Learning to Depolarize Helping Students and Teachers Reach Across Lines of Disagreement

Cover
Half Title
Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Meet the Author
1 Introduction: We Have Always Been Those Students
	The Challenge of Political Polarization
	Meeting the Challenge in Schools
	Notes
2 Polarization Awaits Our Children
	The Power of Group Membership
	Ideological and Affective Polarization
	Anything for the Team
	Our Polarization Is Chronic
	Conclusion: This Polarization Cannot Be Ignored
	Notes
3 Depolarization Is a Job for Schools
	It’s Not Enough to Know… Or Even to Think
	Will Civic Education Lead to Depolarization?
	The Sorting Hat: Assigning Students to Their Political Tribe
	Conclusion: School-Based Prevention, Not Lab-Based Intervention
	Notes
4 Cross-Cutting Dialogue Through Cross-Country Connections
	A Cross-Country Partnership
		Students Discover a Connection
	Curricular Resources for Cross-Country Collaborations
	Conclusion: Connect Classrooms to Begin Depolarization
	Notes
5 Teaching Students to Build Bridges Within the Classroom
	Establishing Classroom Norms
	Teaching Students How to Listen
	Curricular Resources to Encourage Dialogue
	Practicing Dialogue in the Classroom
		Small Groupings for More Dialogic Practice
	Assessment of Bridge-Building Skills
		Digital Portfolios
	Conclusion: Building Toward Depolarization Within the Classroom
	Notes
6 Depolarization Requires Managing Media and Emotions
	Emotions Matter
	Social Emotional Learning
		Perspective-Taking
	Media Literacy
		Black Confederates
	Implementing SEL and Media Literacy in the Classroom
	Conclusion: Here’s How Not to Behave
	Notes
7 Positioning Faculty to Encourage Depolarization
	Faculty Members Talking Across the Political Divide
		Conservatives in the Closet
		It’s Not So Hard to Do
	Resources to Help Faculty Learn About Polarization
	Classroom Strategies
	Conclusion: Teachers First
	Notes
8  Partnering With Parents Across the Political Divide
	Disagreement Over the Curriculum Is Nothing New
	An Explosion of Parent Groups
		Media Sparks the Movement
	How Not to Respond to That Parent
	Searching for Common Ground Between Teachers and Parent Groups
	Dialogue Among Parents Who Disagree
	What Schools Can Do
	Conclusion: Leave the Battlefield Behind
	Notes
9 Conclusion: Finding the Courage to Depolarize
	The Tool Kit Will Not Suffice
	In Celebration of Ambiguity
	Connecting the Dots
	Notes
Appendix Consolidated List of Resources
	Connecting Students Across Classrooms
		Confederate Flag Project
		AllSides for Schools (https://allsidesforschools.org/ Mismatch/)
		American Pals (www.americanpals.org/)
		American Exchange Project (https://americanexchangeproject.org/)
		National Constitution Center (https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-Constitution/online-Civic-Learning-Opportunities)
	Classroom Norm-Setting and Dialogue
		Facing History and Ourselves (www.facinghistory.org/resource-Library/teaching-Strategies/contracting)
		Learning for Justice (www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/2021-11/LFJ-2111-Lets-Talk-November-2021-11172021.pdf)
		The Greater Good Science Center’s Bridging Differences Playbook (https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/images/uploads/Bridging_Differences_Playbook-Final.pdf)
		The Better Arguments Project (https://betterarguments.org/resources-Tabs/#education)
		OpenMind (https://openmindplatform.org/content/)
		Teaching Made Practical (https://teachingmadepractical.com/facilitating-Small-Group-Discussion/)
		Cult of Pedagogy (www.cultofpedagogy.com/speaking-Listening-Techniques/)
	Recent Films to Inspire Bridge-Building Work
		Dialogue Lab: America (https://ideosinstitute.org/dla)
		Reunited States (https://reunitedstates.tv/)
		For the Common Good (https://vimeo.com/tnpideafilms/review/383616248/665271ed21)
	SEL and Media Literacy
		CASEL (https://casel.org/)
		Center for Healthy Minds (https://centerhealthyminds.org/)
		Center for Media Literacy (www.medialit.org/global-Ramp-Media-Literacy)
	National Association for Media Literacy Education (https://namle.net/)
		Common Sense Media (www.commonsense.org/education/digital-Citizenship)
		The Social Dilemma (www.thesocialdilemma.com/)
	Balancing the News Diet
		Read Across the Aisle (www.readacrosstheaisle.com/)
	AllSides (www.allsides.com/unbiased-Balanced-News)
		Ground News (https://ground.news/)
		The Flip Side (www.theflipside.io/)
		Tangle (www.readtangle.com/)
	Adults Practicing Dialogue Across Divides
		Braver Angels (https://braverangels.org/)
		Living Room Conversations (https://livingroomconversations.org/)
		Greater Good Science Center Bridging Differences Initiative (https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/what_we_do/major_initiatives/bridging_differences)
		Pew Research Center (www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-Polarization-In-The-American-Public/)
		Citizen Connect (https://citizenconnect.us/)
	Parent Rights
		Parents Unite (www.parentsunite.org/conference-Videos)
Works Cited