HPW Lesson Plans

 

Thank you for registering for Health Professions Week.  We’re excited to share with you HPW activities and events that can be utilized in your classroom, either virtually or in-person.

HPW2020 starts on Saturday, November 14, 2020. Since HPW video content is on-demand, feel free to access it at any point during Health Professions Week (Nov 16-19) to facilitate classroom discussions and activities with your health and science classes.

HPW has content that is designed for both high school and college-aged students to learn about careers in many health professions.  We’ve worked with our partners at NCHSE to develop high school lesson plans for most of our 2020 content.  College faculty and advisors are also welcome to adapt the content for their use in classrooms or extra-curricular club activities.  HPW content is great for:

  • getting students involved in researching health careers.
  • formulating your own Q&A discussion.
  • incorporating on-demand content in your teaching or advising materials
  • locating credible resources for students online.

Let’s get started!  Click on a daily event below to learn more.

Saturday, November 14th – HealthTalks
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HealthTalks are HPW’s signature video series, highlighting current topics that are of interest to students pursuing a career in the health professions.  The line up for 2020 includes speakers addressing:

  • Perseverance
  • Being a Racial Minority in Healthcare
  • Imposter Syndrome
  • Work-Life Balance
  • ..and many more!

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Average time: 15 minutes to watch 2-3 videos

Download the Lesson Plan for both HealthTalks and Check-ups

Sunday, November 15th – HPW Check-Ups
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HPW Check-Ups are more topical videos which specifically address self-care subjects.  This year we are covering both financial wellness as well as self-care, mental and emotional wellness.  We have a great series of videos for students to watch, including:

  • Financial Planning Success
  • Budgeting Tips from a Current Medical Student
  • The Practice of Self-Care (with a link for self-care bingo)
  • A Guided Yoga-Therapy Session for Relaxation

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Average time: 15 minutes to watch 2-3 videos

Download the Lesson Plan for both HealthTalks and Check-ups

Monday, November 16th – Virtual Scavenger Hunt
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Join HPW for a virtual scavenger hunt! Grab a map and have students track down each healthcare icon on the health profession websites.  Please note, HPW Icons will appear on the Explore Health Careers Website on November 14, 2020 and will remain there through Spring 2021.

Download one, two, or all three scavenger hunt maps with the fill-in-the-blank phrase; then, visit the explorehealthcareers.org website to locate the healthcare icon with the missing word on it. Fill in the blank spaces with the missing words to reveal a hidden message.

Average time: 15 minutes per map

Location: HPW Website

Download the Lesson Plan for the Virtual Scavenger Hunt

For your convenience, each map can be downloaded to your preferred device. Save it so you can refer to it again in the future!

Tuesday, November 17th – HPW Chat
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HPW will host two Instagram chats on Tuesday.  These are “live” events that have a specific start and stop time.  The first of two live events begins with:

Join Kaplan Test Prep for a live Quiz Bowl at 2pm ET/11am PT on the Kaplan Instagram account.

Teacher tip:  if you want students to be able to participate in this live event, schedule the event as a “field trip” so that students can be excused from their classes to meet at the library for this session.

 Then come back at 8pm ET/5pm PT.  Follow the HPW Instagram account @Healthprofweek and engage in the #HPWChat

Join HPW at 8pm ET for a live chat with health professionals, current students and staff for tips on professionalism.

Average time: Between 15 and 60 minutes per each chat session.

Location:

2pm ET – Kaplan Instagram

8pm ET- HPW Instagram

Download the Lesson Plan for Chatting with HPW on Instagram

Wednesday, November 18th – Super Savvy Money Game
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Use the HPW Super Savvy Money Game as a teaching tool in your classroom. Download your copy of the lesson plan to incorporate the HPW Super Savvy Money Game for your classroom.

Have students mark their progress from start to finish after watching each video clue and researching each element of their total educational investment (total cost of attendance + years of education).

Each video clue contains additional resources and videos to watch – provided by our super savvy financial partner, Sallie Mae.  Watch the videos and then answer the two or three questions on the game card.

Download our Super Savvy Money Game Board.

 

Watch the HPW Video Clues

Average time: Between 45 and 60 minutes to play

Location: HPW Website and HPW YouTube Channel

Download the Lesson Plan

Thursday, November 21st – Virtual Fair
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Join the Virtual Fair, a live event where attendees can connect with representatives, students and staff from over 20 health professions. Students and practitioners from all participating professions will be on hand during the virtual fair to answer questions and share their experiences.

Have your students meet Ms. Hetty Ha, a pre-health advisor from University of California at Irvine for her tips on making the most of HPW’s Virtual Fair!  For the Do’s and Don’ts of Attending a Virtual Fair, see these AAMC Tips.

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Teacher tip:  if you want students to be able to participate in this live event, schedule the event as a “field trip” so that students can be excused from their classes to meet at the library for this session.

Time of Event: 3-8pm Eastern

Average time: 30-60 minutes

Download the Lesson Plan for attending the Virtual Fair

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This is the specific event students will need to participate in order to become eligible for HPW2020 prizes.  Students must log in before 7:59pm ET and visit at least one booth in order to become eligible for scholarships and prizes.

Limit one prize per person. Selected winners may be asked to confirm their name and email address before receiving any prize or award. Winners must be registered with HPW to receive a prize.  Winners who do not claim prizes within a reasonable time frame may be disqualified and a new recipient may be selected. Winners of Kaplan Subject Review Books may select any subject review course, valued at $270.

Prizes for teachers and educators

Teachers and educators will also be eligible to win one of ten gift cards valued at $100 when you share HPW content with your classroom (either in-person or virtually!).   All educators should be registered (as an individual) for HPW2020, too, in order to receive HPW content for your classroom before any of the “live” events.  Most materials will remain available for educators to use into winter and spring 2021.

Enter to win by completing this Entry Form no later than Friday, November 20, 2020 at 10pm ET.

Limit one entry and prize per person. Eligible teachers and educators must demonstrate use of HPW materials in their classroom on or before November 19, 2020 and apply for a gift card.  Selected winners may be asked to confirm their name and email address before receiving any prize or award. Winners must be registered with HPW to receive a prize.  Winners who do not claim prizes within a reasonable time frame may be disqualified and a new recipient may be selected.