GoalForward Online: Pathways to Health Science for Adult Learners

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Welcome to Pathways to Health Science for Adult Learners!

This online supplemental workbook is intended for educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of a qualified healthcare provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. The publisher and author are not liable for any misinterpretations or misuse of the information provided herein.

This online supplemental workbook is organized into 12 units, with units (1-11) focusing on a key topic in health science. Unit 12 provides practice for CASAS Steps assessment. Here’s how to get the most out of your learning experience:
Explore Units: Each unit includes lessons, quizzes, and real-world applications.
Track Your Progress: Use the reflection questions and checklists to monitor your learning and revisit topics as needed.
Engage with Resources: Take advantage of articles and project-based learning activities to deepen your understanding.

Course Content

Unit 1: Exploring Roles in Healthcare
Students will apply their understanding of syllabication patterns (open and closed) of multisyllabic words to read, interpret, and communicate information about healthcare roles.

Unit 1: Course Introduction

02:09
Unit 1: Lesson 1.1

04:26
Unit 1: Lesson 1.2 (Part I)

06:06
Unit 1: Lesson 1.2 (Part II)

02:26
Unit 1: Check Your Understanding
Unit 1: Lesson 1.3

02:33
Unit 1: Short Answer
Unit 1: Listening Activity
Unit 1: Knowledge Check
Unit 1: Project Based Learning

04:12
Unit 1: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:16

Unit 2: Ethics in Healthcare
Students will read and interpret healthcare documents, such as the Patient’s Bill of Rights and informed consent forms, using context clues and inference to build fluency, comprehension, and the ability to apply information effectively.

Unit 3: The Power of Words and Actions
Students will analyze verbal and non-verbal communication in healthcare settings to determine the speaker’s/author’s purpose or perspective, while building critical thinking skills needed to interpret cues and respond appropriately in situations.

Unit 3: Lesson 3.1

01:50
Unit 3: Lesson 3.2

02:44
Unit 3: Dive Deeper with Effective Communication in Healthcare
Unit 3: Scenario Check In
Unit 3: Short Answer
Unit 3: Listening Activity
Unit 3: Lesson 3.3

10:32
Unit 3: Dive Deeper with Author’s Purpose
Unit 3: Check Your Understanding
Unit 3: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 3: Knowledge Check
Unit 3: Project Based Learning

02:59
Unit 3: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:06

Unit 4: Hand Hygiene
Students will analyze and evaluate how text features and structures in informational texts, such as those on hand hygiene, support understanding and critical thinking about infection control in healthcare settings.

Unit 4: Lesson 4.1

00:56
Unit 4: Lesson 4.2

06:05
Unit 4: Dive Deeper with Text Features
Unit 4: Lesson 4.3

05:08
Unit 4: Dive Deeper with Text Structure
Unit 4: Check Your Understanding
Unit 4: Lesson 4.4

01:02
Unit 4: Listening Activity Exit Slip
Unit 4: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 4: Knowledge Check
Unit 4: Project Based Learning

03:34
Unit 4: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:12

Unit 5: Numbers to Insights
Students will use information and apply math skills to analyze and report on data in graphs, charts, and tables.

Unit 5: Lesson 5.1

04:30
Unit 5: Lesson 5.2

03:06
Unit 5: Lesson 5.3

01:26
Unit 5: Short Answer
Unit 5: Dive Deeper with Data
Unit 5: Listening Activity
Unit 5: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 5: Knowledge Check
Unit 5: Project Based Learning

03:02
Unit 5: Wellness & Mindfulness

00:51

Unit 6: Wellness and Disease Concepts
Students will apply knowledge of Greek and Latin roots and affixes and critical thinking skills to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and phrases in texts about wellness and disease concepts, demonstrating an understanding of how language is used to explain health-related topics.

Unit 6: Lesson 6.1

03:39
Unit 6: Lesson 6.2

03:40
Unit 6: Dive Deeper with Root Words and Affixes
Unit 6: Check Your Understanding
Unit 6: Lesson 6.3

03:11
Unit 6: Dive Deeper with Wellness and Disease
Unit 6: Check Your Understanding
Unit 6: Lesson 6.4

03:28
Unit 6: Listening Activity
Unit 6: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 6: Knowledge Check
Unit 6: Project Based Learning

03:16
Unit 6: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:41

Unit 7: Adverse Drug Events
Students will analyze how a text connects and distinguishes individuals, ideas, or events, such as types of adverse drug events, to apply systems thinking in responding to medical emergencies.

Unit 7: Lesson 7.1

05:39
Unit 7: Lesson 7.2

03:05
Unit 7: Dive Deeper with Adverse Events
Unit 7: Lesson 7.3

03:40
Unit 7: Dive Deeper with Connections & Distinctions
Unit 7: Listening Activity
Unit 7: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 7: Knowledge Check
Unit 7: Project Based Learning

03:10
Unit 7: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:03

Unit 8: Technology and Communication
Students will read and summarize informational texts about healthcare technology by identifying and explaining how key details support the central idea, while demonstrating how professionals use tools like fax, email, and the internet to share patient data.

Unit 8: Lesson 8.1

01:56
Unit 8: Lesson 8.2

04:03
Unit 8: Check Your Understanding
Unit 8: Dive Deeper with Central Idea
Unit 8: Lesson 8.3

04:07
Unit 8: Find the GIST
Unit 8: Listening Activity
Dive Deeper with Digital Communication
Unit 8: Lesson 8.4

00:29
Unit 8: Short Answer
Unit 8: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 8: Knowledge Check
Unit 8: Project Based Learning

02:32
Unit 8: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:32

Unit 9: Bloodborne Diseases
Students will demonstrate knowledge of bloodborne diseases and the legal aspects of HIV/AIDS, including testing, by comparing and contrasting primary and secondary sources to analyze how different types of information contribute to understanding these topics.

