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Brion-Meisels Clip 1

Instructional Themes

Opening class; Building community; student announcement

Instructor

Gretchen Brion-Meisels, Lecturer on Education

Student Group

Graduate

School

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Course

Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice

Clip Length

5 minutes, 16 seconds (0:08-5:24)

Clip Context

  • “Partnering with Youth in Educational Research and Practice,” a graduate course at the Harvard Graduate School of Education with 23 students enrolled. 
  • This course builds on Brion-Meisels’ research on school climate, school reform partnerships between students and adults, and Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR). She engages students in a variety of structured, active discussions to foster an environment in which everyone is both a learner and a teacher.
  • This clip comes at the very beginning of the 3 hour, 10 minute class session as Brion-Meisels opens class with student announcements.