#ElectionEDU Resources by TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu Browse our resources here, check back for updates, and check us out on Twitter for more resources @theteachercolab! en-us 2020-10-21 14:34:43 UTC 2020-11-02 20:12:58 UTC hello@padlet.com Fostering Civil Discourse: How Do We Talk About Issues That Matter? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848911711 Check out the Facing History and Ourselves guide on how to prepare your students in civil discourse, no matter the setting!]]> 2020-10-21 14:39:51 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848911711 What is democracy? How do we know if a democracy is succeeding? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848920194 Democracy is an oft-used term in election season. This Facing History and Ourselves article helps you define what democracy is with your students and assess the strength of any democracy of your choice!]]> 2020-10-21 14:41:38 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848920194 Who Gets to Vote? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848934623 This 3-lesson mini-unit on the history of voting rights and the struggle against voter suppression is sure to engage students and start a conversation on the importance of voting!]]> 2020-10-21 14:44:40 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848934623 Voting: Will You Do it? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848953653 Engage your students in election talk with this iCivics lesson on the power of voting, voting rights, and current issues surrounding voting.]]> 2020-10-21 14:48:36 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848953653 How Does One Run for President? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848967428 Share this iCivics infographic with students to understand how one qualifies to run for president, what the steps in an election process are, and what candidates can do on the campaign trail.]]> 2020-10-21 14:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848967428 Electoral Decoder: How Have states voted over time? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848980441 Have students explore this interactive cartogram from PBS that allows you to track Electoral College votes from presidential elections dating all the way back to 1789! ]]> 2020-10-21 14:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848980441 Check out NY Times Student Opinions Column TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848999401 Over the next few weeks, this column will explore topics related to the upcoming elections and related current events. Each piece includes a brief history connected to the topic of choice and a comments section booming with student responses. Have your students join in on the conversation!]]> 2020-10-21 14:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/848999401 What is Fact? What is Fiction? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/854233953 This Facing History and Ourselves resource shares strategies for students to fact check what is shared online. This resource is especially helpful during campaign season!]]> 2020-10-22 20:49:34 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/854233953 What does #ElectionEDU look like in math? TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/854252663 This article offers up lots of planning potential for how to address the election in middle school math classes!]]> 2020-10-22 20:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/854252663 Generation Citizen: Democracy Doesn't Pause TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/866505250 Generation Citizen has free civics tools specifically for remote learning that are worth checking out. If you are going over election information with students, the last lesson (and family activity!) on the page addresses the history of voting rights. Do check it out!]]> 2020-10-27 16:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/866505250 Democratic Knowledge Project's 2020 Election Module TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/866523310 Harvard's Democratic Knowledge Project has a mini-unit to support teaching and learning about the elections. It's geared toward 8th grade students and is packed with great lessons and resources!]]> 2020-10-27 16:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/866523310 Post-Election Teaching Ideas TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/867421219 Edutopia has helpful suggestions for how to discuss the election once it's done across multiple content areas (including math!). Check out this resource to guide your classroom community in debriefing the elections.]]> 2020-10-27 20:00:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/867421219 Don't Wait: Now Is the Time to Talk to Kids About the Election TheTeacherCollaborative https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/883942333 Feeling stuck? This NPR piece makes it clear why we should talk to students about elections and gives you pointers and a series of steps to get started!]]> 2020-11-02 20:12:15 UTC https://padlet.com/TheTeacherCollaborative/electionedu/wish/883942333