Presented by Tristin Koch, Social Studies Teacher, North Arvada Middle School (CO); and Rachel Roberson, Senior Program Manager, Education Content, KQED
democracy
Teaching Global Issues in a Controversial Election Year
Presented by Ryan Werenka, Social Studies Teacher, Troy High School (MI); Kat Duffy, Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy, Council on Foreign Relations; and Charles Hopkins, Managing Director, Teaching and Learning, Council on Foreign Relations
Saving Democracy with Civil Discourse
Presented by Tom Driscoll, CEO of EdTechTeacher, Instructor, Speaker, and Author; and Shawn W. McCusker, Educator, Author, Director of Professional Learning for Digital Promise, and Veteran
School Librarians Can Save Democracy
Regardless of one’s political views, there seems to be consensus on one political reality: America is dangerously polarized. According to Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut, in an edWebinar sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources, “The future of democracy presents a case for the critical need for school librarians in every school.” They are valuable for students to ensure equitable access to quality inquiry instructional experiences for all learners, not just for the future of education but also for the future of democracy.
Online Civic Reasoning
This session will include strategies to redress the “nothing you can say will convince me otherwise” mindset among young learners and highlight programs that empower students to feel politically empowered to become change makers.
School Librarians Can Save Democracy
In this edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala will present a case for the critical need for school librarians in every school, and the importance of equity in access to quality inquiry instructional experiences for all learners – not just for the future of education but for the future of democracy.