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Should Students Use AI Tools For Academic Work?

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Should Congress Be Required to Authorize U.S. Military Force in Foreign Conflicts?

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Is a Taco a Sandwich? Building Civil Discourse in the Classroom

20 Min

Engage in civil discourse on a “low-stakes” topic.

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Free Speech, Banned Books, and Civil Discourse

20 Min

The United States Supreme Court in Island Trees School District v. Pico in 1982 held that libraries are places for “voluntary inquiry” and concluded that the school board’s “absolute discretion” over the classroom did not extend to the library for that reason. Recently, students in Duluth, Minnesota found out that classic books like The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and To Kill a Mockingbird were being pulled from the shelves. Michael Cary, director of curriculum and instruction of the Duluth Public Schools District, stated that this was done because, “The feedback that we’ve received is that it makes many students feel uncomfortable.”

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Setting Classroom Expectations for Trust, Tolerance, and Civil Discourse

20 Min

At the beginning of the school year, it is important to set the tone for the classroom culture for the year: one that is free from hate, trusting, and tolerant. In social studies, in particular, the foundations of civil discourse are necessary structures and expectations to teach students in the first few days of school.

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Back to School: Civil Discourse in the Classroom

20 Min

Use this lesson to teach classroom citizenship.

BRI's Media Literacy Toolkit

Fact, Opinion, and Inference

Master Teaching Viewpoint Diversity

Build Student Debate

Should Students Use AI Tools For Academic Work?

Should Congress Be Required to Authorize U.S. Military Force in Foreign Conflicts?

Should Families Discuss Politics at Thanksgiving Dinner?

Should All Federal Employees Still Be Paid During a Government Shutdown?

Should Students Be Allowed to Wear Controversial Costumes to School?

Should Columbus Day Still Be Celebrated?

Additional Resources!

Landmark Supreme Court Cases

The Declaration of Independence Overview

The Constitution Overview

The Bill of Rights Overview

Is a Taco a Sandwich? Building Civil Discourse in the Classroom

Free Speech, Banned Books, and Civil Discourse

Setting Classroom Expectations for Trust, Tolerance, and Civil Discourse

Back to School: Civil Discourse in the Classroom