Anatomy in Clay I: Muscles and Bones

Presentation Category: 
Health Careers
Presentation Description: 
Participants build clay muscles and attach them to the Maniken Model (TM). Each person experiences this unique hands-on mehtod of learning and 'seeing' the relationship of muscles and skeletal components working together for movement. "The mind does not forget what the hands have learned."
Presentation Style
Lecture Style: 
20%
Interactive Style: 
80%
Lead Presenter
Lead Presenter Name: 
Starla A. Ewan
Title: 
Medical Science Instructor
Additional Presenter 1
Additional Presenter 1: 
Jeff Poole
Title: 
Workshops/Product Coordinator
Organization: 
Zahourek Systems, Inc/Hands and Mind

Funding Opportunities

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides funding to states to replace cuts to K-12 and higher education for several purposes including teacher professional development for making progress toward rigorous college and career-ready standards.

Information links for funding professional development:

Using Recovery Funds to Drive School Reform and Improvement

AARA Title I Part A Funds

Implementing the Recovery Act

Implementation Ideas from the Field

Perkins Funding

The CCPC conference includes professional development topics for faculty, counselors, and administrators that meet requirements of the 2006 Perkins Act (Sections 122, 124, 134, and 135).

Information links for funding professional development:

Perkins IV (2006) Legislation

Perkins IV (2006) Policy Guidance