organ and tissue donation awareness (otda) education project presented by heather shearer on behalf...
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Organ and TissueDonation Awareness
(OTDA)Education Project
Presented by Heather Shearer
On behalf of:
Copyright 2011 Lancaster-Lebanon IU13
Our Agenda for Today:• Overview of public health issue
• Brief history of OTDA project
• Upcoming Events
• Q& A
• Contact information
Fast Facts:123,354 people awaiting transplants10 minutes- a new name is added to the list19 people- die each day waiting for a transplant6,500 people-are donors each year while nearly 12,000 people die who could have been donorsOver 70 lives- can be saved or improved by every donor
You can make a difference between life and death!
Public Health Issues:• ~ 90% of people report supporting
donation.• ~50% are designated as donors.
Critical to bridge this gap!• Common myths and
misconceptions.• Make the conversation “normal:
integrate into everyday learning.• Career path- nurses, surgeons,
medical social worker, AND tool/dye making, surgical tech, warehouse and inventory, Q/A, and more.
What is OTDA?• Act 102 of 1994• The Pennsylvania Department of
Education• Where we started and where we
are now Research Focus groups Community stakeholders
The OTDA Classroom Toolkit• Available on CD-ROM or
downloaded as a PDF from the OTDA Website:
http://www.iu13.org/StudentsandParents
Framework Rationale and StructureThere are five content domains:
• Human Experience and Discovery• Biomedical Information• Issues and Considerations• Working with Community Resources• Critical Thinking and Decision Making
The Academic Benefits of OTDA• Does not replace your lessons but
instead supports and enriches them• Students never ask “Why do I need to
learn this?”• User-friendly and interdisciplinary• Have been aligned with the PA
Academic Standards• Many tools and resources at your
fingertips!• Team teaching is easy!
Sample Lesson• Donation and Transplantation Technology Lesson
• Objective- Create and present Powerpoint utilizing research, organization skills, along with correct grammar and spelling
• Standards (Science & Tech CC. 3.5.6-12.B; CC. 3.5.6-12.F;CC. 3.5.6-12.G; CC.3.5.6-12.I ;Reading, Writing, Speaking & Listening CC.1.2.7-12.J; CC.1.2.7-12.K; CC.1.2.7-12.L;CC.1.5.7-12.B;CC.1.5.7-12.C;CC.1.5.7-12.D; CC.1.5.7-12.F; CC1.4.7-12.C;CC.1.4.7-12.S CC.1.4.7-12.W)
Mini Grant Site ActivitiesSouthern Huntingdon County High School
-Three Springs, PA • Health, Spanish, English, math,
consumer sciences, Library sciences, biology/advanced biology and arts.
• Literary focus- reading and essay writing
• Kickin’ for Kidneys, radio announcements, “I am…Are You” wall to increase donors, OTDA month awareness activities.
Mini Grant Site ActivitiesPleasant Valley School District
-Brodheadsville, PA• A & P, art, life skills, materials & processes• Academic Fair activities: -Survivors at Community Table -Power Point presentations -Visual media commercials -Wanted posters -Free “organ” cookies -Kidney screenings -Twister, Operation, and Bob the Organ man
Career and Tech Site Activities• Health Occupations• Cosmetology• Auto-CAD and graphic design• Auto body and truck driving• Culinary Arts• Metal and Graphic Arts******************************• Warehouse and Inventory• Clean Room Technology• Surgical Technology• Quality and Control• Logistics and other engineering Many PA RESOURCES! (MTF, CORE, PTEI)
A participating teacher remarks:The OTDA mini-grant has given our school and opportunity to increase the teaching time spent emphasizing science and math standards in the Health Assistant classroom. Dissecting fetal pigs and identifying body organs and systems highlights the concepts and skills needed for successful completion of anatomy and physiology on the post-secondary level. I am not aware of any high school students who have had the opportunity to view an open heart surgery or kidney transplant like our students did. This grant enabled our students to understand the application of both technical and academic skills in the healthcare workplace.
-Joyce Holzhauser
A participating teacher remarks:Being a part of the OTDA project has been an inspiration for me and an “awesome” learning experience for my students. Having the opportunity to teach and learn and touch so many students made this one of my best teaching years ever!
-Dianne Miller
But most of all…..
STUDENTS LOVE BEING INVOLVED !!!
Activities in 2014-2015• Free student camps held at -Whitaker
Science Center, Harrisburg, and CORE, Pittsburgh, Pa, March 2015
• A FREE Institute for Educators in State College, PA- May 7 and 8, 2015 (Act 48 and RN Credits Pending)
• Yearly Grant Application-due June 15, 2015 for 2015-2016 school year
• Quarterly newsletter and blog• Additional Professional Development
through online Act 48 approved courses.
“ If someone told you that you could save someone’s life by having a conversation, would you do it?” - David Fleming,
President and CEO,
Donate Life America
Contact Information:Heather ShearerOTDA Project [email protected]
Lancaster-Lebanon IU13
1020 New Holland AvenueLancaster, PA 17601www.iu13.org
