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Chad Dorn |
- University of Pittsburgh (Doctoral Candidate, Social & Comparative Analysis in Education, present)
- University of Alabama (MA in Secondary Education, 2005)
- St. Norbert College (BA in Sociology, 1999)
Areas of Expertise
- Citizenship Education
- Global Service-Learning
- International, Comparative, and Development Education
Professional Biography
Chad is currently a Latin American Social and Public Policy Fellow at the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where he is working on his doctorate degree. Before relocating to Pittsburgh, he lived and worked in Quito, Ecuador as an educator and social worker with working boys and their families. Throughout his career, he has worked in a variety of educational settings ranging from primary and secondary education to adult education; technical and vocational education to college preparatory; Advanced Placement to International Baccalaureate; and private user funded to donor aid and grant funded.
Research Interests & Current Projects
A common thread extending throughout his career as an educator has been an emphasis on citizen apprenticeship education through a global social studies curriculum, and student community partnerships embodied in service-learning programs. Specifically, he was instrumental in re-orienting the high school social studies curriculum of Colegio Menor towards the global skills, knowledge, values and attitudes for the twenty-first century. He has also served as the co–coordinator for the International Baccalaureate’s Creativity Action and Service program at Colegio SEK Quito, Ecuador, and participated as a curriculum developer and practitioner for the Community Action and Reflection program at Colegio Menor San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador.
Currently, Chad is involved with a research study through Gateway to the Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that aims to establish best practices for resident teaching artist in area schools. He is also an education consultant for Shady Side Academy’s International Program.
Selected Publications & PresentationsDorn, Chad. (2009). Symmetry, Organic Intellectuals and Globalization. Paper presented paper at the annual Latin American Social and Public Conference, February 20–21, in Pittsburgh.
Dorn, Chad. (2008). La Wiphala: A Model for Understanding Language Diversity in Latin America. International Studies in Education, 9(3): 57–60.
Dorn, Chad., & Espinosa, Carlos. (2006). Huns, Nuns and Guns: A Webquest and Propaganda and the Cold War. Social Studies Research and Practice, 1(1): pp. 67–73.
