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cover of episode Empowering Student Thought and Conversation: Teaching Rhetoric and Civil Discourse in Today’s Educational Landscape

Empowering Student Thought and Conversation: Teaching Rhetoric and Civil Discourse in Today’s Educational Landscape

2025/2/18
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In an era when constructive dialogue often takes a back seat to polarized debate, educators like you face unique challenges in teaching effective communication. Recognizing this, Sphere Education Initiatives presents a webinar exploring how you can use rhetoric as a powerful tool for student empowerment and authentic engagement in your educational setting. In the first segment of the webinar, featured speaker Erec Smith, PhD, will share insights on transforming traditional approaches to teaching rhetoric, emphasizing how it can empower all students’ abilities to achieve their goals, even those considered most vulnerable. The second segment will introduce a comprehensive rhetoric unit for teaching the rhetorical skills of speaking, listening, and fair‐​minded critical thinking in your classroom. Following this segment, you will have the opportunity to explore practical applications of these concepts through a Q&A with Smith and Kobi Nelson, PhD. You will leave with concrete tools for implementing rhetorical techniques and fair‐​minded critical thinking strategies that promote civil discourse in your classroom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy) for more information.