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We’re meeting the challenges of a shifting landscape.
Political polarization and ever-changing state and district policies have made classroom discourse on current issues more challenging than ever. Many educators want these conversations to be part of their instruction, but they have concerns about biases, backlash, and antagonism between students.
Close Up, however, is committed to supporting educators who recognize that student discourse is essential to individual growth, critical thinking, and active engagement in democracy. Our professional development is built on over 50 years of experience in facilitating discourse across differences, giving teachers the training, materials, and support they need to engage with current issues in class.
What makes Close Up professional development different?
Our professional development workshops, conducted online and in person by instructors with student-facing experience, give teachers the capability and comfort to engage with current issues.