October 2018 Librarious Veterinarius column from Texas Veterinaria

Moberly, Heather K.

English

Texas A&amp;M Repository

A  utumn and the excitement of back-to-school time bring a renewed sense of enthusiasm for opportunities to interact with stu-dents in grades K-12. With a new school year comes invitations for professionals to make presentations and recommend resources, and who can resist asking the professionals who work with ani-mals? No one. Creating materials from scratch is labor-intensive, and it isn’t where the expertise of most veterinary profes-sionals, whether veterinarian or tech-nician, lies. You want to provide what’s been requested, and you want it to be grade-appropriate and reliable. Are free, reliable materials available online that you can use or recommend to oth-ers? You bet. Lesson plans, teaching advice and other resources are offered online by a variety of groups. Choosing materials prepared by a group you trust is essen-tial. With premiere programs in veter-inary medicine, extension and educa-tion, it is no surprise that Texas A&M leads this list of programs and materi-als worth checking out. Unless specifi-cally noted, all materials mentioned in this column are freely available, and all links are grouped together.Texas A&M has year-round programs for K-12 students, including attending the spring Open House, summer Veterinary Enrichment Camp and guided tours. The Texas A&M University Part-nership for Environmental Education and Rural Health (PEER) program is a grant-funded initiative to both develop and deliver science content for middle and high schoolers. Of most interest to readers of this column will be the Veterinary and Science Partnership, which provides materials for teachers of grades 5-9 and veterinarians who make presentations. Teacher materials include lessons, videos and brochures. Resources for veterinarians focus on lowering the burden of creating a pre-sentation from scratch by providing PowerPoint presentations to download and tips about speaking to these audi-ences. PEER also has a YouTube chan-nel (PEER at TAMU) and a Facebook page. The YouTube channel has more than 200 videos ranging from inter-views with scientists and veterinary students to procedures and lectures. The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD) collaborates with PEER, and all materials may be freely downloaded. They developed a middle school zoo-notic diseases curriculum for teachers that follows the Texas Essential Knowl-edge and Skills (TEKS). The site also includes zoonotic disease brochures for veterinary clinics. These are available in English and Spanish.The Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD) cooperates with Texas A&M AgriLife to offer the Veterinary Science Certificate Program/Youth Vet-erinary Science Programs for students at participating high schools, 4-H pro-grams or independently through self-study for those who are interested in becoming veterinary paraprofessionals or pursuing a higher degree in a vet-erinary-related discipline. The program enrolls more than 30,000 students a year. They also offer career day tours in College Station. Check the outreach section of the Youth Veterinary Science site for current details. There is a cost associated with this program.The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) provides materi-als for grades K-3, 4-6 and 7-12. These include lesson plans, career-related brochures, videos, comic books, Power-Points and coloring activity books. Addi-tionally, there are specially focused les-son plans, activities and presentations for National Pet Week. National Pet Week presentations include presentations and scripts in English and Spanish.The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hosts two sites of particular inter-est. The Center for Veterinary Medicine Kid’s Page primarily provides materials for elementary through teen students about a variety of pet topics and careers in veterinary medicine. Lesson plans for teachers are also available. Their Science and Research (food) site has teacher guides for middle level and high school classrooms about food safety and nutrition. LINKS TAMU-CVMA Open Househttp://vetmed.tamu.edu/openhouseVeterinary Enrichment Camphttp://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/future/ veterinary-enrichment-campGuided Tourshttp://vetmed.tamu.edu/about-us/ schedule-a-guided-tourPEERhttps://peer.tamu.edu/FAZDhttps://peer.tamu.edu/FAZD/HomePage.aspDo you need a full copy of an article? A litera-ture search? Economic facts and figures about veterinary practice? Animal owner demograph-ics and spending patterns? Texas veterinarians may contact the Medical Sciences Library at Texas A&M University for assistance at no cost for reference service, literature searching and copies of articles, chapters and conference papers from our collection. Details can be found at http://tamu.libguides.com/txvetalum.LIBRARIOUS VETERINARIUSBack to School: Veterinary Resources and Lesson Plans for Grades K-12By Heather K. Moberly Coordinator of Veterinary Services, Medical  Sciences Library, Texas A&M UniversityOctober 2018T E X A S  V E T E R I N A R I A N  •  W W W . T V M A . O R G  50

