CancerEd

A team of students and faculty from Calvin College working to develop educational materials that teach K-12 students about cancer.

We are CancerEd, a team of students and faculty from Calvin College who are working to develop educational materials that teach K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner. The American Cancer Society estimates that more than 1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. Many children, therefore, will be impacted by cancer, either by the

ir own diagnosis or that of a friend or relative. Our goal is to create a library of age-appropriate teaching materials that promote understanding of cancer and cancer treatments, encourage honest discussions about cancer, and help students identify ways that they can support those with cancer. We have created a number of lesson plans and have begun to pilot our materials in local schools (piloted materials are available at www.CancerEd.org). As new teaching resources are developed, they will be posted on the CancerEd website. Like the lesson plans that are currently posted on this site, new materials will be available (at no cost) for use by classroom teachers.

07/30/2018

Last week the CancerEd Team met with the Wierenga sisters who have funded out research project for the last few years. They were excited to hear about what their funding has helped us achieve and the exciting things we have planned for the future! Again, we want to say thank you so much to the Wierenga sisters for their continued support!

08/04/2017

The Cancer Ed Team is excited to announce a new launch of lesson plans coming next week!!! Topics include Lung Cancer & Smoking, Skin Cancer & Sun Protection, and Cancer Prevention & Healthy Habits! Our team has also been busy creating glossaries, crossword puzzles, word searches and lesson plan maps (curriculum guides). Keep an eye out for our post next week to announce the launch of our new curriculum!

Visit us at www.CancerEd.org

CancerEd works to develop quality, age-appropriate curriculum that teaches K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner.

06/16/2017

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XK8phiQw3k

Brought to you by the CancerEd Team, this video goes along with our Cells & Cell Division Lesson Plan for both K-2 and 3-5! Using kid-friendly phrases and materials (Play-Doh), it teaches kids how cells divide and cancer arises. Visit our website (www.CancerEd.org) for more on how to teach kids about cancer! And be on the lookout for new/improved Lesson Plans & Resources being posted weekly!

Brought to you by the Cancer Ed Team, this video goes along with our Cells & Cell Division Lesson Plan for both K-2 and 3-5. Using kid-friendly phrases and m...

05/02/2017

Happy Spring! Cancer Ed is very excited about an article written on our founding Professor's, Dr. Amy Wilstermann, award-winning honors class "Cancer: A Multidisciplinary View of a Complex Disease" that she taught over Interim. Check out this Spark article and go to our website to learn more about how to make cancer real for kids through our educational lesson plans!

https://calvin.edu/publication/spark/2017/03/01/making-cancer-real

www.cancered.org

11/09/2016

Abby and Ryan presented their work at the Van Andel Undergraduate Research Conference this weekend.

06/28/2016

PARENTS: If you've had cancer while parenting children PLEASE take this survey & send to other parents you know! Survey responses will help us tailor the resources we develop to fit parents' needs. Link: https://calvin.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0MndeNMpGJ3iKEd

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06/10/2016

NEW lesson plan on Cells and Cell Division is now posted on our website for grades 3-5! Download it TODAY at cancered.org/lessonplans

CancerEd works to develop quality, age-appropriate curriculum that teaches K-12 students about cancer in a scientifically accurate, engaging, and sensitive manner.

06/02/2016

Last spring, we had the incredible opportunity to visit Evergreen Elementary school in Grand Rapids, MI. Read more about our visit in this article from MLIVE: http://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2015/01/teaching_children_about_cancer.html #

When Calvin College biology professor Amy Wilstermann teaches children about cancer, she keeps it simple.

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http://www.CancerEd.org/

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