STUDENTS AS TEACHERS: LEVERAGING YOUTH VOICE FOR ACADEMIC AND CIVIC LEARNING Wednesday, February, 28th 4:45-6:45 pm (Pizza served at 4:35 pm) President’s Conference Room 2, Rosenthal Library, Queens College This interactive session will encourage participants to think about Youth Participatory Action Research as a curricular and pedagogical model that centers youth voice as part of a humanizing pedagogy in schools. Presenters share their expertise in leveraging dialogue, inquiry, and performance as pedagogical strategies for engaging the academic and civic identities of students. As part of the Cyphers for Justice and QC College Now program, a team of high school youth, researchers, pre-service teachers, and university instructors came together to co-develop and direct research projects that featured exploration of social issues such as the impact of testing on students, the role of culturally relevant curriculum on student motivation, and violence in schools. This intergenerational approach leveraged Youth Participatory Action Research and culturally responsive methodologies to center youth as experts and advocates to enact change in their communities and their immediate educational contexts. Dr. Danielle Filipiak received her PhD in English Education from Teachers College, Columbia University, and will be starting a tenure track position this fall as Assistant Professor of English Education at the University of Connecticut. Danielle’s publications and research interests span the fields of critical adolescent literacies, teacher education, and digital literacies. Dr. Limarys Caraballo is an assistant professor in the Secondary Education department at Queens College, and in the Urban Education program at The Graduate Center. Her research interests include the impact of youth research on teachers’ curriculum and pedagogy. Dr. Caraballo directs the Complicated Conversations Series to encourage conversation among students, faculty, and staff in a diverse campus context. FOR INFORMATION, OR REQUEST TO BRING A CLASS: LCARABALLO@QC.CUNY.EDU Hosted by the Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services Sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Dean of Education *Dr. Limarys Caraballo* *Assistant Professor of English Education* Queens College Department of Secondary Education and Youth Services Graduate Center Doctoral Consortium Faculty City University of New York * *