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Teaching Demography Module Templates

This module provides guidance on developing an engaging and adaptable team-based learning activity for teaching demography. It highlights the importance of emotional connection and quantitative reasoning, and offers resources and assessment strategies.

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Teaching Demography Module Templates

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  1. Teaching Demography Module Templates Katherine R. Rowell, Ph.D. Sinclair Community College Professor of Sociology Katherine.rowell@sinclair.edu

  2. What is a module? What is an activity? • http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/howto/module.html • http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/howto/activity.html • http://serc.carleton.edu/sp/howto/design.html

  3. Modules are active learning • Think about best practices in teaching and learning. • Modules should be engaging/emotional connection (Make it Stick) • Use scaffolding in module development. • Modules are written for faculty and include the student activity(ies) as part of the completed module. • Modules should be adaptable by other faculty. • Team based or pair-based modules

  4. Why does this matter? • The importance of quantitative reasoning for public debate and social change. • Connecting students to the “emotional” importance of why numeracy matters. • The importance of “emotional connection.” • The Public Professor

  5. Consider team-based learning assignments • https://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/team-based-learning/ • How might you develop a module that students complete in teams and pairs? • Examples?

  6. Module template (See handout) • Name • College • Module title • Brief Description • Learning Objectives • Teaching/facilitation notes • Resource list/guide • Outline of lectures/activities • Assessment • Bibliography

  7. What to include on teacher facilitation notes? • For what college courses (academic level) would this module be most appropriate? • Time to complete module? • What types of problems do students most have when completing this module? • What suggestions to you have for pre-work and/or pre-discussion prior to students completing module? Include your presentation prior or a video resource as an example.

  8. Quick Notes on Assessment • http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/assessment/index.html • http://special.league.org/gettingresults/web/p/module6.pdf

  9. Very basic websites on Teaching Demography • http://www.prb.org/Publications/Lesson-Plans/MakingPopulationRealNewLessonPlansandClassroomActivities.aspx • https://www.worldof7billion.org/teacher-resources/high-school-activities/ • https://www.populationeducation.org/store/teaching-population

  10. Questions?

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