Alyson Nelson on: Teaching Biomedical Engineering to High School Students
“When I first tell people that I teach biomedical engineering in a high school, they are pretty surprised that we even offer that class.” – Alyson Nelson
Alyson Nelson
School: Nikola Tesla STEM High School
Type of School: Public – Choice
Location: Redmond, WA
School Population: 432
Demographic: 47% minority students
% Free/reduced lunch program: 3%
Teaching Biomedical Engineering to High School Students
- Research other programs and adopt the elements that align with your classroom goals.
- Use the engineering design process to help reinforce biology concepts.
- Share case studies to hook students’ interests early on.
- Identify students’ passions and interests and use those as an avenue into the subject.