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A Teaching Module for Middle and High School
Teachers and Students
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The Center
on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD) of
the Center for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in conjunction with the
Emory
Center for
Science Education (CSE) is pleased to present a web-based module
called “Babies and
Birth Defects: A Mystery in Texas”, a module developed for
EXCITE (Excellence in
Curriculum Integration though Teaching Epidemiology).
Objectives:
Teach basic concepts of epidemiology using real world problems:
- Study birth defect cases identified in Brownsville,
Texas.
- Identify risk factors that have been scientifically
linked to birth defects.
- Increase knowledge of folic acid and folate sources
and encourage tointegrate sources into daily dietary intake.
Promote in a variety of settings:
- Math, science, and health classes.
- High school and middle school literacy levels.
The workshop will take place June 14, 2002,
in the Emory School of Nursing,
Room 110, from 9:00-5:00.
Applications must be received by June 3, 2002.
Participants will receive a $100.00 stipend for their
participation, with the opportunity to
earn an additional $200.00 for implementing the material in their
lesson plan, and
completing the evaluation afterwards.
Evaluation (additional $200.00): Once the workshop is completed,
teachers are asked to
(1) implement the material covered in their lesson plan, (2) submit
a 3-4 page narrative
and a copy of the lesson plan used, and (3) complete the evaluation
tool developed by
the CDC and CSE. The evaluation must be submitted by January 17,
2003, in order to
receive the additional $200.00
The workshop has space for 30 Atlanta Public School Teachers. Due
to the nature of
this workshop, math, health and science teachers are encouraged
to apply as a team, in
hopes of having the subject matter taught using an interdisciplinary
design.
For more information please contact:
Kimberly A. Parker, MA. MPH, CHES
Program Associate
Emory Center for Science Education
1399 South Oxford Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30322
(404) 727.4232
kparke4@learnlink.emory.edu
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