APSA Presidential Task Force on Coronavirus Read More »
By Eric Schwartz
Without question, I anticipate the coming semester to be the most difficult of my college teaching career. Like many others, I will provide virtual instruction in all my courses—an unforeseen challenge, but also an invitation to do …
Challenging Times Demand Focus on Fundamentals of Democracy Read More »
Shyam K. Sriram and Amelia Glawe – Georgia Perimeter College
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2013 issue.
One of the most exciting new directions in our discipline has been the growing experimentation with library science‐social …
“Experimenting with an Embedded Librarian in an American Government Class” Read More »
Shyam K. Sriram, Georgia Perimeter College
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2013 issue.
In the summer of 2011, I had the opportunity to attend a week-‐long NEH1 seminar on the American Lyceum at …
Emerson and Douglass in the Political Science Classroom Read More »
Frank Franz, PhD, James Madison High School, Vienna, Virginia, frank.franz@fcps.edu
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2014 issue.
For the past several years, I have used presidential daily diaries as an instructional tool with students …
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Bruce Martin, PhD, New Mexico State University, Alamogordo
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2014 issue.
After nearly 15 years working as administrative staff in our college’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment, I retired …
Classroom Innovation with “The Hunger Games” Read More »
Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2014 issue.
As a regular PSE columnist who writes “The Teaching Scholar” column, I have urged PSE readers to take risks inside …
From the Classroom to the TV Studio: A New Approach to Civic Education Read More »
Michael Laurence, University of Western Ontario
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2014 issue.
Just imagine, as joyful or painful as it might be, that you are an undergraduate student again.
Political theory class. Always …
Making it Work: Teaching Political Theory as a Toolbox Read More »
Elizabeth Matto, Director, Youth Political Participation Program Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2014 issue.
As teacher-‐scholars of civic engagement, we always are looking for ways to offer students learning …
RU Ready -‐ Extending Political Learning Outside the Classroom and into the Community Read More »
Rex Brynen, McGill University
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2014 issue.
After the earthquake that devastated the capital, aid was slow to reach the slums of District 3. Poor coordination resulted in duplication of …
AFTERSHOCK: Designing an Educational Board Game Read More »