Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Hailey Adams

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Miss. Adams, Hailey, BS, CVT

Veterinary Science Instructor
West-MEC

Hailey graduated in 2009 from Arizona State University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences (BS) and has been in the veterinary field for 18 years. Hailey has worked as a kennel assistant, receptionist, veterinary assistant and technician receiving her Certified Veterinary Technician certification in 2011. Hailey has experience in general practice, emergency, internal medicine and taught two years post-secondary education before starting the veterinary assistant program at West-MEC in 2014. Hailey is the program head for the West-MEC veterinary science program, member of the state HOSA Advisory Board and President for the Arizona Health Careers Education Association, AZHCEA. Hailey was recognized in 2018 as the New Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year by the Association for Career Technical Education of Arizona (ACTEAZ). Hailey has an Australian Cattle Dog Mix named Marshall, a Lynx Point Siamese named Simon and a Tabby Polydactyl cat named Wallace. In her free time Hailey enjoys traveling, volunteering locally through St. Mary’s Food Bank, Feed My Starving Children and the non-profit organization REACT. Hailey recently started her own non-profit called SPOT, Saving Pets One at a Time, focusing on volunteering internationally, taking West-MEC graduates to Central America to work with several animal rescues and organizations.

Sessions:

4688 - Teaching Health Programs Using Case Studies

07/14/2024

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Health Science Technologies

Take your healthcare classroom to the next level using case studies to teach important concepts, ideas and procedures. Using case studies allows student to practice critical thinking skills and apply what they are learning to real-life scenarios. The examples being used in this class are specific to veterinary medicine, but can be modified to work in any healthcare classroom.

4702 - Rethink your Study Guides: A New Approach to Test Preparation

07/15/2024

10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Interdisciplinary

Study guides have been used for years to help students prepare assessments. The goal is to help students understand the material they learned and have it translate into higher scores on assessments. But does it really work? Want to try something different? This session will provide tips and tricks to up your study guide game and give students ownership of their study guide while building test taking strategies at the same time.

4690 - Arizona Health Careers Education Association (AZHCEA) Luncheon

07/16/2024

11:30 AM - 1:00 PM

Hilton El Conquistador

  • Health Science Technologies

Join the members of Arizona Health Careers Education Association (AZHCEA) for their annual meeting and luncheon. Help us celebrate the Healthcare Teachers of the Year and Student Scholarship winners. Non AZHCEA Members are welcome!