“Fun Tools in the Classroom”Presented by:

Elizabeth S. Silvey, RN, MSNLynn W. Hardison, RN, CMA, MBA-HMT

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!

Health care Foundation• Teaching health care foundation standards:• Collaborate with the regional Area Health Education Center to

offer Youth Health Service Corp• Module training that piggybacks nicely with Health Science II

curriculum• Supplements North Carolina Honors level course requirements• www.ahecnation.org

Health care Foundation• East Carolina University Brody

Ambassadors• Jackson Turbeville, Brody School of

Medicine• turbevillej13@students.ecu.edu

• Prevent Blindness NC • http://nc.preventblindness.org/

Health Care Foundation• 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 II to earn

service hours and create projects to add to their portfolios.

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

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

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

Structural Organization• Vertebrae Model• Muscle Simon Says• Asthma Simulation• Glove Hearts• Cup Hearts• Jell-O Skin• Skin Model• Cerebrum Hats• Yarn Head• Neuron Man

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

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

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