Sphere works with grades 5-12 educators to overcome polarization and promote free speech & viewpoint diversity on the most pressing issues of the day.
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19 Dec 2025
It’s here. The award-winning short documentary about Sphere is now live on YouTube.
After 15 film festival screenings, four prestigious awards, and a nationwide run, it’s finally available to everyone.
🎬 Watch the full documentary now: youtu.be/ZweAZGyyZDA
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The Declaration of Independence listed 27 grievances. A new book from @CatoInstitute asks: where are we now?
Join @SphereEdIn's free webinar for educators exploring the Declaration's principles - and where we stand 250 years later.
📅 June 25 · 7 PM ET
Register link below 👇
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Register → sphere-ed.org/event/promises…
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"The impact was immediate: students transitioned from passive learners to critical interrogators."
Meet Vera Naputi - a high school teacher and instructional coach from Wisconsin who used Sphere's civil discourse tools to facilitate a 'Poem for Two Voices' collaboration honoring Hip Hop Queens.
Vera is a Content Advisory Board member and past Sphere Alumni Fellow.
⭐ Learn more about our Alumni Fellowship below 👇
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Apply for the Sphere Alumni Fellowship: sphere-ed.org/sphere-fellows…
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America’s 250th is coming. Is your classroom ready?
New from @SphereEdIn → a documentary educator toolkit bringing the Declaration of Independence to life for grades 5–12. Real classroom strategies, discussion frameworks, hands-on activities.
Get early access → sphere-ed.org/early-access?u…
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"We need to start encouraging these behaviors in our students if we want to see harmony restored in our communities as a whole."
Jes Brosnan is a high school teacher and a Sphere Alumni Fellow who is committed to helping students engage in challenging conversations in the classroom. Read her full excerpt in the thread below:
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Jes writes, "Sphere's civil discourse strategies have been a game-changer for my classroom. I've utilized them to craft the basis of Common Ground Cafe: the civil discourse coffeehouse I created as part of my Sphere Fellowship project. During the coffeehouse, I was so proud to watch my students take on some really difficult conversations without losing their sense of respect and decency towards peers who had divergent viewpoints."
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If you're interested in learning more about the Sphere Alumni Fellowship and how you can create an impactful project like this, click here to learn more: sphere-ed.org/sphere-fellows…
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"Fulfilling the Promise" is a new documentary from Sphere Education Initiatives, directed by Lena Popilieva. It's a timely portrait of civic education that asks a question at the heart of the American experiment: are we living up to our founding principles?
Through four schools in Brooklyn, New York, Boston, Massachusetts, Durango, Colorado, and Carlisle, Pennsylvania, the film shows how teachers and students bring the Declaration of Independence to life, discussing its principles through the framework of civil discourse.
Not merely an appreciation of the history of the Declaration, this documentary explores how teachers and students play a vital role in keeping these principles alive and, as Dr. King noted in his “I have a Dream” speech, better fulfilling the promise of the Declaration as a promissory note for future generations.
Follow our page to stay updated when the full documentary drops this summer.
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Today is #TeacherAppreciationDay, and we're honoring the teachers who make room for every student's voice.
Explore free civil discourse resources for your classroom: sphere-ed.org/collection/get…
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How do you have a productive conversation when you fundamentally disagree? @adamnmichel shares his approach from a recent Sphere panel: start by acknowledging that you’re coming from different places.
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Learn more about civil discourse and how you can foster it in your classroom today: sphere-ed.org/publication/pr…
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Behind every Sphere resource is a team of educators who make sure it’s classroom-ready. Introducing our 2026–2027 Content Advisory Board!
These educators will create, evaluate, and test lesson materials to ensure they meet the highest standards. We’re grateful for their expertise and partnership.
Met them all in this thread!
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Meet the educators leading the way for civil discourse in classrooms across the country.
We’re proud to introduce Sphere’s 2026–2027 Educator Ambassadors!
These educators will bring Sphere’s professional development and resources to classrooms and conferences across the country. We’re honored to have them as part of the Sphere community.
Meet them all in this thread:
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Nancie Lindblom – Educator & Student-Centered Learning Advocate
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Kristin Conklin – K–12 Social Studies Coordinator, Tahoma School District (WA)
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