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Teaching about the Capitol Riot - Context, Potential Impacts, & Moving Forward, with James Hartwick (University of Wisconsin - Whitewater)

January 10, 2021

How should educators teach about the riot at the U.S. Capitol? Should they remain unbiased? What facts and issues should they emphasize? In this episode, Brett talks to James Hartwick, a professor of social studies education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. After discussing guiding principles for teaching about the Capitol riot, Dr. Hartwick describes several concrete strategies for engaging students in thoughtful, civil, information-rich discussions of these important issues.

Resources:

Education for Sustainable Democracy Facebook Page (listener discussion & sharing)

PBS News Hour Guide for Teaching about the Insurrection (with short video)

Mikva Challenge Lesson on Capitol Riot (student reflection & discussion)

Schwarzenegger's Seven-Minute Video Condemning Riot

Generation Citizen's Resources on Teaching about the Capitol Insurrection

Teaching Resources on the Foundations for Democratic Government

Photographic Images from the Capitol Riot

How Impeachment and the 25th Amendment Work

Article by James and Brett Featuring Various Discussion Strategies

Article by James and Brett on Structured Academic Controversy

Menu of Discussion Strategies, by Facing History & Ourselves

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