Fall 2026

Teaching Controversial Issues

CURRIC 818 critically examines research and instructional practices for teaching controversial issues, including contextual factors and pedagogical approaches.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Li-Ching Ho

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Course details

Credits3 credits

Typically offeredNot Applicable

Subjects

Curriculum and Instruction

About this course

Critically examines different lines of research in controversial issues instruction such as the contextual factors affecting the teaching of controversial topics, and the instructional practices involved in teaching controversial issues. Contextual factors affecting teachers' decisions to teach controversial issues or topics include official curricular policies, community beliefs, emotional histories, and teachers' differing beliefs and sense of purpose. Examines the affordances and constraints of different pedagogical approaches to teaching controversial issues such as the use of discussion and deliberation, as well as pedagogies that recognize the importance of trust, power, emotion, and personal connections.

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CURRIC 818

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Fall 2026

Li-Ching Ho

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LI-CHING HO is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
SEM 001	Classroom Instruction	18 / 20	0

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.97 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

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Topics

Contextual factors affecting teaching of controversial topics
Influences on teacher decisions: policies, community, and personal beliefs
Pedagogical approaches: discussion, deliberation, trust, and power

Skills

Critical examination of research on teaching controversial issues
Analysis of pedagogical approaches including discussion and deliberation

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CURRIC 818 · Fall 2026

Teaching Controversial Issues

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4

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