Sunday, January 8, 2012

Population Reduction Agenda In Public Schools


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Population Connection leads hands-on workshops for teachers and non-formal educators around the country. Our workshops provide practical, hands-on tools and strategies for teaching about population growth and related social, environmental, and economic issues.
Since 1975, Population Connection's education program has provided training and assistance to tens of thousands of educators of all grade levels and subject areas throughout the United States, Canada, and around the world. Included below is more detailed information on who we are and what we do...
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Workshop Details
Population Connection has the oldest and most extensive population education program in the country. Our highly regarded population education workshops prepare the next generation for responsible global citizenship in the twenty-first century, and fits naturally into today's student-centered approach and integrated curricula.
Our Pre-K through 12th grade lessons meet state and national standards and are relevant to instruction in early childhood education, math, science, social studies, environmental education, language arts, health, ESOL, and geography.
Over the last two years, Population Connection has conducted over 1000 hands-on workshops for teachers and future teachers across the country.  We present workshops annually at the conferences of the National Science Teachers Association, the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council for Teachers of Mathematics, as well as their regional and state affiliates.
As a non-profit organization with a focus on population-related education, we strive to keep the cost of our workshops to a bare minimum. Our workshops represent a great value, especially considering how much teachers get out of them. In our workshops, each participant:
  • learns to use a variety of value-neutral classroom activities to teach population concepts and environmental trends to their students; 
  • participates in all workshop activities, including a video, quizzes, simulations, cooperative-learning activities, problem solving challenges, and other experiential learning strategies; 
  • experiences a variety of strategies for hands-on learning; 
  • receives a wealth of materials targeted to their grade level and subject area, including hands-on activities that are correlated to state content standards, plus background readings, data sheets, graphs, answer keys, and other resources designed to fit easily into lesson plans.
To request a professional development workshop, click here. You can select from the units listed below, or request a customized presentation based on your group. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us. If you would like a peer's perspective on our program, we can refer you to a past workshop host in your area.
Our Most Popular Workshop Packages
Elementary
» Sharing a Small World (K-3rd grade, Interdisciplinary)
» Counting on People (2-5th grade, Interdisciplinary)
» Our World, Our Future (K-6th grade, ESOL methods)
Middle Grades
» People and the Planet (6-9th grade, Interdisciplinary)
» Multiplying People, Dividing Resources (6-9th grade, Math)
» Hands-on Science in a Social Perspective (6-9th grade, Science)
» Sharing a World of Six Billion (6-9th grade, Social Studies)
Secondary
» The Peopling of our Planet (9-12th grade, Science)
» Teaching for the Global Family (9-12th grade, Social Studies)
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Sharing a Small World
Grade Level: K-3
Subjects: Language arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Summary: Population dynamics, resource use and human impact on the environment may seem like issues that are too complex for the Pre-K and early elementary classroom. Yet, there are ways that even very young students may be helped to understand these concepts by drawing on personal experiences and by interacting with each other under the guidance of their teachers and parents. In this hands-on workshop, the trainer begins with an overview of concepts and learning strategies in environmental education that are appropriate for the K-3 classroom. The trainer will then engage participants in a variety of hands-on activities that promote students' environmental awareness and interest, while also building skills in reading, number sense, problem-solving, social interaction and cooperation, listening, role playing and more.
Resources provided: Each participant will receive:
  • Sharing a Small World: Activities for Young Learners, our teaching kit for early childhood educators.
  • 24 by 36 inch poster featuring the beautiful full color illustration from theSharing a Small World kit.
  • Table correlating Sharing a Small World activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
Recommended length: 2 hours
Cost: $200 honorarium, $3/person materials fee (plus travel if required)
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Counting on People
Grade Level: 2-5
Subjects: Language arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Summary: In a world with a growing human population and limited resources, sustainability education is vital across the curricula. In this hands-on/minds-on workshop, participants will explore innovative ways to teach students about the connections linking population trends, natural resource use, environmental quality and social well-being. By engaging in participatory, inquiry-based activities, they will discover ways to infuse these environmental themes in the science, social studies, math and language arts curricula.
Resources provided: Each participant will receive:
  • Counting on People: Elementary Population and Environmental Activities, our elementary-level teaching kit.
  • Teaching Population: Hands-On Activities, our 'survey' CD-ROM with over 50 activities, plus background readings, printable props, and other resources.
  • The latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau.
