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3 | Peaceful Transfers of Power (multiple lessons) | https://billofrightsinstitute.org/playlists/peacefultransitions | Use as discussion for times when oppositions peacefully transfered powers | What can/should informed citizens do when things like this happen? |
4 | Obama:The Peaceful Transitio of Power | https://pl.usembassy.gov/obama_election2016/ | What should an ethical leader do in a situation like this?/If you were a leader in this situation, what would you do? | |
5 | icivics Peaceful Transfer of Power infographic | https://www.icivics.org/teachers/lesson-plans/peaceful-transfer-power-infographic | Why is this moment historically important? What do you think/hope that historians will say about this moment in the future? | |
6 | iCivics Infographics/Election Resources | https://www.icivics.org/election | Lessons, infographics, webquests on the electoral process and executive branch | |
7 | Beyond the Spotlight | https://beyondthestoplight.com/2021/01/06/resources-for-teachers-on-the-days-after-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/ | multiple activities using internet news and other media | |
8 | Tolerance.org When Bad Things Are Happening | https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/when-bad-things-are-happening?fbclid=IwAR0mmeKUNMcKnpWuZVpGgt7Dhuw3dhLiv4i2ZGdRzys5DtVPEMCDSYxiyfM | Use a a guide for how to support students when trauma is evident | |
9 | Creating Safe Civic Spaces in Troubling Times | https://www.moderncivicsproject.com/blog/creating-civic-spaces-in-troubling-times | Written after Parkland, but resources and tools shared to engage students in conversations to process using best SEL practices. | |
10 | The 1876 Election was the most divisive in history. | https://api.nationalgeographic.com/distribution/public/amp/history/2021/01/1876-election-most-divisive-united-states-history-how-congress-responded | ||
11 | From CHSSP Meeting Discord and Crisis 2020 | https://drive.google.com/file/d/19re--IgxWVoAy2_BJ52m9GqE9_S7X3VD/view?usp=sharing | Transfers of power and discord Election of 1876 | |
12 | Washington's Farewell Speech Political party quote | https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/quotes/article/however-political-parties-may-now-and-then-answer-popular-ends-they-are-likely-in-the-course-of-time-and-things-to-become-potent-engines-by-which-cunning-ambitious-and-unprincipled-men-will-be-enabled-to-subvert-the-power-of-the-people-and-to-usurp-for-th/ | Fears of Founding Father of Politcia Factions - when did political divisions start | When did political divisions start and what were the concerns of the Founding Fathers regarding political factions? Discuss the term precedent |
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14 | Political Polarization Explainer | https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources/current-events/explainer/political-polarization-united-states | Brief PDF from Facing History explaining political polarization, consequences. limitations and what can be done to bridge the divide. | |
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16 | Responding to Tragedy: Resources for Educators and Parents | https://www.edutopia.org/blog/tragedy-grief-resources-education?fbclid=IwAR3XpATNtxjiLSDs3u1-uLABhKll6BNsVa4Gvcn7Sg-csTcyLmGzbckSdnI | Best practices to enage students in discussion with trauma infomred practices | |
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18 | “Is the United States’ Democracy Healthy?” Deliberation - Street Law | For directions and an instructional video on using Street Law's deliberations https://store.streetlaw.org/deliberation-resource-bundle-and-video/ | ||
19 | Principles of Democracy Symbols Lesson - Street Law | Deals with free and fair elections, rule of law, and peaceful transition of power | ||
20 | Election Day to Inauguration Day: What happens in those 78 days? Infographic - Street Law | Put today's events in context of the electoral process with this infographic and detailed explanation including what happens when there are objections | ||
21 | On the Peaceful Transition of Power: Lessons from 1800. | https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/september-2020/on-the-peaceful-transfer-of-power-lessons-from-1800 | ||
22 | Interactive Constitution | https://constitutioncenter.org/interactive-constitution | Students may have questions about Impeachment, 25th Amendment, etc. This has the text and also scholarly articles about areas of agreement and matters of debate. | |
