In advance of the 2020 conference, NAAEE hosted the webinar Building an Active and Engaged Public: Discourse, Media Literacy, and Civic Education featuring:
- Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, Tufts University
- Jimmeka Anderson, The Urban Education Collaborative at UNC Charlotte
- Mary Ellen Daneels, Illinois Civic Mission Coalition
- John Silva, News Literacy Project
In this lesson, we'll be looking at a few excerpts from the webinar to explore the potentially controvertial issue of political engagement through education with both young people and adults.