Aligning Curriculum in the Heart of Florida Reaching Out to Rural High Schools “This product was funded by a grant awarded under the President’s Community-Based.

Aligning Curriculum in the Heart of Florida

Reaching Out to Rural High Schools

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What is TechPrep

Began in the early 1980’s as an option (opportunity) for HS students Locally driven; career oriented

Today - major national strategy for improving students' academic knowledge and technical skills Still locally driven but funded through Perkins Vocational

and Technical Education Act; still career oriented though careers today are healthcare, biotech etc

47% of nation's HS offer at least one TechPrep program; nearly every community and technical college is involved

TechPrep at SFCC

Have been involved with this program since the 1980’s

Our TechPrep Consortium has received regional, state and national recognition for innovation and collaboration

It is an important funding source for Technology and Applied Sciences

Expand into very rural areas of North Central Florida

Health Occupations Academies

Designed to give HS students the opportunity to succeed in postsecondary nursing or allied health programs

Academy of Health Professions (AHP) is a magnet program located

provides experience for students interested in technical training in health-related careers.

integrated curricula in applied academics and clinical experiences in health care settings.

upon graduation, the student is can seek employment in the health field and continue education at the post secondary level. 

Allied Health Sciences; Nursing; Dental; Emergency Medical Services and Fire Sciences at Santa Fe Community College and linked with the health care providers of the region

What is the Rural Healthcare Alliance?

Our mission is to develop strategies and processes and

promote community partnerships to

increase the quantity and quality

of Nursing and Allied Health

professionals in the Heart of Florida

A CBJT

Grant

Where is the Heart of Florida?

The Alliance Partners

Healthcare employers (8)

Community Colleges (3)

High Schools (8)

Universities (2)

Activities Promoted by the Alliance

Through the use of

technology

The rural HS have little to no technology or technology support (even AHP); developed a two-pronged approach to enhance the Health Academies

1. Rural Alliance Web Portal

2. Rural HS Teacher Institute

Technology InnovationsTechnology Innovations

Rural Healthcare Alliance Web Portal

Rural Healthcare Alliance Web Portal – our major Rural Healthcare Alliance Web Portal – our major new communication tool.new communication tool.

It links all partners on up-to-date information on the It links all partners on up-to-date information on the status of the partnershipstatus of the partnership

Information on:Information on: High School Partners and resources designed for themHigh School Partners and resources designed for them Career Pathways (for High Schools and Incumbent Career Pathways (for High Schools and Incumbent

Workers)Workers) New urgently needed Healthcare Programs New urgently needed Healthcare Programs Training options for all varieties of health professionsTraining options for all varieties of health professions Recruiting links and opportunities for business partnersRecruiting links and opportunities for business partners Incumbent Worker support classesIncumbent Worker support classes Community Healthcare informationCommunity Healthcare information

Rural Healthcare Alliance Teacher Institute

Santa Fe Community College - Building W - Room 224

Thursday, November 8, 2007 –Focus on Student Success

9:00 am to 9:30 am Continental Breakfast

9:30 am to 10:00 am Welcome/Icebreaker

10:00 am to 11:00 amEnhancing Tech Prep Success: SFCC Health Sciences Directors; Winnie Nielsen, Shands Healthcare; Perkins and Tech Prep Staff

11:00 am to 11:10 am Break

11:15 am to 12:15 pmExisting and Developing Health Sciences Programs: SFCC Health Sciences Directors; Winnie Nielsen, Shands Healthcare; Perkins and Tech Prep Staff

12:15 pm to 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm to 2:15 pmOut-of-District Articulation and Resources: SFCC Health Sciences Directors; Perkins and Tech Prep Staff

2:15 pm to 2:30 pm Evaluation and Wrap-Up

Friday, November 9, 2007 – Focus on Educator Success

9:00 am to 9:30 am Continental Breakfast

9:30 am to 10:00 am Keeping Motivated as a Teacher: Eileen Roy, Alachua County School Board

10:00 am to 11:00 amTools for Interactive Learning – Web Portal, Pod Casting: Terry Siorek; Rural Healthcare Alliance

11:00 am to 11:10 am Break

11:15 am to 12:00 pm Active Learning Ideas to Align Curriculum: Kerry Chancey, SFCC Faculty; Carol Thomas, SFCC Faculty

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm Lunch

12:45 pm to 1:30 pm Effective Use of PowerPoint in Teaching: Ann Tison

1:30 pm to 2:15 pm“A Time for You” – Educator Therapy: Linda Yonutas, RN, MSN, Hospice and Nina Powell, LCSW

2:15 pm to 2:30 pm Evaluation and Wrap-Up

Resources from Institute

3 computers per HS Each teacher with MP3 player; looking

forward to podcasting curriculum form them Review curriculum of each of the tested

courses (CHM, A&P, Med Term, Intro to Healthcare)

Publisher furnished software Resources on portal; collaborative learning

activities

Evaluation of Institute

On a Likert Scale of 1 to 5, attending faculty and advisors:

First year: Day 1 ~ 4.7; Day 2 ~ 4.6

Second year: Day 1 ~4.6; Day ~ 4.8

Day 1, 4.7

Day 2, 4.6

Day 1, 4.6

Day 2, 4.8

4.5 5

First year

Second year

Rural Teacher Institute, Scale 1 to 5

Real Evaluation

However, the real evaluation is pass rates on Credit by Exam Tests

Three years ago, no HS student took the A&P or CHM tests; very few of them passed the Med Term and Intro to Healthcare Tests. NOW

Success Analysis

For 2008:

Course

# students % passed

BSC 2084 – survey of A&P

10 20%

CHM 1030 - Introduction

16 0%

HSC 1000 – Introduction to Healthcare

44 61%

HSC 2531 – Medical Term

50 52%

For 2007

Course

# students % passed

BSC 2084 – survey of A&P

11 0%

CHM 1030 - Introduction

23 0%

HSC 1000 – Introduction to Healthcare

41 51%

HSC 2531 – Medical Term

51 53%

Contact Information

Linda Nichols, Chair of Sciences for Health Programs and Director of Rural Alliance

[email protected]

352-395-5708