23 | Big Paper Talk | https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/teaching-strategies/big-paper-silent-conversation#:~:text=In%20a%20Big%20Paper%20discussion,a%20quotation%20or%20historical%20document.&text=It%20also%20creates%20a%20visual,to%20later%20in%20a%20course. | Strategy to help students silently process artifacts or events and then discuss. Can be done F2f or remotely. | |
24 | Presidential Transitions FAQs | https://presidentialtransition.org/faq/ | Discussed a lot about why does it take so long for POTUS-elect to become POTUS. Nice timeline of transitional period | |
25 | Right Question Institute | https://rightquestion.org/rqi-resources/ | ||
26 | Newseum / Media Literacy | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1saZykFNnFYt7ca3QPHxQnaaA5Ojc4f7d/view?usp=sharing | Content is on 9/11 and historical memory but the lesson activities can be applied to any topic. | |
27 | https://newseumed.org/ | |||
28 | Post Election Resource Page | https://www.illinoiscivics.org/resources/post-election | Curated resources that respond to many post election questions about the electoral college, the peaceful transition of power... | |
29 | Annenberg Center | https://www.annenbergclassroom.org/resource/our-rights/rights-chapter-8-right-freedom-assembly/ | content on assembly and protest | |
30 | Freedom of Assembly: National Socialist Party v Skokie | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpKEFtYvTLU&feature=emb_logo | video on Assembly - use resources from Annenberg Center to go with this | |
31 | Where do we go from here- strategies to help classrooms process the 2020 election | https://illinoiscivics.blogspot.com/2020/10/where-do-we-go-from-here-resources-to.html | A variety of strategies from civic learing providers to help students process and have dialogue post election. | |
32 | Media LIteracy Toolkit | https://www.illinoiscivics.org/resources/media-literacy-toolkit | Resources to help you and students be wise consumers and producers of infomation in the days, weeks, months ahead. | |
33 | Obama ‘encouraged’ by first transition meeting with Trump | https://www.pbs.org/video/obama-encouraged-by-first-transition-meeting-with-trump-1486080750/ | ||
34 | Primary Source Detective | https://bit.ly/2XjFu1i | Organizer to help students analyze what they are seeing and thinking. Made for middle school. | |
35 | What's in Your News | https://twitter.com/SaraKAhmed/status/1346975595243171842 | This tweet has a Google Slides link that can be used "with students when tragedy or news comes into our classrooms" | |
36 | Composer | https://bit.ly/composeredu | Library of citizenship education resources from Facing History, Teaching Tolerance, iCivics and 30 other organizations. Sign up is FREE, and educators can build and design their own curriculum on the platform | |
37 | Foundations of Democracy | https://sharemylesson.com/democracy | Resources and lesson plans in this section being updated now "We have updated these resources as of January 6, 2021 to help facilitate meaningful discussions with students and communities about the current events unfolding in Washington, DC, and to put a focus on how crucial the foundations of democracy are to the preservation of a functional government." | |
38 | Resources for teachers on the days after the attack on the U.S. Capitol (beyondthestoplight) | https://beyondthestoplight.com/2021/01/06/resources-for-teachers-on-the-days-after-the-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/amp/ | Teaching suggestions from Dr. Alyssa Hadley-Dunn, associate professor of teacher education at Michigan State University. | |
39 | Responding to the Insurrection at the U.S. Capitol from Facing History & Ourselves | https://www.facinghistory.org/educator-resources/current-events/responding-insurrection-us-capitol?utm_source=hootsuite&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=organic | ||
40 | Common Sense Media | https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/talking-to-kids-about-the-violence-at-the-us-capitol?j=8164053&sfmc_sub=171218090&l=2048712_HTML&u=161498192&mid=6409703&jb=1282&utm_source=org_talking_to_kids_violence_uscapital_20210107&utm_medium=email | Conversation starters for different age groups | |
41 | New York Times Learning Network | https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/learning/teaching-resources-to-help-students-make-sense-of-the-rampage-at-the-capitol.html | Lesson plans from the New York Times Learning Network | |
42 | Middle Web | https://www.middleweb.com/44379/talking-to-our-students-about-the-capitol-riots/ | Suggestions for workin with middle grade students. | |
43 | Choices Program | https://www.choices.edu/teaching-news-lesson/capitol-riot/ | Lesson focusing on contextualizing the events of January 6, 2021 | |