A look at NAF'S Academy of Health Sciences curriculum and lesson design.

2. Overview of the AOHS
Program of Study and the
NAF Curriculum
Peter Weinstein, Pearson Foundation
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3. AOHS Program of Study
Year 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

4. 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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5. Curriculum Development Timeline
2011-2012
School Year
2012-2013
School Year
2013-2014
School Year
2014-2015
School Year
2015-2016
School 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

6. Driving Question for Global Health
Which global health issue is worthy
of being a focus at an international
health summit?
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7. What skills and types of knowledge would
students need to produce a presentation
like this?
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8. 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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9. 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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10. 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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11. Where are the courses?
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15. Thank You!
• What Questions Do
You Have?
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