Teachers from throughout the area gathered at the Smoky Hill Education Service Center last week for a Hands-On Anatomy workshop.
The Wednesday-Thursday workshop was led by award-winning guest presenter Dan Whisler and provided teachers with a visual and kinesthetic method to improve learning of human anatomy using MANIKEN® models and clay, according to a flier about the workshop.
Participants learned, "step by-step how to build the human systems studied in an anatomy and physiology course. The color-coded clay allows students to see the veins, arteries, muscles, organs, and more, as they build on their MANIKEN® model," the flier noted.
A $6,000 Community Health Investment Program (CHIP) grant from the Salina Regional Health Foundation allowed Smoky Hill to to not charge a tuition fee for the workshop and to provide the materials used at a 60-percent discount, Adam Pracht, Smoky Hill's marketing and volume purchasing program coordinator, noted. Participants were able to take their materials with them to use in the classroom, he added.