Resources from the Promoting Democracy Teaching Series
If you are an instructor independently reflecting on why and how to incorporate civic learning and democratic engagement into your courses or you’re an educational developer building this kind of programming at your own institution, we think our standalone resources and writings may be valuable! Our approach strives to emphasize both the exciting and important work of supporting our students’ civic and democratic engagement AND acknowledge and prepare instructors for the strong emotions and the real stakes students and instructors may face as they do it.
Promoting Democracy Teaching Series offers programs and resources designed to help instructors across academic disciplines harness the momentum of each election season to promote civic learning and democratic engagement while improving their teaching practice. A collaborative partnership between Ginsberg Center and Center for Research on Learning and Teaching, Promoting Democracy Teaching Series is offered during U.S. presidential and midterm election cycles.
The series provides instructors with timely opportunities to reflect on the connections between election issues and their academic disciplines, learn strategies for promoting civic & democratic engagement through teaching, and better prepare for the impacts of election rhetoric on students and instructors alike. In coordination with UMICH Votes, it also highlights information about university policies around political activity in the classroom as well as resources to encourage such non-partisan activities as student voter registration and engagement with democratic processes.