ITW: Politics in the Classroom (Online)

How can one navigate political topics that inform and infuse classroom environments? How can instructors facilitate respectful and productive discussions on controversial political material? In this workshop, participants will explore how politics manifests in classrooms and labs: through current events; dynamics between professors, instructional staff, and students; accessibility and classroom demographics; and the subjects and methods of our disciplines. This workshop aims to equip participants with resources and strategies to create conducive and safe classroom environments for productive discussion on controversial and sensitive political issues.

For more information, or if you have any further questions, please contact Alexandra Dreher (alexandra.dreher@yale.edu) and Swathi Manivannan (swathinachiar.manivannan@yale.edu)

Please note: Intermediate Teaching Workshops (ITWs) count toward the requirements for the CCTP. They do not presuppose any previous engagement with the topic, but will draw on topics mentioned in the Fundamentals of Teaching/the CIRTL MOOC.

For a refresher on key pedagogical terms you may have encountered in the Fundamentals or the CIRTL MOOC, please refer to our glossary: tinyurl.com/PedagogicalGlossary.

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