LibGuides: 2024 Election Resource Guide: Election Resources

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Processing US Election Results - Facing History & Ourselves
Activities to guide student reflection on presidential elections both before and after the results are announced. Grades 6-12.
Head, Heart, Conscience - Facing History & Ourselves
This teaching strategy uses reflection prompts to help students consider a complex or emotional topic through the lenses of head, heart, and ethics. Grade 6-12.

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Jazz and democracy have more in common than you might think. At their best, they use techniques to bridge differences and elevate diverse perspectives. Techniques of improvisation, call and response and listening used in jazz also help to create common ground and achieve shared goals in school, the work place and in the legislature.

Discernment

Evaluating information, uncovering our own and others’ biases

Misinformation Dashboard: Election 2024 - News Literacy Project
A tool tracking the topics and tactics of 2024 election misinformation. Be informed - not misled!
Weed Out Propaganda - Newsmuseum ed.org
Lesson plan to help students spot propaganda by recognizing four of its key techniques (Simplification, Exploitation, Exaggeration, Division). Grades 6-12.
Key Questions to Ask When Analyzing Media Experiences - NAMLE
Use these questions to think critically about the media messages you encounter, the technologies, platforms and people that shape those messages, and the personal contexts we bring to them.

Curiosity

Suspending judgment and asking questions
& Delighting in discovery

PBS Electoral Decoder
A tool to visualize how each state’s electoral votes affect the outcome of an election.

The President of the Jungle by André Rodrigues; Larissa Ribeiro; Paula Desgualdo; Pedro Markun
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Publication Date: 2020
Unhappy with Lion, the king of the jungle, the animals hold an election to choose a new leader. "Together, the words and pictures bring to life a democratic election that is stripped of acrimony, divisiveness, and ignorance and is instead full of engagement, discussion, and earnestness..." (Kirkus Reviews)
A Vote Is a Powerful Thing by Catherine Stier; Courtney Dawson (Illustrator)
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Publication Date: 2024
Callie learns a lot about voting as her family gets involved in local and national elections and she campaigns to have the local wilderness park chosen for her class field trip.

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Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Find overviews, news, and opinions and continuously updated information on hundreds of today's important social issues.

Issues & Controversies (Infobase) This link opens in a new window
Provides exclusive, extensive coverage of hundreds of today's hot topics, with unbiased analysis and rich related resources.

Empathy

Seeking and listening to multiple perspectives

Election 2024: Youth Voices on Local and National Issues - KQED Youth Media Challenge
A playlist of youth voices (middle and high school) on local and national issues related to the election.
Bridging Differences Playbook - Greater Good Science Center
Divided into three sections– intrapersonal skills, interpersonal skills, and intergroup skills to foster bridge building, exercises include "Listen with Compassion" (page 44), "Perspective Giving and Taking" (page 52), and "Try Self-Distancing" (page 66).
Learning For Justice - Let's Talk: Facilitating Critical Conversations With Students
A guide that includes strategies for responding to strong emotions (page 20), navigating a polarized classroom (pages 21-22), and checking in with students: grades 6 -12 (page 30) and grades K-5 (31 - 33).
Fostering Civil Discourse - Facing History & Ourselves
A Facing History guide to help you prepare students to engage in civil discourse, including staring with yourself; building community and trust; facilitating reflective conversations; and processing after the conversation.
Speaking Up Without Tearing Down - Learning For Justice
Veteran human rights educator Loretta Ross explains the value of teaching students to call each other in rather than out, and offers tips for how to start a “call-in culture” by saying, for example, “In this class, we hold each other accountable. So we need to talk about why that joke isn’t funny.”
Teaching Around the Election: Space for Student Expression - Georgetown University Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship
Techniques for facilitating student expression, including “In a word”; “Write, Read, Listen, & Write”; “Mapping exercises.” Grades 9-12.
Teaching Around the Election: Facilitating a Deeper Exploration - Georgetown University Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship
Techniques to help students explore the results of the elections, including “content synthesis”; “oblique discussion”; “argument mapping”; “10 minute analyses”; “advisory committees”; fishbowl exercise.” Grades 9-12.

Resilence

Navigating conflict, building coalitions, and taking action for equity and justice

Day After Election Guide - Virginia Center For Inclusive Communities
A resource offering guidelines for how to respond to unexpected challenges as they emerge, including relying on existing classroom practices and norms; addressing discriminatory behavior or words; asking simple, exploratory questions without aggression.
Teaching the 2020 Election: What Will You Do On Wednesday? - Learning For Justice
An article that identifies four steps to feeling more prepared the day after the election: re-establishing the values of your inclusive classroom; reflecting on your identities, positionality, and feelings; reaffirming our responsibility to engage these issues; having plans in place if things go wrong or students need support.

Learning to Depolarize by Kent Lenci
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Publication Date: 2022
Topics covered include the causes and consequences of political polarization in our society, why schools must address the challenge head-on, bridge-building in the classroom, media literacy and social emotional learning as tools for depolarization, and partnering with parents across the divide. Each chapter offers current research as well as practical strategies and classroom anecdotes. Appropriate for teachers of all grade levels and subject areas, the book will help you reconsider your classroom and school's role in forging a more depolarized future.

Further Resources

"Caring for Yourself During Election Season" - Indiana University School of Medicine
A brief article with some first steps for self care in stressful moments.
Toolbox for Care - Facing History and Ourselves
This teaching strategy invites students to think about the “tools” they have access to that can help them take care of themselves and their community in the wake of traumatic news. Grades 6-12.

2024 Election Resource Guide