Dr. Naomi Watkins and Robert Austin present about how to help students counter misinformation.

In today’s episode of our podcast Is that a fact?, guest host Jake Lloyd digs into how misinformation manifests in the sports world with author and journalist Jemele Hill, a contributing writer for The Atlantic and host of the Spotify podcast Jemele Hill is Unbothered. Hill discusses not only how sports falsehoods spread, but also how the nature of sports reporting makes it more resistant to manipulation than news coverage.

UEN Teacher Tips is a weekly series from the UEN Professional Development team. Every Tuesday, we'll share a new tip, how-to video and classroom resource. When life is busy and time is short, we hope these tips lead to bright ideas, just in time! This week's tip is "Fighting Mis, Dis and Mal Information" by Dani Sloan.

The Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University hosted its annual fall civics-educator conference Oct. 10, 2023. Sharon McMahon, known as "America's Government Teacher," keynoted the conference that evening in the UCCU Center on UVU campus.