1. Community Campus Life Science Academy
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES PROGRAM

2. Overview Next Generation Learning Community Campus
The Life Science Academy
Project Lead the Way
Biomedical Sciences Curriculum
Introduction to Instructor
Expectations
Looking Ahead
Questions
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

3. COMMUNITY CAMPUS Next Generation Learning Community Campus
Mission- Merger of student passion and ability with a meaningful career path
Vision- An improved workforce equipped with skills needed in the next-generation workplace
Funding- Redirection of resources
Funding- Redirection of resources
public school districts
KCTCS
public and private college budgets
business community
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

4. COMMUNITY CAMPUS World Class Research
First Class Health Care
High Quality Educational Opportunities
Funding- Redirection of resources
public school districts
KCTCS
public and private college budgets
business community
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

5. Life science academy Academies
STEM
Theatre Arts
Construction/Trades/Energy
Business/Entrepreneurship
The Life Science Academy
The mission of the Life Science Academy is to improve Health Care in our region
The goal is to improve the pathways for students to pursue careers in the health care field through world-class real-world, hands-on research and investigation
Project Lead the Way Biomedical program
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

6. Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
The nation’s leading provider of rigorous and innovative STEM education
MISSION
to ensure that America succeeds in the increasingly high-tech and high-skill global economy by partnering with middle schools and high schools to prepare students to become the most innovative and productive in the world
Comprehensive, collaboratively developed curriculum
PLTW teachers
University educators
engineering and biomedical professionals
school administrators
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

7. Project Lead the Way (PLTW)
Curriculum focuses on
Critical thinking
Creativity
Innovation
Real-world problem solving
The Program
Hands-on
Problem-based
engages students on multiple levels
exposes them to areas of study that they typically do not pursue
provides them with a foundation and proven path to college and career success in STEM related fields
Utilizes AP2
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

8. AP2: activities, projects, and problem-based learning
build skills and knowledge
Projects
hone skills in teamwork, mathematics, science, software, time management, and communication
Problems
Students doing authentic real-world work.
Learning is contextual, not disjointed series of concepts.
Students work in teams.
Expectations are clearly articulated to students
Problems have unpredictable results
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

9. PLTW Biomedical Science Program
Addresses impending critical shortage of qualified science and health professionals
Prepare students for rigorous post-secondary education at two and four-year colleges or universities
Physician
Nurse
Dentist
Veterinarian
Pharmacist
Paramedic
Dietician
Surgeon
Research Scientist
Health Information Manager
Medical Technologist
Radiologist
Medical Technical Writer
Physicians’ Assistant
Biomedical Engineer
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

10. PLTW Biomedical Science Program
BMS Funding States. Schools implemented program in 2007.
States with schools implementing program since 2007.
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

11. Biomedical Science at the life science academy
Principles of the Biomedical Sciences (PBS)™
Human Body Systems™
Medical Interventions™
Biomedical Innovation™
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

12. Principles of Biomedical Science
Student work involves
the study of human medicine
research processes
introduction to bioinformatics
Students investigate the human body systems and various health conditions including:
Human Body Systems
Heart Attack
Diabetes
Sickle Cell Disease
Hypercholesterolemia
Infectious Diseases
Medical Interventions
Grant Proposal
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

13. Principles of Biomedical Science
Unit 2: Heart Attack
Dissect a sheep heart
Build simple pump
Use data acquisition software and sensors to measure EKG, heart rate, and blood pressure
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

14. Principles of Biomedical Science
Unit 3: Diabetes
Build calorimeter
Learn macromolecules
Understand glucose uptake
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

15. Principles of Biomedical Science
Unit 4: Sickle Cell Disease
Protein Structure
Extract DNA
Examine Blood Cells
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

16. Introduction to your Instructor
Natalie J. Mountjoy
Education
BA, Biology University of Kentucky
MS, Biology Western Kentucky University
Currently, PhD Candidate in the Center for Ecology, Southern Illinois University
Teaching Experience
Middle and high school
Community College
WKU and SIU
Interests
Research- Communities and Conservation
Science education
Community Outreach
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

17. expectations
Mine
Yours
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18. Looking Forward Human Body Systems Medical Interventions
Students study basic human physiology in relationship to human health
How the body systems work together to maintain internal balance and good health
Medical Interventions
Investigate various medical interventions that extend and improve the quality of life
diagnostics, surgery, bio-nanotechnology, pharmacology, prosthetics, rehabilitation, and life style choices.
Biomedical Innovations
In this capstone course, students will design and conduct experiments related to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease or illness. 
They will apply their knowledge and skills to answer questions or to solve problems related to the biomedical sciences.
Funded by OMHS and OCTC

19. Student Schedule
Take college-preparatory science and mathematics courses concurrent with each Biomedical Science course
Choice of the science and mathematics courses is up to the school and the student
In the PLTW® Biomedical Sciences Program, students are expected to take college-preparatory science and mathematics courses concurrently with each PLTW® course. The PLTW® courses are not intended to replace any existing science courses.

20. Attributes of Graduates
Think creatively and critically.
Able to problem-solve.
Communicate effectively.
Have professional conduct.
Able to work in teams.
Understand how scientific research is conducted, applied, and funded.
The attributes of the graduates of the Biomedical Sciences Program are listed. These are the same attributes as graduates of the Engineering program and emphasize skills most often cited by employers as the most needed or desired attributes of new employees.

21. Key Biological Concepts:
Cellular basis of life
Homeostasis
Metabolism
Cellular communication
Transport of substances
Inheritance of traits
Defense and protection
These are the key biological concepts investigated by students in the first course. Each of these concepts is represented in the National Science Education Standards.
Cellular basis of life: all living things are made of individual cells that work together to provide the materials and processes necessary to sustain life. All living things begin as a single cell, i.e. the fertilized egg cell that becomes a human, and death also occurs at the cellular level, i.e. a heart attack is the death of heart muscle cells.
Homeostasis is the ability of living things to maintain a consistent environment, i.e. humans maintain an internal body temperature of about 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
Metabolism is the conversion of one form of energy into another; i.e. humans convert the chemical energy in molecules of food into a form of energy, called ATP, that can be used by cells to maintain life processes.
Inheritance of traits is the passing of genetic information from one generation to the next. The molecule responsible is called Deoxyribonucleic acid, DNA.
Defense against disease is the ability to fight off infections.