We’re excited to spotlight Caitlyn Krueger, one of this year’s Edmonds Fellows! Caitlyn Krueger is a Master’s student in International Education Development at Teachers College, Columbia University, focusing on human rights, peacebuilding, and the use of storytelling to elevate educator and learner voices.
She currently serves as a Professional Development Coach with the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers, and previously taught music in upstate New York while integrating human rights education into her classroom, worked with the International Rescue Committee supporting refugee and resettlement learners, and holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Education with a minor in Atrocity Studies and Practices of Social Justice from Syracuse University. This summer, she joined HRE USA as a Human Rights Education Now! Podcast and Advocacy Fellow.
Background: Taught music in upstate New York before transitioning to human rights education
Degree: Master’s student in International Education Development, Teachers College, Columbia University (with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education, Syracuse University)
Focus: Human rights, peace-building, and using storytelling to elevate educator and learner voices
Experience: Professional Development Coach at the Center for the Professional Education of Teachers; former work with the International Rescue Committee supporting refugee and resettlement learners
Edmonds Project: Human Rights Education Now! Podcast and Advocacy Fellow
Read the full bios of our Edmonds Fellows at https://hreusa.org/current-fellows-and-research-scholars/, and don’t forget to check out our podcast!
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