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Quantitative Methods for Public Policy
Immigration in America: Understanding the Numbers
June 21–25, 2004
A workshop for high school History & Social Studies teachers,
carries two graduate credits.
Workshop Brochure
(pdf file)
Workshop Schedule
Photos from
Immigration in America: Understanding the Numbers workshop
Photos from our field trip to Mercado
Central in Minneapolis, MN
Two strands
This workshop weaves together two mutually supportive strands. The
first is an understanding of immigration at local and national levels.
We will study the historical context of immigration, look at the
realities of immigrant communities in Minnesota today, and analyze
policy proposals for the future.
The second strand brings in the analytical techniques that we need
to address these issues. This workshop will help you find ways to
show your students how to understand and use numbers, tables, and
statistics for historical, geographic, and economic anlyses.
Examples of benchmarks from the History/Social
Studies Standards that are addressed in this workshop:
Minnesota History Students will identify and
describe significant demographic changes in Minnesota and analyze
the significance of their impact.
U.S. History Students will understand and analyze
the significance of the changing patterns of immigration and migration
and the contributions to contemporary America.
Geography Students will identify the areas of
origin for people coming to Minnesota, explain the push and pull
factors that brought people to the state, and analyze the impact
of these changes.
Geography Students will describe changes in
common statistical measure of population or economy that occur
as countries develop economically.
Economics Students will use tables, graphs,
equations, diagrams, and charts to interpret economic information.
Economics Students will be able to analyze the
economic impact of government intervention so that the costs and
benefits and unintended consequences can be assessed.
The Faculty
David Bressoud is DeWitt Wallace Professor
of Mathematics at Macalester College and Director of its program
in Quantitative Methods for Public Policy (QM4PP).
Katherine Fennelly is a Professor at the Hubert
H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
Her research and outreach interests include leadership in the
public sector, the human rights of immigrants and refugees in
the United States, and the preparedness of communities and public
institutions to adapt to demographic changes.
Steve Holland is the Policy Associate for the
QM4PP program. Holding a law degree as well as a doctorate in
economics, he teaches both economics and political science at
Macalester College.
Location
The workshop will be held in the Olin-Rice Science Building on the
Macalester College campus, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105.
Funding
Thanks to support from the US Department of Education and the National
Science Foundation, there is no charge for participation. Participants
will receive an allowance of $150 for the week to cover incidental
expenses. In addition, a limited number of dormitory rooms are available
at no cost to participants who live more than 50 miles from St.
Paul.
Schedule
The workshop begins with lunch at noon on Monday, June 21, and ends
at noon on Friday, June 25. Otherwise, each day begins at 8:30 am
and ends at 4:30 pm. There will be a field trip to the Mercado Central
on Lake St. on Wednesday afternoon.
Registration
Registration is limited to 20 participants, selected on a first-come
basis. Registrants who have been accepted will be notified immediately.
To register, please send the following information
to Theresa Klauer at the Center for Scholarship and Teaching, Macalester
College, 1600 Grand Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105 or klauer@macalester.edu.
name :
preferred address before June:
preferred address mid-June:
telephone before June/ mid-June:
email address:
school:
grade level(s):
school district:
Do you need a dormitory room? Yes No
Dietary restrictions:
For more information, contact Theresa Klauer of Macalester's
Center for Scholarship and Teaching: klauer@macalester.edu; 651-696-6881
or the Project Director, David Bressoud: bressoud@macalester.edu,
651-696-6559.
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