Schools Resources.
Practical, promotional, educational, and inspirational - links and downloads to build dialogue skills and run events.
listening, thinking, speaking, moderating
how to run dialogue events
quotations, motivation
dialogue generally
getting the message out
Skills
Short Courses
Braver Angels
40-minute online course creating awareness of your own attitudes and biases as they affect how you conduct difficult conversations and teaching techniques for participation without negativity. Designed for American adults but accessible for older students.
Families and Politics Workshop
Braver Angels
40-minute online course teaching why family differences are especially difficult, the typical roles played and how to engage constructively. As above - accessible for older students.
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How to Conduct Difficult Conversations
Critical Agendas
Occasional 4.5-hour online professional development course for Australian teachers, more about conversations in the workplace rather than issues-based discussions, but skills taught are relevant.
[have no idea if this is any good, or whether there are other better ones, but it can't be all bad and will be of interest to some teachers]
Books
Other
Peter Boghossian & James Lindsay, Lifelong Books 2019
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Guide to Difficult Dialogues
Vanderbilt University
Designed for tertiary teachers but relevant
Handbook for Facilitating Difficult Conversations in Classroom
City University NY
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Event Guides
How To Run A Dialogues Club
(2 pages plus 2 pages of principles and quotes)
How to Run A School Dialogue
(17 pages)
Inspiration
Detailed Benefits to Individual Students
of participating in Dialogues @ School
Favourite Quotes on Dialogue for Students
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Reference
Articles
The Principle of Charity
The Ethics Centre
A detailed introduction to one of our key tools - The Principle of Charity
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Rapoport’s Rules
Rational Wiki
Another set of tools we use - Rapaport’s Rules - introduced by Rational Wiki, a highly accessible source of rationality content
(Debate, Dialogue, Discourse, and Diatribe) Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching
A practical guide for teachers managing challenging discussions in the classroom
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Lesson plans for teaching dialogue in Primary schools
The Faith & Belief Forum
Simple lesson plans for introducing dialogue to younger grades
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Guide and resources for classroom dialogues
Rational Wiki
Conflict Resolution Education
Thorough guide and resources for cultivating respectful dialogic culture in even the most challenging classrooms
Promotion & Presentation
Logos
A4 Flyer
A3 Flyer
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