# Teaching with IPUMS

**URL:** https://forum.ipums.org/c/teaching-with-ipums/62.md

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## [About the Teaching with IPUMS category](https://forum.ipums.org/t/about-the-teaching-with-ipums-category/3420)

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**Author:** [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Replies:** 0

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IPUMS offers a number of resources for teaching at Teaching Resources | IPUMS. Use this category to ask questions or share ideas about using IPUMS in the classroom.

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## [Class approval pending for a long time](https://forum.ipums.org/t/class-approval-pending-for-a-long-time/7052)

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**Author:** [@Melissa\_Knox](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Melissa_Knox)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/class-approval-pending-for-a-long-time/7052 "2026-04-28T16:40:23Z")

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I requested approval for a class account about 10 days ago and no one has approved it or replied to my email about the class. Just wondering if there is an issue with my class request since usually this only takes a few …

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## [Clarification on Redistribution](https://forum.ipums.org/t/clarification-on-redistribution/3563)

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**Author:** [@Kathleen\_Gatliffe](https://forum.ipums.org/u/Kathleen_Gatliffe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/clarification-on-redistribution/3563 "2020-06-04T17:47:30Z")

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Hi! I have used IPUMS as a student in graduate classes and I’ve always had to register and do my own extracts. I am teaching introductory undergraduate statistics this summer and I want to create a small random data set …

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## [Data Training Exercises](https://forum.ipums.org/t/data-training-exercises/3435)

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**Author:** [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/data-training-exercises/3435 "2020-03-23T16:08:27Z")

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Sample exercises for IPUMS datasets are available here.

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## [Video tutorials and webinars](https://forum.ipums.org/t/video-tutorials-and-webinars/3434)

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**Author:** [@KariWilliams](https://forum.ipums.org/u/KariWilliams)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.ipums.org/t/video-tutorials-and-webinars/3434 "2020-03-23T16:07:11Z")

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This page has short video tutorials for getting started with IPUMS as well as introductory webinars and specialty webinars on more specific topics.