Supporting Students in the Aftermath of the 2020 Election with Youth In Front

This week on TeachLab, host Justin Reich is joined in a live webinar by members of the Youth in Front team. They answer questions and share reflections and resources that we believe can help educators process this moment themselves and with their students.“So I've been doing a 10 minute election update every day...but again, really thinking about dosage and trying to just think about what is the right amount to not sort of overwhelm you or drown you in this, but also to make sure you feel like you have space to engage. And if it takes more than 10 minutes, then we take more than 10 minutes. But trying to just plan in doses, as opposed to entire lessons about the election or the electoral college, which is how I would have taught it in person. In person, there would have been a whole voting unit and we would have gone through every element of it. I didn't feel like that was the right move in this context, and so I didn't. So I've done these sort of 10 minute doses.” - Neema AvashiaIn this episode we’ll talk about:IntroductionsHow post-election has looked in K-12 school communityHow COVID affects election educationThe multiple views of student activistsCivic education opportunities with high student awarenessTeacher transparency on personal political viewsGrounding conversations in specific textsTeaching Challenging Issues in Uncertain Times: Strategies for Online and Hybrid Teaching online course Our GuestsNeema Avashia from Boston Public Schools Kevin Dua from the Cambridge Public Schools Joshua S Littenberg-Tobias from the MIT Teaching Systems Lab Sara O'Brien from Youth In Front Resources and LinksWatch the full webinarCheck out Conversations Across Differences with Meira LevinsonCheck out Teaching Challenging Issues in Uncertain Times: Strategies for Online and Hybrid TeachingCheck out Youth in Front: Understanding and Supporting Student-led ActivismCheck out Justin Reich’s new book! Transcripthttps://teachlabpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes/youthinfront/transcript Produced by Aimee CorriganRecorded and mixed by Garrett Beazley Follow TeachLab:FacebookTwitterYouTube