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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