9 Ways To Teach about the Election: A Social Justice Approach Tools and Resources : Campaigns and elections are ripe with opportunity to discuss government, the electoral process, civics and history as well as the of specific issues that are important to the public during any particular year, whether it’s a local or presidential election. Read More…
Month: September 2020
RIP RBG
“No one can feel free from danger and destruction until the many torn threads of civilization are bound together again… There can be a happy world… when men create a strong bond towards one another, a bond unbreakable by a studied prejudice or a passing circumstance.” 13-Year-Old Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Prejudice, Its Antidote, and Read More…
Teaching Resources for the 2020 Election-1
Listenwise: Podcast lessons The Listenwise library contains many relevant audio stories, including recent current events, as well as historical perspectives on the electoral process in the United States.Explore the lesson themes below, as well as our earlier blog post on promoting civic engagement with your students and additional resources from other educational organizations. Many of Read More…
Hexagonal Thinking: A Colorful Tool for Discussion
From the Cult of Pedagogy Blog — Betsy Potash — 9/11/20 How it Works When you place an idea on a hexagon, it has six sides where connections could be made to other ideas. When you place many ideas on many hexagons, the discussion about where to connect what will be different every time. Nope. Read More…
Teaching 9/11
Some materials that might be useful if you plan to memorialize the day. Facing History and ourselves: The Challenges and Opportunities of Teaching 9/11 PBS NewsHour Extra: On the 18th anniversary of 9/11 ask your students: How has the world changed? HBO Documentary: What Happened on September 11? 9/11 Memorial & Museum: Collects lesson Read More…