Unit 9: Lesson 9.1

01:11
Unit 9: Dive Deeper with Primary & Secondary Sources
Unit 9: Lesson 9.2

08:22
Unit 9: Primary & Secondary Sources Activity
Unit 9: Primary & Secondary Scavenger Hunt
Unit 9: Lesson 9.3

08:22
Unit 9: Listening Activity
Unit 9: Knowledge Check (Text)
Unit 9: Knowledge Check
Unit 9: Project Based Learning

02:31
Unit 9: Wellness & Mindfulness

01:07

Unit 10: Safe Practices in Healthcare
Students will analyze arguments about healthcare safety, write a well-supported position using credible evidence and logical reasoning, and demonstrate how to recognize unsafe working conditions while applying personal qualities essential to workplace success.

Unit 10: Lesson 1

05:33
Unit 10: Lesson 2
Unit 10: Lesson 3
Unit 10: Lesson 4

04:07
Unit 10: Check Your Understanding
Unit 10: Listening Activity
Unit 10: Listening Activity Exit Slip
Unit 10: Lesson 5

01:53
Unit 10: Knowledge Check
Unit 10: Wellness & Mindfulness

00:59

Unit 11: Building Your Future
Students will write expository texts, such as resumes and job search documents, to explain and analyze information from multiple sources, using clear organization, precise and domain-specific language, and a formal tone, while demonstrating employability skills and applying strategies to conduct an effective job search.

Unit 12: Reading & Listening Test Review
This review is instructor-created for practice purposes and is not an official CASAS test.

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Course Content

Unit 1: Exploring Roles in Healthcare Students will apply their understanding of syllabication patterns (open and closed) of multisyllabic words to read, interpret, and communicate information about healthcare roles.

Unit 1: Course Introduction

Unit 1: Lesson 1.1

Unit 1: Lesson 1.2 (Part I)

Unit 1: Lesson 1.2 (Part II)

Unit 1: Check Your Understanding

Unit 1: Lesson 1.3

Unit 1: Short Answer

Unit 1: Listening Activity

Unit 1: Knowledge Check

Unit 1: Project Based Learning

Unit 1: Wellness & Mindfulness

Unit 2: Ethics in Healthcare Students will read and interpret healthcare documents, such as the Patient’s Bill of Rights and informed consent forms, using context clues and inference to build fluency, comprehension, and the ability to apply information effectively.

Unit 2: Lesson 2.1

Unit 2: Lesson 2.2

Unit 2: Check Your Understanding

Unit 2: Dive Deeper with Inferences

Unit 2: Lesson 2.3

Unit 2: Listening Activity

Unit 2: Short Answer

Unit 2: Lesson 2.4

Unit 2: Check Your Understanding

Unit 2: Lesson 2.5

Unit 2: Knowledge Check

Unit 2: Project Based Learning

Unit 2: Wellness & Mindfulness

Unit 3: The Power of Words and Actions Students will analyze verbal and non-verbal communication in healthcare settings to determine the speaker’s/author’s purpose or perspective, while building critical thinking skills needed to interpret cues and respond appropriately in situations.

Unit 3: Lesson 3.1

Unit 3: Lesson 3.2

Unit 3: Dive Deeper with Effective Communication in Healthcare

Unit 3: Scenario Check In

Unit 3: Short Answer

Unit 3: Listening Activity

Unit 3: Lesson 3.3

Unit 3: Dive Deeper with Author’s Purpose

Unit 3: Check Your Understanding

Unit 3: Knowledge Check (Text)

Unit 3: Knowledge Check

Unit 3: Project Based Learning

Unit 3: Wellness & Mindfulness

Unit 4: Hand Hygiene Students will analyze and evaluate how text features and structures in informational texts, such as those on hand hygiene, support understanding and critical thinking about infection control in healthcare settings.

Unit 4: Lesson 4.1

Unit 4: Lesson 4.2

Unit 4: Dive Deeper with Text Features

Unit 4: Lesson 4.3

Unit 4: Dive Deeper with Text Structure

Unit 4: Check Your Understanding

Unit 4: Lesson 4.4

Unit 4: Listening Activity Exit Slip

Unit 4: Knowledge Check (Text)

Unit 4: Knowledge Check

Unit 4: Project Based Learning

Unit 4: Wellness & Mindfulness

Unit 5: Numbers to Insights Students will use information and apply math skills to analyze and report on data in graphs, charts, and tables.

Unit 5: Lesson 5.1

Unit 5: Lesson 5.2

Unit 5: Lesson 5.3

Unit 5: Short Answer

Unit 5: Dive Deeper with Data

Unit 5: Listening Activity

Unit 5: Knowledge Check (Text)

Unit 5: Knowledge Check

Unit 5: Project Based Learning

Unit 5: Wellness & Mindfulness

Unit 6: Lesson 6.1

Unit 6: Lesson 6.2

Unit 6: Dive Deeper with Root Words and Affixes

Unit 6: Check Your Understanding

Unit 6: Lesson 6.3

Unit 6: Dive Deeper with Wellness and Disease

Unit 6: Check Your Understanding

Unit 6: Lesson 6.4

Unit 6: Listening Activity

Unit 6: Knowledge Check (Text)

Unit 6: Knowledge Check

Unit 6: Project Based Learning

Unit 6: Wellness & Mindfulness