On Tuesday, September 26 at 2:00 PM (Eastern), please join us for a Twitter chat on Teaching Political Science in a Politicized Environment. This month’s chat topic has been inspired by “Frequently Asked Questions for Faculty in the Wake of the 2016 Election” from American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers, Amanda Rosen’s Active Learning in Political Science post of compiled resources on “Teaching Trump“, Dean of UW-Madison’s School of Education Diana E. Hess’ AERA Ed Talk “Political Education in Polarized Times”, Jeffrey L. Bernstein’s MPSA blog post “I’m Not a Disgrace, I’m Just Wrong”, and multiple politically-charged conversations that have entered daily American life on and off campus.
We look forward to discussing the following topics:
Q1: How do you attempt to maintain political neutrality in your classroom?
Q2: What steps have you taken in your classes to DIRECTLY address political polarization?
Q3: Alternately, what steps have you taken in your classes to AVOID addressing political polarization?
Q4: How do you respond to students who make controversial statements in the classroom?
Q5: How have your syllabi changed since this time last year?
Q6: Do you share any (non-syllabus) course materials with students specific to maintaining a neutral classroom?
Q7: Experienced instructors: What is your best advice for those new to teaching this semester?
If you haven’t participated in a live Twitter chat before, here are a few tips:
- A moderator from MPSA will post a series of numbered questions over the course of the hour to help prompt response from participants. (How do you attempt to maintain political neutrality in your classroom? #MPSAchat)
- To share your answer to a specific question, just begin your response with “A1” and include the hashtag(s) designated for the chat.
- The live chat will last approximately an hour, and you are welcome to participate for some or all of it. We hope that the conversation continues using the hashtag so others can catch up on it later.
- You may choose to use your regular Twitter account to follow along or you may opt to use online tools created specifically for Twitter chats. Here are three examples and instructions for each.
Future MPSA Twitter chats will be on the fourth Tuesday of each month with a focus on topics including professional development, public engagement, advocacy, research, publishing, teaching/learning, and work-life balance.
Upcoming chat sessions:
- October 24, 2017 – Q&A with AJPS Editor William G. Jacoby
- November 28, 2017 – Work-Life Balance #PSBeWell
Not able to participate in the September chat session? See the conversation here.