Civil Discourse in a Digital World

This workshop is designed for teachers of all grade levels (with differentiation) to provide actionable strategies to take back to the classroom to help students construct sound arguments while remaining respectful to the ideas and opinions of others. Participants will participate in activities, readings, discussions, and more while working through ways to help students enter a world where talking about race, religion, and politics is no longer something we can (or should) avoid. We'll tackle tough topics, historical and modern, and think about how we interact with them with students in age appropriate ways, both online and in person.

Rough Draft Agenda:

9:00-9:30 Introductions (to each other and to the work)

9:30-11:30 Group Activity, Discussion, Classroom Application

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-2:30 Breakout Group Activity, Discussion, Classroom Application

2:30-3:00 Resource Sharing, Closing, Evaluation

Resources will include Teaching Tolerance, Edutopia, Facing History, and more!

Contact Leslie Pralle Keehn at lprallekeehn@plaea.org for questions or for more information!