{"id":2607,"date":"2025-10-10T11:11:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/?page_id=2607"},"modified":"2025-10-10T11:11:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T15:11:00","slug":"navigating-classroom-conversations-about-contentious-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/ctl\/inclusive-teaching\/navigating-classroom-conversations-about-contentious-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Navigating Classroom Conversations about Contentious Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Indiana University\u2019s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning\u00a0provides some helpful tips<br \/>\nfor managing difficult classroom discussions.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citl.indiana.edu\/teaching-resources\/diversity-inclusion\/managing-difficult-classroom-discussions\/index.html\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Columbia\u2019s Center for Teaching &amp; Learning has created an excellent resource for navigating \u201cHOT\u201d moments in the classroom. <a href=\"https:\/\/ctl.columbia.edu\/resources-and-technology\/resources\/navigating-hot-moments\/\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>A recent book for students and faculty who wish to have constructive dialogue around difficulty topics. A copy is available in the CTL library.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/books\/paperback\/9780691240008\/try-to-love-the-questions?srsltid=AfmBOorPF7n9qv4aqrbBq8oltus-ZvNHJuWfgGNLLMSTnnR3FeVtXxH5\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Constructive Dialogue Institute\u00a0has a useful election guidebook for those who discuss electoral politics in the classroom.<a href=\"https:\/\/constructivedialogue.org\/2024-election-guidebook\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vanderbilt University\u2019s Center for Teaching has some outstanding tips and resources for Teaching in Times of Crisis. <a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/guides-sub-pages\/crisis\/\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The POD Network\u00a0has some helpful resources for teaching in the face of tragedy, conflict and critical incidents.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podnetwork.org\/publications-backup\/resources-for-supporting-our-campuses-in-politically-fraught-times\/\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Eastern Michigan State University\u00a0created this resource for teaching in times of crisis.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.emich.edu\/facdev\/documents\/teaching-in-crisis.pdf\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Creating community agreements: Establishing community agreements at the beginning of the semester can give students a framework for navigating challenging conversations before they come up. <a href=\"https:\/\/gsi.berkeley.edu\/gsi-guide-contents\/discussion-intro\/discussion-guidelines\/\">View here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Resources Indiana University\u2019s Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning\u00a0provides some helpful tips for managing difficult classroom discussions.\u00a0\u00a0View 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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