During the 2016 election, the Teaching for Democracy Alliance will be hosting opportunities for educators to learn about teaching resources and methods for teaching about elections and voting.
Attend Our Upcoming Events!
Upcoming Events!
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Past Events and Related Resources:
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WEBINAR: Teaching the Presidency in the Digital Age
Wednesday, January 11th 4pm ET/1pm PT The Teaching for Democracy Alliance is pleased to announce its first webinar of 2017 on the timely and important topic of "Teaching the Presidency in the Digital Age." The webinar will feature Professor Joseph Kahne of UC-Riverside, whose most recent work examines the connection between media literacy education and students' ability to spot fake news, as well as commentary by media literacy experts Dr. Katherine Fry of Brooklyn College and Dr. Paul Mihailidis from Emerson College. The webinar will also highlight free and innovative instructional resources to support teachers as they help their students make sense of the executive branch in today's digital climate.
Webinar: Media Literacy
Date / Time: Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7pm ET Join us for a webinar on Teaching Media Literacy. Moderated by Dr. Belinha De Abreu (NAMLE), the focus of the conversation will be the "why" and "how" of teaching media literacy especially during this heated presidential election season. The panelists will share resources and tips from their classrooms and organizations. Given the panelists, there will be an obvious focus on news. The panelists include Peter Adams (News Literacy Project), Jules Beesley (The Lamp), and Jeff Share (UCLA). Steam the webinar recording here. |
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Wednesday, September 14th, 2016 at 7pm ET
Teaching About the Presidential Debates Moderated by Dr. Belinha DeAbreu, the discussion will focus on how teachers can effectively bring the conversation about presidential debates into their classroom this fall. Renowned media literacy educator Frank Baker (Media Literacy Clearinghouse) and Kamy Akhavan from procon.org will join Dr. DeAbreu to share their expertise and resources. Stream the webinar recording here. |
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Tuesday, May 24th, 2016 at 7pm ET
Registration Nation: Building voter registration among ALL 18 year olds
Professional Development Webinar on Facilitating Voter Registration in High Schools
Registration Nation: Building voter registration among ALL 18 year olds
Professional Development Webinar on Facilitating Voter Registration in High Schools
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Tuesday, April 26th, 2016 at 7pm ET
Teaching Controversial Topics Stream the webinar recording to the right. |
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 at 7pm
Teaching for Democracy: We Got You Covered: Webinar about the Alliance, resources and discussion about the upcoming year. Stream the webinar recording here. |
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