  • Table correlating workshop activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
Recommended lengths: Half day (3 hours) or full day (5 hours)
Cost: $300 honorarium for half day, $500 for full day, $12/person materials fee (plus travel if required)
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Our World, Our Future
Grade Level: K-6
Subjects: Language arts, Math, Science, Social Studies (with focus on ESOL appropriate methods)
Summary: When students are becoming proficient in a language, hands-on activities can help their verbal skills, especially when the activity content is relevant to their lives. In this hands-on/minds-on workshop, participants will engage in activities that show the connections between people's lives and the ecosystems which support us. The activities explore issues of global population dynamics; conservation of natural resources; resource distribution around the globe; education and gender equity; and how each of us contributes to a healthy community. Techniques employed include role-playing simulations, cooperative learning group problem-solving and concept mapping) for multiple learning styles and incorporate a variety of new vocabulary words. All activities include Ideas for Cultural Understanding to help teachers facilitate the activities.
Resources provided: Each participant will receive:
  • Our World, Our Future (Nuestro Mundo, Nuestro Futuro), our bilingual teaching kit featuring seven activities in English, and repeated in Spanish.
  • Teaching Population: Hands-On Activities, our 'survey' CD-ROM with over 50 activities, plus background readings, printable props, and other resources.
  • The latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau.
  • Table correlating workshop activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
Recommended length: 3 hours
Cost: $300 honorarium, $7/person materials fee (plus travel if required)
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People and the Planet
Grade Level: 6-9
Subjects: Language arts, Math, Science, Social Studies
Summary: How many people can the Earth support? That all depends on how we use resources such as land, water and energy. In this timely, interdisciplinary workshop, the presenter will engage participants in hands-on/minds-on activities that will build students' understanding of growth patterns, carrying capacity and cause-and-effect relationships in order to appreciate human impact on the Earth's natural resources and ecosystems. The activities will also enhance students' skills in data collection and analysis and deductive reasoning. Participants engage in role-playing simulations, games and cooperative learning challenges that build, and facilitate thoughtful classroom discussion. The concepts and learner outcomes adhere to state content standards for middle school science, math and social studies, making this an ideal integrated lesson plan.
Resources provided: The sponsoring institution will receive a copy of our dot video, World Population (additional copies available at discounted rate). Each participant will receive a packet which includes:
  • People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future, our CD-ROM of middle grades materials, featuring over 30 activities, plus background readings, printable props, and other resources.
  • The latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau.
  • Table correlating workshop activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
Recommended length: Half day (3 hours) or full day (5 hours)
Cost: $300 honorarium for half day, $500 for full day, $12/person materials fee (plus travel if required)
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Multiplying People, Dividing Resources
Grade Level: 6-9
Subjects: Math
Summary: This session will demonstrate effective ways to bring in real-world data into the classroom to make middle school math skill-building interesting and relevant to students' other subject areas. This session will demonstrate hands-on/minds-on strategies that integrate math with science and social studies. At the same time, the presented activities will help teachers meet middle grades math standards, especially in the areas of measurement, data analysis, problem solving, representation and connections. Students use middle school appropriate math-strategies to make sense of global population trends, compare uses of resources, and calculate their "ecological footprint."
Resources provided: The sponsoring institution will receive a copy of our dot video, World Population (additional copies available at discounted rate). Each participant will receive a packet which includes:
  • Multiplying People, Dividing Resources: Global Math Activities, our middle grades math kit featuring 16 activities.
  • The latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau.
  • Table correlating workshop activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
Recommended length: 3 hours
Cost: $300 honorarium, $7/person materials fee (plus travel if required)
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Hands-on Science in a Social Perspective
Grade Level: 6-9
Subjects: Science
Summary: Changing global demographics may affect every aspect of society from public health and economics to global security and environmental quality. Teaching about population dynamics and impacts is a perfect way to show students how understanding science can help them prepare to make informed decisions as citizens. In this hands-on workshop, participants engage in activities which illustrate carrying capacity and how it relates to historical, current and projected population trends. Activities will also address how personal decisions can affect ecological trends. Presented strategies include cooperative group problem solving, role-playing simulations and demonstrations using inventive manipulatives. These activities are designed to build students' understanding of growth patterns, interconnections, and cause-and-effect relationships.
Resources provided: The sponsoring institution will receive a copy of our dot video, World Population (additional copies available at discounted rate). Each participant will receive a packet which includes:
  • Teaching Population: Hands-On Activities, our 'survey' CD-ROM with over 50 activities, plus background readings, printable props, and other resources.
  • The latest World Population Data Sheet from the Population Reference Bureau.
  • Table correlating workshop activities to content standards of your state.
  • Complementary subscription to our quarterly newsletter, "The Population Educator."
  • Catalog and other resources.
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