Assessing an Elementary School Philosophy Program

Call for Proposals – APA Eastern Division Meeting
Call for Proposals Philosophy Across the Generations APA Eastern Division Meeting January 5—January 8, 2022 Montreal, Canada The Philosophy Teaching …
Virtual Event: Why Kids Are Good for Philosophy
Join us on June 15, 2021 at 7 pm EST/ 4 pm PST for a virtual event: Why Kids Are …
Meet the Authors of the Big Ideas for Young Thinkers Book Series
Join us on May 4th at 7 pm ET/ 4 pm PT to meet the authors of the Big Ideas for …
Little Voices, Big Ideas podcast
Little Voices, Big Ideas podcast, on New Orleans Public Radio, explores the rich and often surprising content of children’s books—and …
New Resources from the Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University
The Institute for the Advancement of Philosophy for Children at Montclair State University (IAPC) is proud to announce three new, …

Stereotyping
Materials needed Plenty of paper Several sets of 5 different colored pencils or markers Timer Introduction Ask your students …
Searle’s Chinese Room: Do computers think?
Can a computer think? John Searle’s Chinese Room argument can be used to argue that computers do not “think,” that …
Arguments and Philosophical Reasoning
Materials needed Chalkboard or whiteboard Computer and projector or equipment to watch short video clips from the web Introduction …
Crash: An Ethical Obstacle Course
Crash, directed by Paul Haggis, weaves together the lives of several characters from multiple backgrounds who collide in the busy, …
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
ETHICS BOWL: Case archive: http://nhseb.unc.edu/resources/case-archive/ 2016-17 Ethics Bowl Cases: https://nhseb.unc.edu/files/2012/04/2016-17-Regional-Case-Set.pdf Squire Family Foundation Resources: http://squirefoundation.org/teaching-learning/ Center for Talented Youth: http://squirefoundation.org/curricula/ PACTISS …