Should Educators Share Their Political Views in Classrooms?

Amid renewed calls for education to prepare students as engaged citizens, this panel will discuss a perennial and contentious question facing educators in both K–12 and university classrooms: Should educators share their political views in classrooms? Panelists represent leading educational scholars whose work focuses on democracy, politics, and classroom discussions in a variety of school and university-based settings. Co-sponsored by Penn Libraries; the Collaboratory for Teaching and Teacher Education at Penn GSE; and the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation (CETLI), this panel aims to foster increased understanding and dialogue about navigating the political terrain of K–12 and university classrooms today.

Panelists include:

• Dr. Andrea Kane, Professor of Practice in Educational Leadership at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education
• Dr. Diana Hess, Professor of Curriculum and Instruction and senior leader of The Discussion Project and the Deliberation Dinners Initiative at UW-Madison
• Dr. Wayne Journell, Professor of Social Studies Education and Associate Chair of the Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
• Mr. Art Worrell, Director of History for Uncommon Schools

The panel will be moderated by Dr. Sigal Ben-Porath, MRMJJ Presidential Professor at Penn GSE.

This event is open to the public. Advanced registration is required for anyone without a Penn ID.