Materials and Useful Norms for Civil Discourse with Students and Adults

Democracy depends on civil discourse.The skills that students use in Harkness discussions  prepare them for the world beyond the classroom.  In this section there are links to good materials and useful norms  for  larger school and community dialogues

Fostering Civil Discourse How Do We Talk About Things That Matter? (Google Doc)
Guide to Respectful Conversations (Google Doc)
Interrupting Bias Calling In, Calling Out from Seed the Way (Google Doc)
Norms for Political Discussions with Students (Google Doc)
Norms from Courageous Conversations (.docx)
Norms for Facilitating Courageous Conversations (Google Doc)
Norms for Political Discussions and Tech Norms (.docx)
The Four Agreements of Courageous Conversations (.docx)
Tip sheet from Courageous Conversations (Google Doc)
Threats to Meaningful Dialogue (Google Doc)
A group sitting in a circle in a school library engaging in civil disourse conversation