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• Kathleen Cole, Metropolitan State University
• Robert W. Glover, University of Maine
• Katharine Amory Owens, University of Hartford
• Charlotte Powley

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• Cheryl Jindeel

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• Using Fiction to Teach Politics, Jack Miller
• The Power of Questions and Stories for Teaching Politics, Titus Alexander, Democracy Matters
• What Does Teaching American Civics Require of Political Science in the 21st Century? Findings from APSA’s Working Group, Meena Bose, Hofstra University; Paul O. Carrese, Arizona State University; Karen M. Kedrowski, Iowa State University; Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida
• Using AI to Create a Fully Functioning Pedagogical App, Josue Alejandro Franco, Cuyamaca College
• The People’s Science: Turning Your Research into Digital Stories, Raymundo Lopez, Michigan State University
• How to Use AI to Advance Critical Thinking in the Political Science Classroom, Frank S. Cohen, Franklin Pierce University
• Creating Undergraduate Labs for Data and Talent Development, Stacey Ann Greene, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
• Coding Democracy: Civic Engagement among Computer Science Students, Elaine Zundl, Rowan University
• Climate Education and Democratic Citizenship, David M. Shafie, Chapman University
• Building a Civic Engagement Infrastructure in Polarizing Times, Maureen Heffern Ponicki, College of Dupage; David Michael Goldberg, College of DuPage
• America@250 on Campus and in the Classroom, Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida; Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University

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• Aarie Glas, Northern Illinois University (Chair)
• Michelle Day Weitzel, The Graduate Institute, Geneva
• Lisa Wedeen, University of Chicago
• Yuna Blajer de la Garza, Loyola University, Chicago
• Lisel S. Hintz, Johns Hopkins University SAIS
• Samantha Ann Majic, CUNY-John Jay College
• Richard Nielsen, MIT
• Nicholas Rush Smith, SOAS University of London
• Be Stone, Rhodes College
• Robin L. Turner, Butler University

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• Elizabeth C. Matto, Rutgers University, New Brunswick (Chair)
• Ginger Gold Schnitzer, Rutgers University

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• Victor Asal, University at Albany, SUNY (Chair)
• Reyhan Topal, Augusta University

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• Helen Chang, CUNY-Hostos Community College (Chair)
• Dale Mineshima-Lowe, Parami University
• Josue Alejandro Franco, Cuyamaca College
• Terry Gilmour, Midland College
• Benjamin M. Monroe, Midland College
• Jeremy Bowling, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Colleen Wood, Century College
• Parakh Hoon, South Puget Sound College
• Erin Richards, Cascadia Community College

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• Donna Phillips, Center for Civic Education (Chair)
• Diana M. Owen, Georgetown University
• Patrick Rewa McSweeney, Georgetown University

Curriculum, Assessment, and Democratic Values

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Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Chair)
Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Discussant)

• Teaching Democracy When Institutions Falter: Pedagogical Repair in India, Shah Daniya, St. Joseph’s University; Neil Tannen, St. Joseph’s University
• Pathway Grading: Alternative Grading for Social Advocacy and Civic Engagement, Janet Marie Lawler, University of Houston
• Does American Politics Coursework Increase Support for Democracy?, Mona S. Kleinberg, CUNY – Queens College; Peter John Liberman, Queens College and Graduate Center of the City University of New York
• Beyond the Reading List: Descriptive Representation, Belonging, and Efficacy, Gulcan Saglam, University of Georgia; Maryann E. Gallagher, University of Georgia
• Civic Sensibility, Dialogue, and Political Participation across Contexts, Elizabeth S. Sperber, University of Denver

Pluralism and Reflexivity in Teaching Practices and Course Design

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Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Chair)
Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Discussant)

• Resist/Defend/Reimagine Pedagogy: Legal Education Against Authoritarianism, Shirley Lin, Brooklyn Law School
• Democratic Theory and Practice: Rebuilding Democracy by Experiencing Democracy, Richard M. Battistoni, Providence College
• Democratic Education and the Public Good: Threats and Opportunities for Renewal, Andrea Aleman, The University of Texas at San Antonio
• Deliberation without Decisions? Reflective Judgment as a Learning Outcome, Zach Richer, University of Toronto

Civic Literacy and Analysis: Panel 1

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La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Chair)
La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Discussant)

