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| ATTENTION TEACHERS |
Hands on Health, the interactive hands-on health science exhibition developed by spectrUM and Western MT AHEC, is getting ready to hit the road! Would you like to see Hands on Health come to your school or community in Spring or Summer 2010?
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| Greetings!
During this busy holiday season, we would like to share with you a holiday wish for educators:
"May your days be full of challenges... and may they be met successfully.
May you celebrate and seize the opportunities that present themselves.
And may your love of learning kindle inspiration in your students... an educator's best reward."
~ Karen L. Sunderson
From all of Montana's AHECs, we wish you a wonderful holiday season, and thank you for your hard work on behalf of Montana's kids. |
| HOSA Update & Happenings... |
HOSA - Health Occupations Students of America 
HOSA is a student organization whose mission is to promote career opportunities in healthcare and to enhance the delivery of quality healthcare to all people.
The HOSA Fall Leadership meeting was held in Great Falls on Monday, December 7, 2009 for HOSA Chapter Advisors and Officers.
Even with the sub-zero temperatures outside, we had representation from all eight of our Montana HOSA Chapters (high school level) including:
- Kalispell - Missoula
- Helena High - Capital High
- Augusta - CMR High
- Great Falls High - Billings
Participants had the opportunity to help guide the direction of Montana HOSA for 2009-2010 and to learn about fundraising opportunities, leadership skills, and marketing decisions. A guest panel included Betsy Smith, Genetic Counselor with Benefis' Sletten Cancer Institute; Crystal Cook, Radiation Therapist and CyberKnife Coordinator with Benefis' Sletten Cancer Institute; and Dr. Teresa Gunn, Associate Professor with McLaughlin Research Institute. It was a great day for Montana HOSA!
For more information about HOSA in general or about starting a HOSA Chapter in your community, please contact Bergen Morehouse, State HOSA Advisor, 406.683.2790, bergen@mtha.org or visit our website www.montanahosa.org . |
| Classroom Resource |
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Free Webinar Series
Great Lakes Science Center, located in Cleveland Ohio, is offering a free online interactive broadcast video series with a new session monthly. Sessions are also archived for later viewing.
The video series is designed for students in grades 7 - 12, and is meant to stimulate interest in biomedical research and advances in health care technology.
The next topics include:
* Medicine Makes the Impossible, Possible
Wed. 1/13, 1 PM EST
presented by a member of the Cleveland Clinic Face Transplant team.
* Artificial Limbs for Real People
Wed. 2/17, 10 AM EST
presented by expert builders of orthotics and prosthetics.
The series continues throughout the spring, with upcoming topics including Brain Power, DNA Research, and Minimally Invasive Surgery.
For more information or to register, contact John Ramicone at 216-916-6360 to register (closes 3 days prior to broadcast date). Requires interactive video distance learning or web streaming capabilities. All programs are subject to change. For more information about Great Lakes Science Center and these programs, visit http://www.greatscience.com/biomed_tech |
| Cool Websites of the Month |
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Free Tech 4 Teachers
No, this is not a site that gives away laptops or iphones. www.FreeTech4teachers.com is an award-winning blog with an incredible wealth of information, organized in a VERY user-friendly way.
Even tech-wary teachers will find it a source of valuable resources and how-to's. Each blog post (think of it as a weekly issue of a magazine, only online instead of in your mailbox) contains descriptions of free and easily accessible websites and tools to make teachers' use of technology easier and more effective. For example, a free guide focuses on ways to search the web (and help your students search the web) more effectively by using tools like Related Search and boolean logic to narrow down searches. Also included are descriptions of other ways to search the internet, including search engines specifically designed for kids and students.
Another free guide, "Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration," details web-based services like Google.docs (which enables multiple users to share, collaborate on, and edit documents); weebly, a free platform for creating classroom websites; and snagfilms.com, where hundreds of documentaries and independent films can be viewed for free.
www.FreeTech4Teachers.com is a great resource for teachers who are unsure about getting started with web 2.0 technologies AND for those who are already right at home in the digital age. Its creator, Richard Byrne, is clearly as passionate about technology as he is about teaching and learning. |
| Health Career Spotlight: Genetic Counselor |
A Career to Tell Students About...
Genetic Counseling is one of the Top Ten Hot Jobs of 2008, according to AOL's CareerBuilder.com website. Genetic counselors are health professionals with specialized graduate degrees and experience in the areas of medical genetics and counseling. Most enter the field from a variety of disciplines, including biology, genetics, nursing, psychology, public health and social work.The genetic counseling profession is rapidly expanding and diversifying. Heightened public awareness, coupled with scientific advances in adult disorders and reproductive technologies, have increased the demand for genetic counselors in clinical, teaching, administrative, commercial, private practice and consulting environments. This trend is expected to continue well into the 21st century ...and beyond.
Currently, numerous training programs offer master's degrees in genetic counseling in the United States. Coursework typically includes clinical genetics, population genetics, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics coupled with psychosocial theory, ethics and counseling techniques. Clinical placement in ABGC-approved medical genetics centers is an integral part of the degree requirements. Additional programs accept nurses seeking post-graduate degrees with specialty training in genetics. After earning a degree, genetic counselors become certified by sitting for a certification exam.
The National average salary for Genetic Counselors is $48,200.
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This E-News is being sent to you by the Montana Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) in order to open a dialogue among educators about Health Science Education for K-12 students of Montana. Through this newsletter we intend to:
1) build a shared resource of activities, materials, and lesson plans to draw on in teaching the health sciences
2) highlight the cross-curriculum nature of the health sciences
3) build an interest in and awareness of health career paths for students in the state of Montana
Please contact us with your comments, ideas, questions or projects you'd like to see highlighted in future issues of this e-newsletter. And thank you for the work you do every day to inspire and support Montana kids! | |
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Sincerely,
Montana AHECs (Area Health Education Centers)
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