Back to School: Veterinary Resources and Lesson Plans for Grades K-12

Texas A&M University

A  utumn and the excitement of back-to-school time bring a renewed sense of enthusiasm 
for opportunities to interact with stu-
dents in grades K-12. With a new school 
year comes invitations for professionals 
to make presentations and recommend 
resources, and who can resist asking 
the professionals who work with ani-
mals? No one. 
Creating materials from scratch is 
labor-intensive, and it isn’t where the 
expertise of most veterinary profes-
sionals, whether veterinarian or tech-
nician, lies. You want to provide what’s 
been requested, and you want it to be 
grade-appropriate and reliable. Are 
free, reliable materials available online 
that you can use or recommend to oth-
ers? You bet. 
Lesson plans, teaching advice and 
other resources are offered online by a 
variety of groups. Choosing materials 
prepared by a group you trust is essen-
tial. With premiere programs in veter-
inary medicine, extension and educa-
tion, it is no surprise that Texas A&M 
leads this list of programs and materi-
als worth checking out. Unless specifi-
cally noted, all materials mentioned in 
this column are freely available, and all 
links are grouped together.
Texas A&M has year-round programs 
for K-12 students, including attending the 
spring Open House, summer Veterinary 
Enrichment Camp and guided tours. 
The Texas A&M University Part-
nership for Environmental Education 
and Rural Health (PEER) program is a 
grant-funded initiative to both develop 
and deliver science content for middle 
and high schoolers. Of most interest 
to readers of this column will be the 
Veterinary and Science Partnership, 
which provides materials for teachers 
of grades 5-9 and veterinarians who 
make presentations. Teacher materials 
include lessons, videos and brochures. 
Resources for veterinarians focus on 
lowering the burden of creating a pre-
sentation from scratch by providing 
PowerPoint presentations to download 
and tips about speaking to these audi-
ences. PEER also has a YouTube chan-
nel (PEER at TAMU) and a Facebook 
page. The YouTube channel has more 
than 200 videos ranging from inter-
views with scientists and veterinary 
students to procedures and lectures. 
The National Center for Foreign 
Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense 
(FAZD) collaborates with PEER, and all 
materials may be freely downloaded. 
They developed a middle school zoo-
notic diseases curriculum for teachers 
that follows the Texas Essential Knowl-
edge and Skills (TEKS). The site also 
includes zoonotic disease brochures for 
veterinary clinics. These are available in 
English and Spanish.
The Institute for Infectious Animal 
Diseases (IIAD) cooperates with Texas 
A&M AgriLife to offer the Veterinary 
Science Certificate Program/Youth Vet-
erinary Science Programs for students 
at participating high schools, 4-H pro-
grams or independently through self-
study for those who are interested in 
becoming veterinary paraprofessionals 
or pursuing a higher degree in a vet-
erinary-related discipline. The program 
enrolls more than 30,000 students a 
year. They also offer career day tours 
in College Station. Check the outreach 
section of the Youth Veterinary Science 
site for current details. There is a cost 
associated with this program.
The American Veterinary Medical 
Association (AVMA) provides materi-
als for grades K-3, 4-6 and 7-12. These 
include lesson plans, career-related 
brochures, videos, comic books, Power-
Points and coloring activity books. Addi-
tionally, there are specially focused les-
son plans, activities and presentations 
for National Pet Week. National Pet Week 
presentations include presentations and 
scripts in English and Spanish.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture 
(USDA) Food and Drug Administration 
(FDA) hosts two sites of particular inter-
est. The Center for Veterinary Medicine 
Kid’s Page primarily provides materials 
for elementary through teen students 
about a variety of pet topics and 
careers in veterinary medicine. Lesson 
plans for teachers are also available. 
Their Science and Research (food) site 
has teacher guides for middle level and 
high school classrooms about food 
safety and nutrition. 
LINKS 
TAMU-CVMA Open House
http://vetmed.tamu.edu/openhouse
Veterinary Enrichment Camp
http://vetmed.tamu.edu/bims/future/ 
veterinary-enrichment-camp
Guided Tours
http://vetmed.tamu.edu/about-us/ 
schedule-a-guided-tour
PEER
https://peer.tamu.edu/
FAZD
https://peer.tamu.edu/
FAZD/HomePage.asp
Do you need a full copy of an article? A litera-
ture search? Economic facts and figures about 
veterinary practice? Animal owner demograph-
ics and spending patterns? Texas veterinarians 
may contact the Medical Sciences Library at 
Texas A&M University for assistance at no cost 
for reference service, literature searching and 
copies of articles, chapters and conference 
papers from our collection. Details can be found 
at http://tamu.libguides.com/txvetalum.
LIBRARIOUS VETERINARIUS
Back to School: Veterinary Resources 
and Lesson Plans for Grades K-12
By Heather K. Moberly 
Coordinator of Veterinary Services, Medical  
Sciences Library, Texas A&M University
October 2018T E X A S  V E T E R I N A R I A N  •  W W W . T V M A . O R G  50


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