• Practicing Democracy: Engaging In-Class AI Activities Every Instructor Can Do, James M. Quirk, American University
• Narrative Approaches to Teaching Media and Information Literacy: A Module Design, Rachel Vanderhill, Wofford College; Kimberly Hall, Wofford College
• Let’s Chat(bot) about It: Custom GPT and Graduate Student Research Conversations, Charles C. Turner, California State University, Chico
• Assessing the Impact of AI on Political Science Information Literacy Instruction, Kimberly MacVaugh, Georgetown University; Ann Cullen

Tackling Domestic Political Challenges with Active Learning and Engagement

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Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Chair)
Iva Bozovic, University of Southern California (Discussant)

• America’s Global Civics in a Fragmented World, Christopher C. Graham, Boston University
• Guardians of Democracy: Game-Based Political Learning for Democratic Practice, Renata Schlumberger Schevisbiski, State University of Londrina
• From Polarization to Participation: Modeling Civil Discourse with Unify America, Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, University of South Florida; Austin Trantham, Saint Leo University
• Classrooms as Laboratories: The Interlinked States Simulation, Gabriella Colello, University of California, Irvine

Curriculum Design and Professionalizing the Field

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Liz Norell, University of Mississippi (Chair)
Gulcan Saglam, University of Georgia (Discussant)

• Teaching Experience and Pedigree: PhD Placements at Non-PhD Granting Departments, Taylor C. Boas, Boston University; Rosella Cappella Zielinski, Boston University
• Portfolio Redesign: A Case Study in Both Success and Failure, Victoria Honeyman, University of Leeds
• Open-Source Ethical AI Customization for Education, Sara Morrell, Northeastern University
• Impact of Strategic AI Use on Achievement Gaps in Research Methods Courses, Christine Cahill, Rutgers University; Lila O’Brien-Milne, Rutgers University, New Brunswick; Katelyn Barnes
• Effectiveness of Pedagogical Training in Graduate Programs, Julie L. Mueller, Southern Maine Community College; Christine Cahill, Rutgers University

The Affective Dimension of Teaching

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Matt Evans, Northwest Arkansas Community College (Chair)
Katherine M. Robiadek, Xavier University (Discussant)

• The Anti-Oblivion Clause, Alfio Cerami
• Policy Strategies to Safeguard Civic Development from Emotionally Responsive AI, Christopher Wegemer, UCLA
• Love’s Labor: Pedagogy, Education, and the Politics of Study, Mette Christiansen, The Graduate Center CUNY
• Diverse Storytelling through College-Elementary School Collaboration, Taneisha Nicole Means, Vassar College
• Addressing Affective Polarization and Dehumanization through Dialogic Design, Sebnem Gumuscu, Middlebury College; Ilkim Duriye Buke Okyar, Yeditepe Üniversitesi
• Bringing Philosophy of Science to the Political Science Classroom, Rafael Alexandre Mello, Bates College

Civic Literacy and Analysis: Panel 2

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La Della Levy-Edwards, College of Southern Nevada (Chair)
Charles C. Turner, California State University, Chico (Discussant)

• Walking the Walk: Democratizing the Political Theory Classroom, Lisa Pace Vetter, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Experience to Action in General Education: A Pedagogy of Civic Skill Development, Jennie Sweet-Cushman, Chatham University; Lanethea Mathews-Schultz, Muhlenberg College
• Bridging Political Differences in Higher Education through Cross-Campus Dialogue, Michael Evans, Georgia State University; Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University; Jongwoo Jeong, Georgia State University; Christopher F. Karpowitz, Brigham Young University; Kelly D. Patterson, Brigham Young University
• Navigating the Info Fog of War: Information Literacy as Democratic Defense, Melisa Balos, Tulane University

Rethinking Global Politics through Active Learning and Engagement

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Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Chair)
Kim Lopez-Gallagher, New Mexico State University-Alamogordo (Discussant)

• Simulating Peace in the Middle East: A Blueprint for Classroom Simulation Design, Daphne Inbar, University of California, Irvine
• Testing Learning Effectiveness of Standalone IPE Simulations, Iva Bozovic, University of Southern California
• Who Is a Refugee? An Experience of Gamification in the Classroom, Angela Suarez-Collado, University of Salamanca; Javier Sierra Pierna, University of Salamanca
• Using Games and Simulations in Liberal Arts, Phoebe W. Moon, Mercer University
• The Start of Armageddon: Using Wargames to Teach Civil-Military Relations, Clay Parham, Baylor University; Stephen Thomas, Baylor University; Peter P. Campbell, Baylor University

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