Official account for @APSAtweets Section on Political Science Education. Member news and publications, links to teaching resources, RTs of possible interest.
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The latest issue of the Political Science Educator is out! Great articles on topics from classroom content bans to Kahoot to promoting Indigenous content to cricket brownie recipes, and more.
Available now (APSA Connect) for section members, publicly available in a week or two.
Call for Papers: PS Educator Summer/Fall 2023
Teaching reflections, reviews, and brief research notes are welcome: 500 to 1500 words, due May 10.
Submit by email to editor [dot] pse [dot] newsletter at gmail [dot] com
And see recent issues at: https://t.co/vUlNlGact1
Our next presentation is from @eunajo_ next week! She will be giving a talk on Disability in the Classroom on Wednesday, May 17th from 2-3pm Eastern time! Register for the talk here: https://t.co/cednlggeJo
Call for Papers: PS Educator Summer/Fall 2023
Teaching reflections, reviews, and brief research notes are welcome: 500 to 1500 words, due May 10.
Submit by email to editor [dot] pse [dot] newsletter at gmail [dot] com
And see recent issues at: https://t.co/vUlNlGact1
“#Democracy is still very much fragile,” says @JohnsHopkins President Ron Daniels at the Menard Family Center for Democracy @miamiuniversity. “#HigherEducation needs to do more to live up to its democratic promise." Listen now: https://t.co/opeJ6wUnzB
Due next week! Apply for the spring cycle of the APSA D&I Advancing Research Grants for Early Career Scholars. This grant supports the professional development of early-career political science scholars from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
https://t.co/kHXhmTSyia
Call for Papers: PS Educator Summer/Fall 2023
Teaching reflections, reviews, and brief research notes are welcome: 500 to 1500 words, due May 10.
Submit by email to editor [dot] pse [dot] newsletter at gmail [dot] com
And see recent issues at: https://t.co/vUlNlGact1
Deadline coming up! This is a great opportunity for any scholar interested in pursuing some scholarship of teaching and learning including advanced graduate students. Travel grants available. Please share!
Using the feedback of students interning in 2020 and 2021, we find that virtual internships can be a highly successful component of student learning. https://t.co/k9KR8btOsF
Hear from political science faculty this Friday (4/21) at 2:00 PM (EST) w/ expertise in designing and executing undergraduate-faculty #research projects. Panelists include @kelly_zvobgo, Dr. Maruice Mangum & @AsparksPolSci. Moderated by @EfrenPoliPsy.
https://t.co/LDjlVQHdPt
In their piece, @reyhanguner and @farzgholi introduce a set of exercises instructors can use to teach students how to find reliable online sources. #JPSE https://t.co/shIronCwf7
In Survival, @PSchoettmer presents a simulation he uses in his courses that students are intended to fail. In so doing, he also makes the case for a failure-oriented curriculum design. https://t.co/rBkjTwEaXm
Fine Print: Please include '"PS Educator submission" in the subject line of your email, and include a short, two-sentence biographical statement. Please use APSA citation style for in-text citations and a list of references at the end of your submission.
Call for Papers: PS Educator Summer/Fall 2023
Teaching reflections, reviews, and brief research notes are welcome: 500 to 1500 words, due May 10.
Submit by email to editor [dot] pse [dot] newsletter at gmail [dot] com
And see recent issues at: https://t.co/vUlNlGact1
Contributions welcome from every kind of instructor at all institutions. We are esp. interested in articles from grad students, CC instructors, and contingent faculty, who make up much of APSA membership but may otherwise be less visible in its publications.
We will be hosting our first workshop series on Teaching Philosophies in May and June 2023! Applications to participate are due May 1st.
https://t.co/XSaJhDjdsz
Thank you so much to everyone who contributed to the PSA Teaching and Learning Network programme at #PSA23! We had a fantastic time! Super grateful to @StuartWilksHeeg who has been a great friend to the network and all the staff @PolStudiesAssoc for their help in organising!
This article by @polyarchist, @chrisehowell, @kmart19, and @pherephobia shows that concept mapping helps to improve comprehension and retention of readings for both undergraduate and graduate students. https://t.co/kNjJLZ4FvJ