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Teaching Global Issues in a Controversial Election Year
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm EDT
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
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In a controversial election year, how can you help students understand the global and foreign policy issues impacting the U.S. election using fact-based, non-partisan resources? Educators can meaningfully engage students with diverse political perspectives by teaching global issues using carefully considered, proven approaches.
Join CFR Education from the Council on Foreign Relations for a conversation with an expert on global democracy and technology, an award-winning Michigan social studies teacher, and the head of teaching and learning at this leading foreign policy think tank to learn best practices for teaching the U.S. election through global issues.
In this edWebinar, you will take away:
- Tips and tricks for how to manage conflict and controversy effectively in the classroom
- Insight on global trends in democracy, migration, and artificial intelligence and how they connect to elections
- Examples of civics activities that worked from a Michigan classroom
- FREE, non-partisan resources and ready-to-use lesson plans that offer a foundational understanding of issues at stake in elections around the world
This edWebinar will help educators make complex global affairs and foreign policy issues accessible for middle school, high school, and higher education students. There will be time for questions at the end of the presentation.
About the Presenters
Ryan Werenka is a social studies teacher (AP U.S. Government and AP Comparative Government) at Troy High School in Michigan. In 2021, he was named Michigan History Teacher of the Year by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Over the past several years, Ryan has served on numerous social studies and civic education boards, including the Michigan Council for the Social Studies, the National Council for the Social Studies committees, the Teacher Advisory Council for the National Constitution Center, the Retro Report Council of Educators, the C-SPAN Summer Teacher Fellowship, the PBS NewsHour Extra Advisory Board, the iCivics Educator Network, and the CFR Education Ambassador Program. During his time as a teacher, Ryan has also worked to build relationships and connect with students by serving as a student government advisor, National Honor Society advisor, and varsity football coach.
Kat Duffy is a Senior Fellow for Digital and Cyberspace Policy at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR). Kat has more than two decades of experience at the intersection of emerging technology, democratic principles, corporate responsibility, and human rights. Most recently, she directed the Task Force for a Trustworthy Future Web at the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensic Research Lab, where she served as a Resident Senior Fellow and published the Task Force’s comprehensive report, Scaling Trust on the Web.
Charles Hopkins is the Managing Director of Teaching and Learning at the Council on Foreign Relations, where he helps to develop teaching resources and works with instructors and institutions who use CFR Education resources. Before CFR, he taught middle and high school social studies both in the United States and abroad.
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CFR Education aims to close the global literacy gap in our country by providing accessible, accurate, and authoritative resources that build the knowledge, skills, and perspective high school and higher education students need to understand and engage with today’s most pressing global issues. Leveraging best pedagogical practices and Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) expertise, CFR Education’s supplemental resources teach complex global affairs and foreign policy issues to the next generation. Committed to supporting educators as they take on this crucial work, CFR Education offers two Ambassador programs, professional development events, and curated teaching resources, including lesson plans, essay and discussion questions, classroom activities, and sample syllabi.
