Fostering Skills for Civic Life with Bethany Morrison

Bethany Morrison shares civic professionalism and how disciplinary identity shapes civic discourse on episode 632 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.

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Quotes from the episode

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Democracy needs to be born every generation. We can’t just assume it… Every generation, we have to kind of rebirth it, and it has to happen in our schools.

-Bethany Morrison

One of the principles that we often recommend is setting some community discussion guidelines, talking together as a classroom community about how we want things to go when those hot moments come up later.

-Bethany Morrison

Not saying anything has meaning too. So if you don’t say anything, you are making a decision, and students are going to read that to mean it was okay.

-Bethany Morrison

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Resources

• Promoting Democracy, Fostering Skills (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) (crlt.substack.com/p/promoting-democracy-foster…)

• Selecting Classroom Activities for Promoting Democracy (Bethany Morrison, CRLT Substack) (crlt.substack.com/p/selecting-classroom-activi…)

• Promoting Democracy Teaching Series (Ginsberg Center) (ginsberg.umich.edu/teach-democracy)

• How My Profession Influences Policy: Assignment Guide and Instructions (docs.google.com/document/d/1S-cxECT9uGyp9EWsir…)

• A Framework for Planning and Facilitating High-Stakes Discussions (docs.google.com/document/d/18phrvUX6OuV1cJO0hH…)

• Making the Most of “Hot Moments” in the Classroom (CRLT Handout) (crlt.umich.edu/sites/default/files/resource_fi…)

• Talking Maize & Blue (University of Michigan) (talkingmaizeandblue.umich.edu)

• Center for Research on Learning and Teaching (CRLT) (crlt.umich.edu)

• Ginsberg Center for Community and Civic Engagement (ginsberg.umich.edu)

• Dignity: Its Essential Role in Resolving Conflict, by Donna Hicks (yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300261424/dignity)

• UMICH Votes (govote.umich.edu)

• AllSides (allsides.com)

• Finch (finchcare.com)

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