"Fairness is about everyone getting the same amount of chocolate" - Favorite quotation so far from today's #TeachingHub sessions!

2025 Central AAPT-APA Teaching Hub Friday, February 21, 2025 10:00–11:40 a.m., High School Philosophy Program (2) Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Co-Chairs: Casey Scott (University of Iowa) and Delia Camarena (University of Iowa) Invited Panel (10:00–10:50 a.m.): Pedagogical Choices about Designing High School Summer Philosophy Programs Kristopher Phillips (Eastern Michigan University) Jamie Fritz (Virginia Commonwealth University) Claire Katz (Texas A&M University) Invited Panel (10:50–11:40 a.m.): Logistics of Running High School Summer Philosophy Programs Brian Collins (California Lutheran University) Sarah Vitale (Ball State University) Amy Shuster (The Ohio State University) Lav McKittrick-Sweitzer (Butler University) 12:30–2:10 p.m., Philosophy in the Wild: Strategies for Teaching and Learning Outside of the Classroom: Part 1 Chair: Glenn M. Trujillo, Jr. (University of Louisville) Presenters: “Media Journals: Facilitating Student Appreciation of Philosophy Outside the Classroom,” Casey Landers (Texas State University) “Utilizing Movement Arts in Our Philosophy Classes,” Emily FitzGerald (Utah Tech University) 2:30–3:20 p.m., Philosophy in the Wild: Strategies for Teaching and Learning Outside of the Classroom: Part 2 Chair: Glenn M. Trujillo, Jr. (University of Louisville) Presenters: “Public Philosophy for the Present Moment: An Event-Based Model for Student Research Posters,” Karl Aho (Tarleton State University) 3:30–4:30 p.m., Teaching Hub Public Session Presenters: “Festive Learning: Some Thoughts on In-Class Engagement,” Russell Marcus (Hamilton College), David Concepción (Ball State University)

The Friday, Feb. 21 #CentralAPA #TeachingHub sessions are going to be great. If you're not registered for the APA, you can attend the Public Form -- "Festive Learning: Some Thoughts on In-Class Engagement," by Russell Marcus & Davi Concepción! Find out more: www.apaonline.org/mpage/2025ce...

2025 Central AAPT-APA Teaching Hub Poster Session Thursday, February 21, 2025 7-8 pm CST (GMT-6) Undergraduate Student Posters: “A Nonviolent Approach to Undergraduate Philosophic Pedagogies,” Alexis Flint (SUNY Geneseo) “The Floor Is Lava (But It’s Also Your Ethical Ceiling),” Joseph Funk (Idaho State University) “Rationalityism: The Fundamental Hierarchy of Discrimination and Oppression,” Eleanor Grissom (University of Missouri–St. Louis) “Spinoza’s Attributes and Its Interpretations,” Yuhe Li (Carleton College) “On Impersonal Knowing,” Anna McConnell (Idaho State University) Graduate Student & Faculty Posters on Scholarship of Teaching & Learning: “Integrative Pedagogy and Introductory Philosophy,” Becky Vartabedian (Regis University) “Answer-Until-Correct Team Tests without Scratchcards,” Frederick Choo (Rutgers University) “The Nature of Things: Activities to Engage Philosophy Students in the Natural World,” Kristian Simcox (University of New Mexico–Gallop) “Teaching Practices that Translate into Virtuous Learning of Challenging Material,” Mike Ashfield (Utah State University) “Teaching the Virtue of Friendliness by Sparking Instant, Lifelong Friendships,” Darren Domsky (Texas A&M University)

Here are the poster presenters in the Thursday, Feb. 20 #CentralAPA #TeachingHub Poster Session. Come chat with the great undergrads, grads, & faculty presenting! The poster session will be on Topia, a fantastic setting for virtual events! I've even set up some fun secrets if you can find them 👀

