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Election... It's a Dirty Word and Classroom Topic

Ebony McKiver
Ebony McKiver over 1 year ago

I was having a brief conversation with my friend, Angela Lee , and she brought up an extremely important point. Many of us may be World History educators, but students still walk into our classrooms with questions about the election. We have a live event coming up about civil discourse, but I must ask you all....

How are you handling student questions about the election and all the stuff swirling around it? Bonus points if you link resources, videos, or materials. I know tons of teachers are struggling to find balance, especially going into this last month before the election, and I would like to help ease their minds with sound instructional practices.

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  • Laura Massa
    0 Laura Massa over 1 year ago

    Ebony McKiver in my school the DEI team designed a lesson implemented in advisory groups led by students facilitators. Prior to this lesson, teachers received a list of resources that help navigate political discussions. One of them was Facilitating Challenging Conversations in the Classroom.  Students took The World's Smallest Political Quiz and once everyone has completed the quiz, the facilitator discussed the different categorie (e.g., libertarian, progressive, conservative, etc.) and what they mean in a broader political context.

    I am eager to attend the live event on civil discourse and learn from our collective wisdom.

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  • Donnetta Elsasser
    0 Donnetta Elsasser over 1 year ago in reply to Laura Massa

     Laura Massa , I thought the Smallest Political Quis sounded interesting. I have used all kinds of paper versions, but I thought this might be a nice update.

    I took the quiz, then it wanted me to create an account and sign in for my results. Not cool. But I did.

    Then it asked me to take the quiz... what was the point of letting me take the quiz in the first place? 

    Did I do it incorrectly? What kind of luck have you and your students had using this tool?

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  • Laura Massa
    0 Laura Massa over 1 year ago in reply to Donnetta Elsasser

     Donnetta ElsasserI took the quiz a while ago and I did it again to check if I had to include my email. I did not sign in and got the results. You can still take the quiz without signing up. Creating an account allows you to save your results and track your progress. Our students had no problem accessing the quiz. 

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  • Donnetta Elsasser
    0 Donnetta Elsasser over 1 year ago in reply to Laura Massa

    Hm... I'll have to check it out again later.

    I think my students would benefit from this. Thanks for going the extra mile, Laura Massa .

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  • Donnetta Elsasser
    0 Donnetta Elsasser over 1 year ago in reply to Laura Massa

    Hm... I'll have to check it out again later.

    I think my students would benefit from this. Thanks for going the extra mile, Laura Massa .

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