Research Discipline/Bio
Kathryn Picardo is a second year doctoral student in the Teaching of Social Studies program. Her research interests focus on the ways in which classrooms can incorporate difficult histories and controversial issues, and best practices in doing so. More specifically, she explores how an agonistic approach can be applied in educational spaces to foster democratic competencies. She is currently involved in research that explores how high school social studies teachers are discussing the Israel-Hamas war in their classrooms, and the implications of their pedagogical choices in this regard. In 2022, Kathryn served as a Fulbright Teaching Fellow in Finland, where she researched the actualization of competence learning curricula on a national scale. She also teaches high school Social Studies in Livingston, NJ.
Educational Background
Master of the Arts, Educational Leadership, Montclair State University, 2021
Bachelor of the Arts, History Secondary Education, The College of New Jersey, 2015
Honors/Awards
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Fellow, 2021-2022, Fulbright Finland Foundation
Outstanding Potential in Educational Leadership, Montclair State University Educational Leadership Department
Publications/Exhibitions
Picardo, K. (2024). Competence learning brought to life. Annals of Social Studies Education Research for Teachers, 5(1), 33–40. https://doi.org/10.29173/assert70
Picardo, K. (2022a). A series of small realizations: my Fulbright experience in Finland. Fulbright Chronicles, `(3), 50–57. https://fulbright-chronicles.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/09-Kathryn-E.-Picardo-October-2022.pdf
Last Updated: Sep 30, 2024