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Prof. Michael Krasner, Co-Director of The Taft Institute,  has provided a variety of forums and civic courses for organizations like Let's Talk Democracy since 2017.

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TAFT INSTITUTE ANNUAL VIRTUAL SEMINAR:  Teaching the Current Moment in America -- Is the Constitution Threatened?

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9, 2024, 6:00 - 8:00PM EST     
Teach your students to analyze in a balanced way – using facts and logic – whether or not the actions by the present administration have put our Constitutional system of checks and balances at risk.  
 
Part 1:   An analytical framework and several case studies.  
Part 2:   Breakout workshops in which teachers discuss how to use these materials to make a specific lesson plan. 
 
Workshop sessions will be facilitated by Professor Krasner, Professor Jack Zevin, Taft’s Co-Director and Professor Emeritus of Education at Queens College, by Don McLean of Queens Technical High School and Taft’s Senior Teaching Associate, and by Catherine Tsouristakis, Assistant Principal for Social Studies at Newtown High School in Queens.
 

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