Motivation to Teach Social Action:
I am a former high school teacher and most recently a Director of Professional Development at the School District of Philadelphia. Currently as a Ph.D student I TA a variety of courses at Penn GSE. I am very interested in how this transformative experiential learning model can be applied to a practicum that I TA called "Expanding Civic Opportunities for Youth."
Course Description:
This Academically Based Community Service (ABCS) course is designed for Penn graduate and undergraduate students invested in youth civic empowerment. Students design multi-session, project-based lessons on collective problem solving on a contemporary issue (for example, climate justice, political redistricting, or school gentrification). Students will then facilitate their workshops in Philadelphia public school classrooms. As part of the course, students will develop and implement an internal assessment plan that may include observation protocols, post-lesson debriefings, participant focus groups, and teacher interviews. The data from these assessment tools will contribute to a final report.
Taught By:
Dylan Van Duyne
Ph.D Student
Education Policy
University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education
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