Practicum in Health Science
The Practicum in Health Science course is designed to give students practical application of previously studied knowledge and skills. Practicum experiences can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of experience.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
Resources
Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence: Practicum in Health Science
CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Practicum in Health Science course scope and sequence within the Health Science Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
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Programs of Study: Health Science
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Program of Studies within the Health Science Career Cluster provide helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. These documents are designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Section 1: Pre-Practicum
Lesson Plan: Emerging Technologies in Medicine
In this lesson, the student will explore and analyze emerging technologies in health science and understand the need for continuing education advancement and training to stay up-to-date with new discoveries and technology in medicine.
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Lesson Plan: Communication Barriers
In this lesson, students will discuss barriers to communication, and methods to help overcome these barriers. Students will work in pairs to practice communicating with patients.
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Lesson Plan: Patient Education
This lesson, provides students the opportunity to reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills related to mathematics in a variety of contexts.
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Lesson Plan: Anatomy and Physiology Worldwide
In this lesson, students will research healthcare concerns of our global society. Students will also complete a project on the effects of aging on the body.
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Lesson Plan: Entrepreneurship in the Health Care Industry
In this lesson, the student will be able to explore these entrepreneurial opportunities by completing a project in which they will organize and create a business.
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Lesson Plan: Emerging Technologies in Medicine
In this lesson, students will explore the emerging technologies of the health care industry, and how these technologies have and will continue to impact the profession.
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Lesson Plan: Academic Requirement Research
In this lesson, students will explore requirements for various careers and determine the education and/or training that is needed for those careers.
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Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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Lesson Plan: Communication Barriers
In this lesson, students will discuss barriers to communication, and methods to help overcome these barriers. Students will work in pairs to practice communicating with patients.
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Lesson Plan: Patient Education
This lesson, provides students the opportunity to reinforce, apply, and transfer their knowledge and skills related to mathematics in a variety of contexts.
View ResourceSection 2: Practicum
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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