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Workshop Detail: Monday, July 20, 2009
(6-12): HEADS UP: Providing cutting-edge research for your students and exciting them about health science careers!
presented by
Nathalie Sessions, BBA, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Yazmin Azeem, Marguerite Bagwell, Angie Paiz
Curriculum Developed by The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – School of Public Health
Health Education And Discovering Science while Unlocking Potential
The workshop will introduce participants to all six HEADS UP modules. HEADS UP features research-based material designed by teachers and field experts for middle and high school students. Materials are aligned with TEKS and National Science Education Standards. DVDs feature video vignettes with a real life cast of students interacting with actual scientists and other health science professionals, and are supported with attention-grabbing graphics. DVDs also include short video biographies highlighting numerous types of science-related careers. The career story videos are also available via the HEADS UP web site and the UT Health Science Center’s iTunes U. Teacher CDs contain classroom activities that expand upon topics introduced in the videos and also include teacher information sheets, glossaries, TAKS prep, assessment tools, and additional resources.
HEADS UP raises test scores and interest in science! In a quasi-experimental matched comparison study involving a three-year prospective cohort of primarily Hispanic inner-city middle school students, HEADS UP demonstrated significant increases in Stanford 10 Achievement scores in science and interest in science.
Workshops will be co-facilitated by teachers who have successfully implemented HEADS UP. Participants will view sneak previews of content videos and career story videos and be guided through several classroom activities featured in the material. Each participant will receive two modules of their choice complements of the conference hosts and the HEADS UP project!
Genes, Health
& You presents an
introduction to basic genetics concepts.
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The Nervous System takes a more in-depth look at the workings of this body system told through a story of a student who has a skateboarding accident. (primary aim: 6th–8th)
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The Immune System & Infectious Diseases explores discoveries in the field of infectious disease research. Topics include Staphylococcus aureus (”staph”/MRSA), global diseases such as Lassa fever, biological laboratories, and biosafety levels. (primary aim: 6th-12th)
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Diabetes/Cardiovascular
Disease provides insight on how body
systems work together using diabetes as a disease model. Materials from this
and Nutrition/Physical Activity makeup the classroom component of CATCH Middle School, one of three
TEA-approved programs available to meet the state mandate for coordinated
school health programs in middle schools.
(primary
aim: 6th–8th)
Nutrition/Physical Activity Second Edition provides educators with new and updated activities. Topics include the digestive system, Body Mass Index, reading and interpreting Nutrition Facts labels and much more. Materials from this and Diabetes/Cardiovascular Disease makeup the classroom component of CATCH Middle School, one of three TEA-approved programs available to meet the state mandate for coordinated school health programs in middle schools.
(primary aim: 6th–8th)
Nathalie Sessions, The University of Texas School of Public Health
Nathalie serves as HEADS UP project director for the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living at the UT School of Public Health. She has a background in health promotion and community relations and has worked in the health care, K-12 education, broadcast television, and multimedia industries, and has expertise in special event planning and project management.
Nathalie oversees all aspects of HEADS UP from development to dissemination. She facilitates partnership development and plans and executes teacher professional development activities.
Nathalie holds a bachelors degree in business administration from The University of Saint Thomas–Houston. In pursuit of her goal to become a Registered Dietician, she has been accepted to The Graduate College at Texas State University–San Marcos for the Fall 2009 semester where she will continue her dietetic studies and earn a master’s degree in nutrition.
Summer Institute, a component of the MIDAS Project, is supported by a