and II

• Biotechnology • Personal Health & Wellness

• Specialty Courses

Course(s)Piloted

• Healthcare Careers Exploration

• Global Health

• Foundations of Anatomy & Physiology I and II

• Biotechnology • Personal Health & Wellness

• Specialty Courses

Driving Question for Global Health

Which global health issue is worthy of being a focus at an international

health summit?

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What skills and types of knowledge would students need to produce a presentation like this?

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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

All 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

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A Look at NAF Lesson Design

Read, Group, Share: • Which elements of this lesson are familiar to

you?• What seems new and interesting to you?• How would you characterize the instructional

arc/flow/sequencing of this lesson?

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A Look at NAF Instructional Practices

Working with a partner, find these practices in the lesson and complete the Instructional Practices Graphic Organizer

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Where are the courses?

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Thank You!

• What Questions Do You Have?

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