Name: Examining Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in the ELA Classroom
Start: 2026-10-16T09:50:00-0400
End: 2026-10-16T10:40:00-0400

Welcome to MCTE’s Fall 2026 Conference!

Examining Opportunities and Challenges in Teaching Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in the ELA Classroom

Friday October 16, 2026 9:50am - 10:40am EDT

Michigamme Room

This presentation examines how English teachers may incorporate Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) in curriculum and teaching. Attendees will consider how they may enact specific YPAR lessons and discuss opportunities and challenges they may encounter in this work. Presenters include ELA teachers involved in an ongoing YPAR Professional Learning Community.

Presenters

Natalie Herman

Teacher, Okemos High School

Vaughn W. M. Watson

Associate Professor, Michigan State University

Vaughn W. M. Watson is an Associate Professor of English Education. His research renders visible the creative and artistic literacy and learning practices of Black African immigrant youth across contexts of schools and communities in the global African Diaspora. He is the author of... Read More →

MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

Natalie Herman

Vaughn W. M. Watson

Joanne Marciano

Lara Slee

Benjamin Woodcock

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MCTE Fall 2026 Conference

Natalie Herman

Vaughn W. M. Watson

Joanne Marciano

Lara Slee

Benjamin Woodcock

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