In this professional development session, educators will delve into practical strategies aimed at encouraging students to provide textual evidence within the framework of civil discourse.

Through interactive discussions and hands-on exercises, participants will: 

• Understand the importance of textual evidence for comprehension and critical analysis of primary and secondary sources
• Explore techniques for locating and selecting relevant evidence from texts
• Learn scaffolding methods to support students in incorporating evidence effectively 

Participants will gain insights and resources to enhance their instructional practices as a way to empower students as critical thinkers and articulate communicators.