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Improving Maternal Health Why is World Aging an Important Issue? http://www.ithaca.edu/aging/schools/pdf/Why%20World%20Aging%20An%20Important%20Issue.pdf This lesson is from Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. It deals with the challenge facing governments the world over--an increasingly aging population. Students may wonder why this should be a concern for governments but, through discussion, they will come to see it as the problem that it is. The lesson provides clear instructions, accessible handouts, and good points for student discussion. After an introductory reading and class discussion, students will research two countries--one developed, one developing--to determine the impact on government policies of an aging population. The evaluation and extension activities of this lesson are a bit weak, but creative teachers can certainly expand on the suggestions given. For example, students might investigate the history of gender equity in government policies, implications of an aging population on younger workers, the status of elders in developing cultures, etc. This lesson would be suitable for students in grade 11 Social Studies, Unit 2: Population. Curriculum Objectives Social Studies 20, Unit 2: Population
Evaluation Links Saskatchewan teachers have been provided support resources for student assessment and evaluation from the provincial ministry of education, Saskatchewan Learning. Specifically, teachers have been provided with the document Student Evaluation: a Teacher Handbook, in print format. Chapter 4 on specific student assessment techniques contains a variety of ready-made rubrics, rating scales, checklists, portfolio set-ups and templates that could be adapted to each task developed in your classroom. This resource is available on-line at: http://www.sasked.gov.sk.ca/evergreen/policy/studeval/chap4001.html. The simple templates outlined on this Saskatchewan Learning site, will help you tailor your assessment to match any activity and ensure that your objectives are being met. Another source of easily adaptable evaluation material is Discovery School located at http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/assess.html. The site has both subject specific evaluation tools and evaluation instruments for process oriented tasks. You will also find rubric builders, portfolio evaluation instruments, graphic organizer evaluation strategies, etc. all at this site. Another rubric generator can be found at http://www.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/. And, for a discussion on the value of using rubrics in the middle grades, teachers may want to go to http://www.middleweb.com/rubricsHG.html. |
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