{"id":550,"date":"2021-01-14T13:53:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/instruction\/?p=550"},"modified":"2021-01-14T13:53:25","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T21:53:25","slug":"resources-for-discussion-difficult-topics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/commons.bellevuecollege.edu\/instruction\/2021\/01\/14\/resources-for-discussion-difficult-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Resources for Discussion Difficult Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>(Email: January 14, 2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a follow up to recent discussions about addressing difficult topics and current events in your classroom, I\u2019m sharing a short list of additional resources. This is by no means complete, and not all may apply to your classroom, but it shares what some major universities are doing to provide guidance for faculty on dealing with discussions centered on difficult issues such as racism, politics, and tragedy. &nbsp;I also encourage you to take advantage of workshops offered on these topics in our own Faculty Commons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/teaching.berkeley.edu\/teaching-difficult-times\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Teaching in Difficult Times<\/a>&nbsp;(U Cal Berkeley)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis page provides helpful classroom ideas for dealing with tragedies and crises.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crlt.umich.edu\/multicultural-teaching\/difficult-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Responding to Difficult Moments<\/a>&nbsp;(U of Michigan)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Contains a lot of links to subcategories on topics such as hate speech, politics, tragedies, etc.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tltc.umd.edu\/discussions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance of Sensitive Topics<\/a>&nbsp;(U of Maryland)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Responding to major events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cft.vanderbilt.edu\/guides-sub-pages\/difficult-dialogues\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Difficult Dialogues<\/a>&nbsp;(Vanderbilt U)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis guide seeks to help teachers feel more confident leading difficult dialogues by encouraging reflection on how such discussions connect with larger learning goals, and by providing specific strategies and resources that teachers can use to create more productive conversations in their classrooms.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bokcenter.harvard.edu\/navigating-difficult-moments\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Navigating Difficult Moments in the Classroom<\/a>&nbsp;(Harvard U)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rochester.edu\/uhs\/ucc\/helping-distressed-or-distressing-students\/responding-after-a-tragedy-an-in-the-classroom-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Responding After a Tragedy: An In-The-Classroom Guide<\/a>&nbsp;(U of Rochester)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tltc.umd.edu\/discussions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guidance of Sensitive Topics<\/a>&nbsp;(U of Maryland)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facinghistory.org\/educator-resources\/current-events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Current Events in Your Classroom<\/a>&nbsp;(FacingHistory.org)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While not a university and aimed more at K-12 teachers, this site has a lot of discussion about addressing specific events.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hope this helps! Please feel free to share others!&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Email: January 14, 2021) As a follow up to recent discussions about addressing difficult topics and current events in your classroom, I\u2019m sharing a short list of additional resources. 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