1. Music fade in Thomas Dolby “She Blinded Me With Science.”

2. Foundations of Biomedical Science Program
Walt Whitman High School:
Academics, Practical Experiences, and Service
in Biology, Medicine, and Health
New for
Sign up for the FBS Program here.
Welcome to the Foundations of Biomedical Sciences Program at Walt Whitman High Schools This presentation will introduce an exciting new program for 2018, tell you some of the highlights, outline requirements, and since it is new, review what areas we are still working on. We are putting together this presentation for those students and parents that want to learn more but cannot attend one of our presentations. Pause at any time to read the text on these slides more carefully and fully.

3. Proposed Program
Vision: The Walt Whitman Foundations of Biomedical Sciences (FBS) Program provides a strong academic and practical foundation for students who want to pursue careers and further their study in medicine and biomedical science.
Beginning Fall of 2018 for students in grade 9 to 11.
Open to students in Whitman’s attendance area who are in good standing.
Read FBS Vision.
A lot of what will happen in the FBS program will be dependent on how many students are interested and what resources are developed by our staff and community members. As we start this program all students who are in good academic standing are eligible to participate. Students will need to maintain good grades and complete the required outside of class requirements to stay in the program.

4. Overview Core Academic Classes. 5 Core classes, 6 credits.
Advanced Electives. A least 2 classes such as Biotechnology, or a Science Internship.
Practical Experiences that begin in 9th grade and progress in rigor and depth through Senior year.
The program will encompass two areas; academics classes and practical experiences. We have worked out most of the details with the academic piece but there are still many details to be determined with the practical experiences that will happen outside of the classroom.

5. Background Need for a framework for academic and practical experiences
Interest of our students.
Proximity to National Institutes of Health and high quality local hospitals.
Variety of expertise of staff.
Community support and experiences in medicine and health.
We felt there was a strong need for a program that addressed our students’ desire to learn more about health, medicine, and advanced biological topics. Also our community has a vast wealth of information and opportunities that they have shared in the past in these areas. We hope to develop partnerships with individuals and organizations around Bethesda and the D. C. area to help our students learn and grow.

6. Career Foundation
Upon receiving a certificate of completion of the FBS program students should be prepared for college or further study in fields related to health and medicine.

7. Academic Program Core Courses Advanced Electives
Biotechnology - new for
Future offerings
Now we will take a look at the academic classes associated with the program.

8. Core Academic Classes Grade of B or better is expected
Core Classes (6 credits)
Biology - 9th grade
Chemistry - 10th grade
Physics - typically 11th grade
Anatomy and Physiology - 10th or 11th grade
AP Biology double period (2 credits) - 11th or 12th grade
This is our typical program but there is lots of flexibility. Student can double up and take two science classes in the same year if it fits in their schedule with other required classes.

9. Advanced Electives (Minimum 2 credits)
Biotechnology (first offered dependent on staffing)
Molecular Biology (first offered , dependent on staffing)
Science Internship - single or double period
AP Chemistry double period - 2 credits
Public Health (first offered 202?, dependent on staffing and interest)
Biotechnology and Bioengineering (B&B) will be our first new elective course as part of the FBS Program. Students will take a project-based approach to learn about: 1) Human Factors Engineering, 2) DNA and Protein Synthesis, 3) Treatment of Disease, and 4) Stability and Change: Bionics and Prosthetics.

10. Biotechnology & Bioengineering (B&B)
New course for 11th and 12th graders
1 credit, Certificate of Merit & Advanced course.
Aligned around NGSS Crosscutting Concepts
Example: In unit on Human Factors Engineering will build ergonomically designed furniture out of cardboard.
Example: In unit on Stability and Change students will examine the manufacture of prosthetic limbs.
Prerequisites: None, but recommended - Anatomy, Principles of Engineering, Chemistry.
For us, B&B does not stand for “bed and breakfast but Biotechnology an Bioengineering. Students will take a project-based approach to learn about: 1) Human Factors Engineering, 2) DNA and Protein Synthesis, 3) Treatment of Disease, and 4) Bionics and Prosthetics.

11. Future Courses Possible classes include
Molecular Biology (first offered , dependent on staffing)
Public Health (first offered 202?, dependent on staffing and interest)

12. Practical Experiences
Guest speakers
Experiences in the community
Student products
Besides classes there are practical experiences and requirements outside of the classroom.

13. Guest Speakers Requirements to be determined.
Periodic lunchtime and after school speakers.
Q & A with health professionals.
Students will write and reflect on what they have heard and learned.
A couple of times each quarter we will offer quest speakers from the Whitman Community, local governments, hospitals, and universities to speak to students about their work related to medicine and health. Most will be during lunch times but some may be held after school. With each

14. Practical Experiences
Under Development. May include...
Attend Seminars and speakers from medical professionals
Volunteer service in health related fields
Shadowing and observing bioscience professionals
Summer Science Experience - programs with higher education and research.
This spring we will look into developing opportunities for students such as the ones listed on this slide. More information on these will be shared later this year and wlll probably change over time.

15. Student Products
Students will develop an electronic portfolio including
Reflections on speakers and experiences.
1-3 Artifacts from classes
Other items: TBD
Senior Project
Write-up of research or practicum
Presentation of final projects
Presentation of portfolio
In all activities that students complete there will be an opportunity to capture what they did in writing and reflect upon that experience. These reflections will be kept in a student portfolio. The format and software to be used has not been decided yet. Bottom line: students should keep everything associated with this program until we make the decision on storage and format of student work.

16. What it might look like for students.
Sample schedules - fitting everything in
Sample practical experiences - still in
development
The following slides have some sample student schedules. Students will work with the coordinator and their counselor to make sure the meet graduation requirements, their academic goals, and requirements of the FBS Pogram.

17. Sample Schedules 9th Grade 10th Grade 11th Grade 12th Grade
Academic Classes -
Sample 1 Typical Course Load
Biology
Chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology
AP Bio double period
Physics
Molecular Bio
Internship
Academic Classes
Sample2 - Typical Course Load
Biotechnology
Take a look at these sample schedules. Note that there is flexibility in what classes students take as well as when they take them. The courses to not need to all be at the Honors or AP level. We want to include and welcome students who might be thinking about a career in a healthcare field who might not be the top student in middle school or early high school.

18. Sample Schedule for entering science competitions such as the Regeneron Science Talent Search
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Academic Classes - Sample 3 - Science Competition Focus
Biology
Chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology
AP Bio double period
Internship
AP Chemistry
Internship & enter science competitions
Maybe Physics
For 17 out of the last 20 years Whitman has had a semi-finalist in the Regeneron/Intel/Westinghouse Science Talent Search Competition. A majority of these winners were in fields related to biological research and human health. Many of these students started their internships in 11th grade so they had enough knowledge and experience to complete their research projects before their Senior year. This is what their schedule typically looks like.

19. Practical Experiences - DRAFT Will be reviewed during Spring of 2018
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Practical Experiences
Guest Speaker Attendance 4 per year
Guest Speaker Attendance
Additional requirement TBD
Shadowing and Observing Bioscience Professionals
Internship and/or Write up of research project.
This is an initial draft of some of the ideas we have been discussing for the practical experiences. More to come on this topic as ideas are finalized.

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