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Teaching & Learning Symposium

The American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Teaching and Learning program is pleased to announce a call for proposals for a small cohort of political scientists to participate in a three-day teaching and learning symposium June 27-29 at APSA’s headquarters in Washington, DC. APSA’s teaching symposia provide a workshop environment where people with similar goals can come together to share their practices and research related to teaching and create new teaching resources for their courses.

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.

APSA's teaching and learning webinars provide political science educators at all career stages with professional development opportunities. Topics cover breaking news, virtual course design, civic engagement, job market materials, information literacy, critical pedagogy, and more!

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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.

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