Teachers Workshops

Conceptualizing large numbers is hard for children and grown-ups alike. 265 million U.S. residents live in cities… Almost a half billion people live in South America… Our global population is over 8 billion… When we hear such enormous quantities, our brains tend to put them all in a similar box of “a lot.”

Teachers: Join us for an engaging webinar that will combine videos, simulations, and hands-on activities to make large numbers more accessible for middle childhood learners. Participants will explore real-world big numbers, solve math riddles and challenges that help students visualize millions and billions, and estimate population size using sampling techniques.

You’ll walk away (or, rather, log off) with access to one of Population Education’s lesson plan libraries, a certificate of completion, access to digital teaching tools, and some fun facts to wow your students, friends, and family.

Come hear from current teachers who have used the World of 8 Billion student video contest in their classrooms. How did they structure the assignment? What were the learning outcomes? Any tips and tricks for student filming? They’ll share ideas on how to implement the contest in your class and maximize student engagement. There will be time for Q&A at the end.