{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6818f85deb146d8e35dee327/6a74c7e6aa557e62dc2bb155?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who Should Decide? Building Civil Discourse in Any Classroom","description":"<p><strong>Episode Description:</strong> In this episode, Kobi Nelson talks with Sphere program manager John Snoad, a former high school teacher and football coach of more than 30 years, about practical ways to bring civil discourse into any classroom. John shares how he retooled his own curriculum around curiosity-driven questions instead of binary thinking, unpacks Sphere's \"Who Should Decide?\" four-corners activity in detail, and offers advice on building a classroom culture where students feel safe voicing an opinion.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Main Topics</strong></p><p> 01:25 - John talks about his background</p><p> 06:03 - Retooling curriculum questions and moving past true/false thinking</p><p> 08:26 - Introducing civic engagement and the \"Who Should Decide?\" activity</p><p> 15:39 - Guiding students without imposing personal bias</p><p> 17:59 - Building norms and sentence frames to spark curiosity (the AWARE framework)</p><p> 22:40 - Advice for teachers with limited time or a scripted curriculum</p><p> 24:56 - Starting with writing before discussion, and students' fear of being \"canceled\"</p><p> 27:20 - Creating a safe space and drawing out quieter students</p><p> 29:35 - Knowing yourself as a facilitator</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Resources Mentioned:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.sphere-ed.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sphere-ed.org</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sphere-ed.org/publication/principles-civil-discourse-primer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sphere-ed.org/publication/principles-civil-discourse-primer</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sphere-ed.org/sphere-summit\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.sphere-ed.org/sphere-summit</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Cato Institute"}