Kristen Driskill
St. John Fisher University
Department of Inclusive Education
This course is designed to broaden candidates’ understanding of diversity and social justice and how these concepts relate to educating all students in light of society, tradition, and conventional wisdom. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following: developing cross-cultural skills and understandings to increase effective communication with all education stakeholders, including students and families; understanding the importance of changing and competing interpretations of world events to develop positive collaborations among all stakeholders, including families, students, teachers and other education professionals; understanding how citizenship includes the exercise of personal responsibilities; and the historical, social, political, and educational contexts of diversity in American society.
every semester
I teach a course entitled social justice in education, which our teacher candidates take during student teaching. I have been searching for ways to make the class more community based, which is difficult due to students being involved in various school districts. I'm really excited for this opportunity so that the course becomes much more about affecting change.
Yes, to some degree. Again, I teach a course on social justice in education.
inequity in schools, which can address many different things; food scarcity; parent/community engagement in schools
from my colleague, Anthony Siracusa
Associate Professor of Education
KristenDriskill
- Social justice in education - Community-based learning - Diversity and social justice - Cross-cultural skills - Collaboration among education stakeholders - Historical, social, political contexts of diversity - Inequity in schools - Parent/community engagement
The course focuses on social justice in education, aiming to enhance teacher candidates' understanding of diversity and social justice. It emphasizes cross-cultural communication, collaboration among stakeholders, personal responsibility in citizenship, and the historical and social contexts of diversity in American society. The instructor seeks to make the course more community-based to effect change despite challenges from varied school district involvement.
- Course: Education for Social Justice - Instructor: Kristen Driskill, Associate Professor of Education - Focus: Diversity, social justice, community engagement - Goals: Broaden understanding, develop cross-cultural skills, enhance communication among stakeholders - Scheduled: Fall '26, Spring '26, Spring '27 - University: St. John Fisher University
New York
Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I teach a course entitled social justice in education, which our teacher candidates take during student teaching. I have been searching for ways to make the class more community based, which is difficult due to students being involved in various school districts. I'm really excited for this opportunity so that the course becomes much more about affecting change.
Course Description:
This course is designed to broaden candidates' understanding of diversity and social justice and how these concepts relate to educating all students in light of society, tradition, and conventional wisdom. Particular emphasis will be placed on the following: developing cross-cultural skills and understandings to increase effective communication with all education stakeholders, including students and families; understanding the importance of changing and competing interpretations of world events to develop positive collaborations among all stakeholders, including families, students, teachers and other education professionals; understanding how citizenship includes the exercise of personal responsibilities; and the historical, social, political, and educational contexts of diversity in American society.
Taught By:
Kristen Driskill
Associate Professor of Education
Department of Inclusive Education
St. John Fisher University
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