Recognizing Bias
An activity on bias from the Stanford History Education Group. Students investigate an incident with statements from people involved. Some are eyewitnesses, others are acquaintances, and people have different levels of authority. Students analyze relationships, and perspectives to identify bias. There is no definitive conclusion to the investigation reminding us that individual perspectives matter in how we are affected by events.
Students choose a currently publishing columnist to examine. They select four articles on distinctly different topics and complete a prezi for each. Through additional portions of the project, they compare the columnist to other columnists to identify bias.
The website collects written articles from across political spectrums. It can be used for current events issues to get multiple perspectives and to examine the media bias ratings.
The Opper Project by Ohio State University host dozens of lessons using political cartoons as the document based medium.
Harvard developed tests to evaluate the implicit biases we hold. These tests can be taken by students in as little as five minutes, and on a range of topics from gender to race to political ideation.
We all know driving while texting is dangerous. But what about when students get on the digital highway without critical thinking skills? Use Fighting Fake News to steer them toward a life of wisdom, not reactivity.
Cult of Pedagogy Blog Post with resources about history that contain educational materials like readings, videos, images, primary sources, and lesson plans for teachers
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