Advisor & Teacher Resources
The local advisor is vital to the success of a local HOSA chapter. The advisor needs to be aware of the responsibilities this entails, and become familiar with the local, regional, state and global/national structure of HOSA. Satisfaction is guaranteed as students grow and develop competence to perform through the integrated and enriching experiences of HOSA membership.
The advisor is a teacher, a guide/mentor, and a resource who assists HOSA members in relating chapter activities to their health science education or other program curriculum and to a future health career.
The attitude, interest, enthusiasm, and commitment exhibited by the local HOSA chapter advisor will be crucial as he/she conveys the values of HOSA in the educational program in middle school, secondary, adult, postsecondary and collegiate health science education related programs.
The advisor, individually and with HOSA chapter members, must establish and maintain contacts with a variety of individuals and groups in publicizing and securing resources and support. Some contacts are:
• Local school personnel, including fellow teachers, guidance counselors, administration and other student organizations – for support, to share in project ideas, joint scheduling and coordination of activities.
• The State Education Agency – for direction relative to state and national association affiliations, planning, state and national programs of work, and activities.
• Community leaders – for additional support, resources and assistance to HOSA chapter members and projects.
The local advisor’s tasks are many, particularly relating to serving as the motivating force, and may be grouped generally under the following categories:
• Securing administrative support
• Organizing the local HOSA chapter
• Assuring HOSA concepts and activities are an integral part of the classroom
• Serving as a resource/facilitator for HOSA student member’s planning of program of work and implementation of activities
• Effecting leadership development
• Introducing HOSA early in the school year
Click here to go to the HOSA Chapter Advisor Resource Guide Page.
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive – Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s BioInteractive has teacher guides, activities, videos and podcasts on several topics
http://www.cyberbee.com/whodunnit/crime.html – Crime scene investigation
http://phet.colorado.edu – interactive online simulations in science and teacher activity ideas
https://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/curriculum-frameworks/2023-24-frameworks/health-science.stml – Florida Department of Education Health Science curriculum frameworks
https://facte.wildapricot.org/FAHSE – Florida Association of Health Science Educators information page
https://facte.wildapricot.org/Join-us/ – FACTE/FAHSE Membership
https://www.caeducatorstogether.org/cte-gateway – CTE Online with lessons on various CTE areas developed by California
https://sde.ok.gov/sites/ok.gov.sde/files/documents/files/Health%20Standards%20-%20for%20Legislature.pdf – Oklahoma State Department of Education Academic Standards for Health Education
https://www.acteonline.org – Association for Career and Technical Education’s website
http://www.okhealthcareers.com/ – Oklahoma Health Care Workforce Center, resources for students, educators, how to prepare for a career
https://www.ahrq.gov/innovations/index.html – Health Care Innovations Exchange with info on specific careers, scholarships, etc.
http://www.digitalwish.com – search for grants, also has lesson plans by subject for K-12
http://www.getedfunding.com – can search for grants by subject, grade, etc.
http://foundationcenter.org/ – free online directory of foundations nationwide; can search by zip code
http://www.guidestar.org/ – search for non-profits nationwide; can search by state,
https://www.nigms.nih.gov/ – National Institute of General Medical Sciences site offers a ton of Resources for students and teachers under Science Education
http://www.tes.co.uk/ – TES is a United Kingdom site with many resources for teachers on a variety of subjects, including science; lesson plans, classroom activities; http://www.sharemylesson.com is the TES for the United States with lesson plans, quizzes, PowerPoint Presentations, etc.
http://teach.genetics.utah.edu/ – Teach.Genetics – Genetic Science Learning Center
http://www.cpalms.org/homepage/index.aspx – Through FLDOE: Share and obtain lesson plans, Florida standards information, etc.
http://betterlesson.com/ – Browse lesson plans; also plan, organize & share your lessons
http://science.education.nih.gov/ – National Institutes of Health’s Teaching Supplements
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/visibleproofs/ – National Library of Medicine lesson plans introducing Forensics, Anthropology, etc.; can search www.nlm.nih.gov for other lessons- “Changing Face of Medicine”, etc.
