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Talking with your students about the election 

As teachers in deaf education,  we are often the first person that opens the door to many topics for our deaf and hard of hearing students. We often need to discuss complicated topics with our students, but it's not always easy to know where, or how to start. With the 2020 election season nearing its end, we have yet another loaded conversation with students coming our way.  

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Discussion & Classroom Management

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How to talk to kids about Election 2020 

William and Mary 

Julie Tucker, from William and Mary School of Education, recently wrote an article on how to talk with older children and young adults about the 2020 Election. In the article, she covers topics like respecting different points of view, conversations-starters, identifying misleading information and more. 

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Responding to the 2020 US Presidential Election 

Facing History and Ourselves 

In their latest Teaching Idea, Facing History and Ourselves has provided a roadmap for navigating your classroom post-election. In this blog, they cover what to do before you go back to teaching, how to handle your initial classroom response, and how to reflect on the election results. 

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Teaching the 2020 Election: What will you do on Wednesday? 

Teaching Tolerance 

No matter the outcome of the 2020 election, your classroom and students will have changed and as their teacher, it’s important to acknowledge that. Teaching Tolerance provided four tips for managing your classroom respectfully after the election. 

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The Election is over... now what? 

ADL 

We’ve been building up to this election for such a long time, it’s easy to think that we can take a break. But just because Election Day is over, it doesn’t mean political involvement and activism is. There are still plenty of opportunities to fulfill our roles as engaged community members. ADL shares what you and your students can do next. 

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Activities and Classroom Resources

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KDES Mock Election 

Kendall Demonstration Elementary School 

The middle school students and educators of Kendall Demonstration Elementary School have created a website covering all things related to the election. They even hosted a mock election that 37 schools have participated in. Even though the mock election has ended, there are great videos in ASL that would be useful to show your deaf and hard of hearing students, such as election vocabulary, explanation of the election process, women’s suffrage and more!  

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SignVote Series

SignVote

SignVote is a non-partisan effort supported by CSD to provide election information in ASL. One piece of SignVote, is their SignVote Series which breaks down complicated election/government topics visually and in ASL. Kriston covers topics like the ADA and voting rights, voter suppression, the three branches of government and more!

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I vote every day

The Center for Urban Pedagogy

While many of your students likely are not old enough to vote yet, it’s important they understand that their words and behaviors can be seen as an endorsement or vote. Here is a great activity to get your students thinking about how their daily actions impact the people and environment around them.

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