Welcome!

Are you a high school or middle school teacher looking for lesson plans that incorporate aging issues? You've come to the right place. This project was created to meet rigourous New York State standards by integrating issues of aging into the social studies curriculum for grades 7 to 12. On this website you can:

• read more about the project
• view our video, Teaching about Aging in the Classroom (9 minutes)
• download several social studies lesson plans
• read about our evaluation plan and survey results
• consult our bibliography of gerontology sources
• find out about other gerontology websites
• sign our guest book or contact us

Enjoy!

For questions, comments or suggestions, contact:
Dr. John A. Krout
Professor and Director
Ithaca College Gerontology Institute
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 274-1965
krout @ithaca.edu

updated 4/24/06

What's New

Check out our latest lesson plans! Review the results of our latest student and teacher surveys. View our video, Teaching about Aging in the Classroom

The WOW panel (Wise Old Women) talks with social studies students at Ithaca High School about women's rights in the first part of the Twentieth Century.