2025 Central AAPT-APA Teaching Hub Thursday, February 20, 2025 10:00–11:40 a.m., Contra the Tradition: Teaching Philosophy from a Subversive Stance Chair: Jason Flato (Georgia State University-Perimeter College) “Navigating Epistemic Injustice in the Classroom,” Matthew Willis (The Ohio State University) “From ‘An Alienated Literature’ to ‘The Good Use of Tradition’: Critically Engaging the Canon by Teaching African Philosophy,” Sharon Mason (University of Central Arkansas) 12:30–2:10 p.m., Cultivating Virtues through Philosophy: Part 1 “Introducing Teaching Philosophy for the Virtues,” Evan Dutmer (Culver Academies) and Cassie Finley (University of Iowa) “Backwards Design for Philosophical Virtues,” Jerry Green (University of Central Oklahoma) “Teaching About Virtuous Leadership,” Trevor Hedberg (University of Arizona) 2:30–4:10 p.m., Cultivating Virtues through Philosophy: Part 2 “Cultivating Virtue through Peer Review,” Jordan Dopkins (Georgia State University-Perimeter College) “Using ‘Design Clinics’ in the Classroom to Brainstorm Experiential Learning Activities,” Kirsten Egerstrom (Whatcom Community College) “Inculcating Intellectual Virtues through P4C,” Prakhar Manas (Azim Premji University) 5:00–6:40 p.m., High School Philosophy Program (1) Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) and the APA Graduate Student Council (GSC) Invited Panel (5:00–5:50 p.m.): Why Start a High School Philosophy Program? Landon Elkind (Western Kentucky University) Julia Jorati (University of Massachusetts Amherst) Amy Shuster (The Ohio State University) Invited Panel (5:50–6:40 p.m.): Why Graduate Students Should Get Involved with High School Philosophy Programs Angela Barnes (Arizona State University) Chaeyeon Lee (University of Iowa) Aaron Chipp-Miller (University of California, San Diego) Sam Ridge (University of California, San Diego) 7:00–8:00 p.m., Undergraduate Research and Faculty SoTL Poster Session

The Thursday, Feb. 20 #CentralAPA #TeachingHub sessions are SO GOOD. Don't miss out on the Poster Session, either--it's on Topia, a fantastic setting for virtual events! I've even set up some secrets in the poster session if you join & can find them 👀

2025 Central AAPT-APA Teaching Hub Thursday, February 20 10:00–11:40 a.m., Contra the Tradition: Teaching Philosophy from a Subversive Stance 12:30–2:10 p.m., Cultivating Virtues through Philosophy: Part 1 2:30–4:10 p.m., Cultivating Virtues through Philosophy: Part 2 5:00–6:40 p.m., High School Philosophy Program (1) Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) and the APA Graduate Student Council (GSC) Invited Panel (5:00–5:50 p.m.): Why Start a High School Philosophy Program? Invited Panel (5:50–6:40 p.m.): Why Graduate Students Should Get Involved with High School Philosophy Programs 7:00–8:00 p.m., Undergraduate Research and Faculty SoTL Poster Session Friday, February 21, 2025 10:00–11:40 a.m., High School Philosophy Program (2) Co-sponsored by the Philosophy Learning and Teaching Organization (PLATO) Invited Panel (10:00–10:50 a.m.): Pedagogical Choices about Designing High School Summer Philosophy Programs Invited Panel (10:50–11:40 a.m.): Logistics of Running High School Summer Philosophy Programs 12:30–2:10 p.m., Philosophy in the Wild: Strategies for Teaching and Learning Outside of the Classroom: Part 1 2:30–3:20 p.m., Philosophy in the Wild: Strategies for Teaching and Learning Outside of the Classroom: Part 2 “Public Philosophy for the Present Moment: An Event-Based Model for Student Research Posters,” Karl Aho (Tarleton State University) 3:30–4:30 p.m., Teaching Hub Public Session “Festive Learning: Some Thoughts on In-Class Engagement,” Russell Marcus (Hamilton College), David Concepción (Ball State University)

We have a fantastic #TeachingHub lineup for the virtual #CentralAPA today & tomorrow! The Public Forum is open for anyone to attend. Let me know if you're curious about the Poster Session platform (it's on Topia--a fantastic setting for virtual events!)