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At JoDDiD, we believe it’s important to make our resources accessible to as many educators as possible with as few barriers as possible. That’s why we’ve developed a series of resources that you can easily download here for free from anywhere—resources designed, among other things, to encourage playful exploration of sociopolitical topics. But take a look for yourself.

1. Giant Worksheets

Events call for a variety of activities. Our giant worksheets are (in our opinion) all attractive and have superpowers: They can help identify prior knowledge, structure future workshops, gather feedback, and do much (really much) more. Take a look for yourself.
Click here for the giant worksheets.

2. Role Cards – Self-Conceptions

When working with people in the fields of political education, democratic work, or social work, it’s important to periodically discuss deep-seated self-perceptions and role expectations. To initiate and facilitate such conversations, we’ve developed our role cards. They can be used in a playful way.

Click here for the role cards

3. Social Lottery Tickets

The “Social Lottery Tickets” offer a playful way to explore questions such as how we want to live together, organize ourselves, or make decisions in the future.
Click here for the social lottery tickets

4. Pitfall Quartet

Working in political or democratic education is a great thing! Unfortunately, though, there are also plenty of ways to get it wrong. To help activists in the field become aware of potential pitfalls (while still keeping things lighthearted), we at JoDDiD have developed the Pitfall Quartet.
Click here for the Pitfall Quartet

5. Conversation Cards

Would you like to strike up conversations about politics and political education with all kinds of people? From a night out at a bar to a feedback session or a workshop, our conversation card sets are perfect for this.
Click here for the craft sheets for our conversation cards

6. Peace Craft Sheet

Conceptions of peace have evolved historically and culturally and often differ on key points. The craft sheet encourages discussion about historical and contemporary concepts of peace. Learners can define their own positions and engage in conversation about their ideas of peace.
Click here for the peace craft sheet

7. Political Education Logbook

Our logbook is designed to help political education instructors rethink their work, critically evaluate themselves and their own work, and take on new challenges. It aims to inspire them to develop new ideas, reflect on their own work, and take a fresh look at familiar practices.
Here you’ll find, among other things, a PDF version of our logbook

8. Makeover: Panel Discussion

It’s no coincidence that the panel discussion is one of the most popular formats in extracurricular political education. We’ve examined this method from various perspectives and, in our brochure, offer suggestions for minor adjustments to enhance its potential for political education.
Click here for the brochure

9. Resources

At JoDiDD, we believe that there are no set recipes for successful political education. Nevertheless, under the “Resources” section, we’ve compiled some ideas and methods for addressing recurring challenges in political education—such as dealing with misanthropy, building relationships and connections—as well as typical pitfalls we occasionally fall into.
Click here for our resources

10. Metaphor CDs

How do you actually see yourself as a political educator? Why not share your thoughts on this? You’ll be surprised at how many different approaches there are in the room. The Metaphor CDs can be helpful in facilitating discussion and reflection on your own professional self-image.
Click here for the Metaphor CDs

11. The ABCs of Forms of Government

Are you familiar with the term “ochlocracy”? We weren’t either. In fact, there are far more “-cracies” than you might think. We’ve collected a few and were inspired to develop an ABC of Forms of Government. You can download it here as a set of A4 cards. We’ve also developed a few game variations you can play with them. Trust us—it’s quite enlightening.
Click here for the ABC of Forms of Government

12. Wooden “Citizen” Beer Coasters

In political education, the focus is on promoting civic competencies. But which citizens are we referring to? Active citizens, engaged citizens, or responsible citizens? What image of citizens do we have in mind? Certainly not that of passive, disinterested, and irresponsible individuals. It is therefore worthwhile to examine this aspect more closely.
Click here for the “Wooden Citizens” beer coasters