Fostering Skills for Civic Life with Bethany Morrison

Bethany Morrison shares civic professionalism and how disciplinary identity shapes civic discourse on episode 632 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast. [divwrap class=”one-half first”] Quotes from the episode tag (full size, Center alignment) and any plain-text quotes, each followed by -[GUEST FULL NAME] on its own line --> Democracy needs to be born every generation. We can’t just assume it… Every generation, we have to kind of rebirth it, and it has to happen in our schools. -Bethany Morrison One of the principles that we often recommend is setting some community discussion guidelines, talking together as a classroom community about how we want things to go when those hot moments come up later. -Bethany Morrison Not saying anything has meaning too. So if you don’t say anything, you are making a decision, and students are going to read that to mean it was okay. -Bethany Morrison [/divwrap][divwrap class=”one-half”] Resources Promoting Democracy, Fostering Skills (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Selecting Classroom Activities for Promoting Democracy (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) Promoting Democracy Teaching Series (Ginsberg Center) How My Profession Influences Policy: Assignment Guide and Instructions A Framework for Planning and Facilitating High-Stakes Discussions Making the Most of “Hot Moments” in the Classroom (CRLT Handout) Talking Maize & Blue (University of Michigan) Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) Ginsberg Center for Community and Civic Engagement Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks UMICH Votes AllSides Finch [/divwrap]