Political Science Educator

Learning By Doing: The Power of Active Learning and Authentic Assessments in the Political Science Classroom

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Assignments and Course Design


Nicholas Kapoor, Fairfield University, and Carrie LeVan, Colby

As students, many of us experienced years of passive learning, where teachers act as the primary agents of education as experts …

A Brief Reflection on Social Movements

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Reflections


Adil Yildiz, University of Mississippi

Throughout history, social movements have played an essential role in shaping society and promoting change. From the Women’s Suffrage Movement to the Civil Rights Movement, they have …

Thinking Politically About AP US Government

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Reflections


Michael Christopher Sardo, [1]

This academic year, I taught AP United States Government and Politics (APUSG) to about sixty high school juniors and seniors. My students are among the nearly three hundred …

Confessions of a Pocho Professor: Teaching Latinx Politics When No One Knows What That Means

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Reflections


Matt Lamb, Texas Tech University

“What is Latinx Politics?”[1] I start the first day of my class “Introduction to Latinx Politics in the United States” with this question. The students don’t …

The Importance of Data Soft Skills: Reinforcing Data Acquisition, Cleaning, and Communication in the Quantitative Analysis Classroom

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Reflections


Steven Perry, Rice University

Over the past few years, I have taught a series of undergraduate and graduate courses on policy analysis and methodology, data visualization, and R programing for quantitative analysis. …

In Part Usage of AI and Academic Integrity

December 8, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

Reflections


Cristina Juverdeanu

In academic integrity and assessment and feedback circles, we had merely started talking about the challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for academic integrity when we were introduced to ChatGPT, the

Overcoming Party Polarization in the Classroom

December 7, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

The Teacher-Scholar


Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend

In the introductory discussion board for my Summer 2023 online U.S. politics course, every student mentioned how divisive politics is today. Many noted that …

Message From the Section President

December 7, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 27, issue 1

As we end a busy spring semester, I would like to expand on my vision for the continued growth of the section. As I said in the last issue, I believe that our …

Call for Submissions: Political Science Educator Winter/Spring 2024 Issue

December 7, 2023

Colin Brown, Northeastern University, co-editor, Political Science Educator


Research notes, reviews, and reflections are all welcome for the next Political Science Educator, a newsletter of the Political Science Education Section of the American Political Science Association, to be further distributed …

Battles, Pedagogies, and Reflections on the First Amendment

March 23, 2023
Political Science Educator: volume 26, issue 2

Interview

This interview is the first installment in a Q&A series focused on education and politics. In November, Matt Evans (Northwest Arkansas Community College, Political Science Educator Co-editor) interviewed Will Creeley (the Legal

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