{"id":1653,"date":"2024-09-06T15:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/teaching-resources\/contentious-classroom-conversations\/"},"modified":"2024-09-06T16:27:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-06T20:27:58","slug":"contentious-classroom-conversations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/teaching-resources\/contentious-classroom-conversations\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Classroom Conversations about Contentious Topics\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>RESOURCES:<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Indiana University\u2019s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning<\/strong><\/span> provides some helpful tips<br \/>\nfor managing difficult classroom discussions.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/citl.indiana.edu\/teaching-resources\/diversity-inclusion\/managing-difficult-classroom-discussions\/index.html\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Columbia\u2019s Center for Teaching &amp; Learning<\/strong> <\/span>has created an excellent resource for navigating<br \/>\n\u201cHOT\u201d moments in the classroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.columbia.edu\/resources-and-technology\/resources\/navigating-hot-moments\/\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A recent book for students and faculty who wish to have <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">c<span style=\"color: #ff6600\">onstructive dialogue around difficulty topics<\/span>.<\/span><br \/>\nA copy is available in the CTL library. <a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/paperback\/9780691240008\/try-to-love-the-questions?srsltid=AfmBOorPF7n9qv4aqrbBq8oltus-ZvNHJuWfgGNLLMSTnnR3FeVtXxH5\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>The Constructive Dialogue Institute<\/strong><\/span> has a useful election guidebook for those who discuss electoral politics in the classroom.<a href=\"https:\/\/constructivedialogue.org\/2024-election-guidebook\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Vanderbilt University\u2019s Center for Teaching<\/strong> <\/span>has some outstanding tips and resources for Teaching in Times of Crisis.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/guides-sub-pages\/crisis\/\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>The POD Network<\/strong><\/span> has some helpful resources for teaching in the face of tragedy, conflict and critical incidents. <a href=\"https:\/\/podnetwork.org\/publications-backup\/resources-for-supporting-our-campuses-in-politically-fraught-times\/\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Eastern Michigan State University<\/strong><\/span> created this resource for teaching in times of crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.emich.edu\/facdev\/documents\/teaching-in-crisis.pdf\">View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Resource for creating community agreements<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>Establishing community agreements at the beginning of the semester can give students a framework for navigating challenging conversations before they come up.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gsi.berkeley.edu\/gsi-guide-contents\/discussion-intro\/discussion-guidelines\/\"> View here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESOURCES: Indiana University\u2019s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning provides some helpful tips for managing difficult classroom discussions.\u00a0 View here Columbia\u2019s Center for Teaching &amp; Learning has created an excellent resource for navigating \u201cHOT\u201d moments in the classroom. 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