APSA's Teaching & Learning Library

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curated political science teaching and learning materials of all types ready for use in your course or classroom, and available without cost. This initiative was launched April 2020 as a special project within former APSA President Rogers M. Smith's Task Force on New Partnerships. We thank the Ivywood Foundation for its generous support making Educate possible.

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How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively

Marjorie R. Hershey  | Professor Emeritus, Political Science, Indiana University - Bloomington

After spending several decades leading her department's graduate seminar introducing the mechanics of political science education, Marjorie R. Hershey shares her ideas, experiences, and perspectives.

APSA’s webinar series provides political science experts with a platform to discuss breaking news and current events from unique disciplinary perspectives so other scholar-educators and members of the public are better prepared to incorporate these events and issues into their own classroom and community. “Strategies for Teaching Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization” spotlights political science scholars engaging with reproductive rights and access from a variety of perspectives.

APSA's Teaching & Learning program brought fifteen political science educators together in March 2022 to workshop the American Government and Politics undergraduate course.

Teaching Political Science at a Community College

APSA's Teaching & Learning program brought nice political science educators together in July 2022 to workshop the specific needs of teaching political science at two-year, open enrollment, public institutions.

Teaching Race, Ethnicity and Politics

APSA's Teaching & Learning program brought together twelve political science educators together in April 2022 to workshop the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics undergraduate course.

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Teaching & Learning Professional Development and Research Opportunites

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Collaborate with students and faculty across instructions by sharing accessible political science teaching and learning materials primarily geared toward the undergraduate level.