Caitlyn Cotton
History Faculty, St. George's School
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I am currently a history teacher, coach, advisor, and head dorm parent at St. George’s School, an independent secondary boarding school located in Middletown, RI. My teaching responsibilities have included survey courses in American Studies, Modern World History, Global Studies, and the History & Politics of Medicine. An Americanist by training, I have a particular interest in Cold War foreign policy, US political and constitutional history, and the history of race in America. I have a MA in History from Boston College and a EdM in Learning & Teaching from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

In my work with high school students, I emphasize reflection, self-advocacy, and critical thinking skills. I take a “grading-less” approach to assessment in my courses, prioritizing narrative feedback and one-on-one conversations with students about their learning. Additionally, I teach American history as a means to civic engagement ends, and I am currently working on a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project in the local Newport, RI community. I am committed to the belief that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the work of history and are able to see the products of past events and historical narratives working in the world around them.

 

I am currently a history teacher, coach, advisor, and head dorm parent at St. George’s School, an independent secondary boarding school located in Middletown, RI. My teaching responsibilities have included survey courses in American Studies, Modern World History, Global Studies, and the History & Politics of Medicine. An Americanist by training, I have a particular interest in Cold War foreign policy, US political and constitutional history, and the history of race in America. I have a MA in History from Boston College and a EdM in Learning & Teaching from Harvard Graduate School of Education.

In my work with high school students, I emphasize reflection, self-advocacy, and critical thinking skills. I take a “grading-less” approach to assessment in my courses, prioritizing narrative feedback and one-on-one conversations with students about their learning. Additionally, I teach American history as a means to civic engagement ends, and I am currently working on a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) project in the local Newport, RI community. I am committed to the belief that students learn best when they are actively engaged in the work of history and are able to see the products of past events and historical narratives working in the world around them.