https://www.aaas.org/resources – American Association for the Advancement of Science links
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/teachers
https://thinktv.pbslearningmedia.org/ – Videos and lessons for all grades and subjects
https://www.learner.org/classroom-resources/ – The Annenberg Foundation has many resources like “The Brain: Teaching Modules”, also resources for students
http://www.readworks.org – Articles for K-8 students that are Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards aligned
http://www.pged.org/lesson-plans/ – Personal Genetics Education Project lesson plans and other resources
http://smithsonianeducation.org/educators/index.html – Smithsonian Institution resources; http://smithsonianquests.org/
http://www.dnai.org/index.htm – DNA Interactive, download 15 lesson plans through the Teacher Guide
https://www.nsta.org/case-studies/all – National Center for Case Study Teaching in Science: teacher resources
https://edgerton.mit.edu/molecule-sets – MIT’s Mind and Hand Alliance; using of Legos to teach science
Health Science Integrated Projects through STEM transitions: http://www.stemtransitions.org/index.php – access to resources in Health Science, STEM, etc. and integrated classroom projects
Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine’s 9th Grade Curriculum: http://www.vet.purdue.edu/engagement/sepa/grade9pilot2012.php
http://www.nsf.gov/news/classroom/index.jsp – NSF Classroom Resources
http://brainu.org/ – BrainU is a neuroscience program for K-12 teachers
https://backyardbrains.com/experiments/ – various experiments and lesson plans in neuroscience
http://www.bioedonline.org – Baylor College of Medicine’s science teaching resources with lessons, videos, free courses for educators
https://www.biochemistry.org/careers-and-education/support-for-educators/ – site has many lessons for various grades
http://www.centreofthecell.org/learn-play/ – UK’s Centre of the Cell with many resources
Institute of Healthcare Improvement Open School: https://www.ihi.org/education/ihi-open-school – case studies, audio & video files, leadership profiles; free courses for students; free sample lessons on leadership in healthcare, patient safety, etc.
http://education-portal.com/academy/course/index.html – Free online courses for subjects – anatomy, math, business and can earn college credit
http://www.openculture.com/ – A great resource for teachers and students alike with free online university courses on many subjects; e-books; textbooks; audio books; science videos, movies (silent, documentaries, etc.) and others.
http://www.hippocampus.org – Online courses in math, science, social sciences, etc.
https://www.coursera.org/ – Free college level courses online
http://www.360-edu.com/ – resources regarding various online credits and education programs
http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/ – UF Health Science Libraries Guides on various topics with many resources; http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/consumerhealth – Consumer Health
http://www.schrockguide.net/ – Katy Schrock’s Guide to Everything; she’s an educational technologist who has various resources like apps, etc.
http://www.healthscienceconsortium.org/ – National Consortium of Health Science Education
http://www.altec.org/index.php?screen=resourceTeacherTools – Advanced Learning Technologies in Education Consortia is a project at the University of Kansas and offers various teacher tools
http://www.4teachers.org/tools/ – Websites with various tools for classroom
https://emedia.uen.org/ – e-Media from the Utah Education Network can search various media on various subjects and for different grades
http://www.canvaslms.com/ – Canvas is a free tool for teachers to connect with students and parents, manage courses, track student progress, students have access to materials on various devices, integrate the use of videos, blogs, etc.
http://www.carolina.com/resources/home.jsp – Teacher resources
http://www.loc.gov/item/2003556257/ – Internet Public Library
http://www.asm.org/ – American Society for Microbiology
BioscienceEdNet: http://www.biosciednet.org/portal/ – digital library portal for learning in the biological sciences with many resources by topic, grade, etc.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/education/ – Scientific American list of great resources
http://www.101science.com – listing of thousands of links on various subjects
http://serc.carleton.edu/index.html – Science Education Research Center at Carleton College – K-12 activities and resources, etc.
http://www.ncsmt.org/teacher-resources/i3-curriculum/– North Carolina STEM Center links in science
http://www.bio-link.org/home/ – Bio-Link enhances biotechnology education and offers resources for students, industry partners, learn about biotech degrees & certificates and through it
https://scout.wisc.edu/ – Biotech clearinghouse and resources
http://www.ncbiotech.org/training – North Carolina Biotechnology Center with many resources, including:
http://www.ncbiotech.org/sites/default/files/CareerPathways].pdf – Biotech Career Pathways guide for parents, students & educators
http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk – UK’s national STEM Centre with resources and curriculum
http://www.techlearning.com/index – Tech Learning: many resources and ideas supporting the use of technology
http://etc.usf.edu/ – Educational Technology Clearinghouse through the Center for Instructional Technology at College of Education, Univ. of South Florida. Offers free clip art, royalty-free photos, presentation backgrounds and buttons, lesson plans. The site offers many other resources.
From the above site, teachers can go to http://etc.usf.edu/techease/ – Tech-Ease (for all your classroom needs). The website is by the Florida Center for Instructional Technology at College of Education, Univ. of South Florida – http://fcit.usf.edu/
http://etc.usf.edu/techease/win/classroom-practice/ – Technology in the classroom (Classroom Management Q&A)
National Teacher Training Institute: http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/lessons/science.html – lessons and other resources; http://www.thirteen.org/edonline/ntti/resources/workshops/digital_file/practice.html – Digital File Management in the Classroom
https://www.remind101.com/ – Teachers can send messages for free to parents and students
http://exitticket.org – used by teachers to obtain responses from students and monitor progress
http://www.elu.sgul.ac.uk/cso/ – Clinical Skills Videos online
http://ed.ted.com/ – TED Ed video lessons on various subjects