A key element in Public Issues discussion is the recognition that
disagreements can be of several types and that different strategies
may be needed to deal with them.
Public Issues Model to discussion of Controversial Topics - 1 views
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Disagreements over definitional issues are often numerous, profound, and unrecognized, contributing to discussions that go nowhere.
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When students have skills in analyzing and discussing issues, they are able to keep conversation moving; instead of becoming bogged down in questions and problems, students continue to delve into the complexities of the issue.
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Developed by the Harvard Social Studies Project in the 60s and 70s, this model is so easy to understand any teacher can pick it up in a quick 20 minutes before class. Investing a couple hours though could truly optimize this approach to handling difficult topics in the classroom. What makes this powerful is the way it leads students into critical thinking under the guise of dealing with the debate at issue. Essential it divides every issue into constituent ingredients of disagreement. i) Fact/Explanation, ii) Definitions, and iii) Ethical Issues
The role of media literacy in teaching your students about Charlottesville | PBS NewsHo... - 1 views
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Essential question: Why is media literacy, including reading multiple sources, important when discussing sensitive current events?
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4 minute video from the NewsHour with extension activities
How to Foster Humanity as Teachers in the Wake of Charlottesville - Facing History - 0 views
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There is no simple answer—no one-off lesson plan, no one quirky video clip, and no one motivational speaker that we can use. Empathy is not developed by flipping a switch, but rather it is cultivated with intentionality and care.
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Lessons sequence built with Facing History quality. The first lesson prepares students for difficult conversations, the second deals with identifiy, the third, confirmation and other biasis, how journalist minimize bias, verifying breaking news and Ferguson. All lesson provide instruction and materials
6 Tips on Teaching Social Studies in a Politically-Charged Era | The Educators Room - 1 views
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In teaching fairly, teachers need to acknowledge their biases and share them with the students. As an ardent Hamiltonian,
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Social Studies teachers debate this point strongly. I don't think the contest is even close - teachers should leave their students guessing their political beliefs. The teaching of critical thinking requires that reasoning process to be visible and explore many sides to every topic.
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Instead of shying away from the “fight,” I dig right into it.
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A teacher against a 7th grader isn't a fair fight. I've tried this and found it shuts down more conversations than it starts.
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THis essay doesn't have all the answers, no single essay would. Yet, reading it could help Civics teachers by provoking some ideas to consider on their own.
When We Talk About Race, Let's Be Honest - Education Week - 2 views
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How should teachers respond? First and foremost, teachers must equip themselves with sound knowledge on the history of slavery, racism, xenophobia, and the constant quest for equality that many nonwhite groups in this country faced historically and still struggle for today.
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This is a strong argument for teacher prep programs that emphasize content knowledge - oddly enough, just at the time when we are finding content-based instruction with a recall focus is not helpful for students.
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Op-Ed about why teachers should NOT avoid talking about Charlottesville (and racism more broadly). -
Great piece - for some of us, this needs to be read alongside a Harvard GSE article "Talking About Race in Mostly White Schools" because New Jersey is....well, you know. https://www.gse.harvard.edu/news/uk/17/04/talking-about-race-mostly-white-schools
History in Dispute: Charlottesville and Confederate Monuments | Brown University - Choices - 1 views
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Choices provides teachers a lesson script and directions, along with handouts, sources and videos. This lesson uses the concept of "historical memory" to explore the events of Charlottesville while allowing students to practice media literacy skills and close reading
Teachers Share Resources for Addressing Charlottesville Hate Rally in the Classroom - T... - 2 views
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Education Week Magazine article has links to resources with short descriptions of each
Charlottesville Teach-In: Critical Professional Development/Back-to-School Anti-Racist ... - 2 views
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South Orange Maplewood Education Association and School District are hosting a Teach-in.
INTRODUCTION TO ANTI-BIAS TEACHING Registration, Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 5:00 PM | Eventbrite - 1 views
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Workshop in Brooklyn
CHARLOTTESVILLE: OUR TOWN, OUR COUNTRY - BackStory with the American History Guys - 1 views
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Podcast episode from history professors who live and work in Charlottesville. The podcast itself is a remarkable resource for US History.
One and All | Harvard Graduate School of Education - 1 views
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Strategies to Protect Students, Reject Bullying and build communities where everyone thrives. Resources, ideas and stories of inspiration.
THE CHARLOTTESVILLE SYLLABUS - UVa Graduate Coalition - Medium - 0 views
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A resource created by the Graduate Student Coalition for Liberation to be used to educate readers about the long history of white supremacy in Charlottesville, Virginia. With resources selected and summaries written by UVa graduate students, this abridged version of the Syllabus is organized into six sections that offer contemporary and archival primary and secondary sources (articles, books, responses, a documentary, databases) and a list of important terms for discussing white supremacy.
What Is the Alt-Right? | Teaching Tolerance - 0 views
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Article for teachers and perhaps more advanced high school students
Educational Leadership:Disrupting Inequity:Let's Talk about Racism in Schools - 0 views
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May help Social Studies supervisors support teachers, though could be shared with Principals as well
Why We Bully Series - New Jersey State Bar Foundation - 0 views
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The New Jersey State Bar Foundation has created a series of interactive anti-bias workshops called Why We Bully. Each workshop helps educators better understand the bias behind bias-based bullying incidents. All Why We Bully training participants will be provided relevant materials to incorporate into their schools. This program is FREE for educators. All trainings are from 9am-3pm. Participants who attend the full training will receive 5.5 professional development credits.
Whose Heritage? - Report on the history of Confederate monuments, Public works naming a... - 0 views
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Following the Charleston massacre, the Southern Poverty Law Center launched an effort to catalog and map Confederate place names and other symbols in public spaces, both in the South and across the nation. This study, while far from comprehensive, identified a total of 1,503.*44 page report more for teachers and scholars though some advanced students may be able to use it for research
