Kaylene Stevens Petrin
Lecturer
Program Director, Social Studies Education
Dr. Stevens is the program director for social studies education at Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development and current lecturer in the department of teaching of learning. She teaches historical literacy, research methods, and elementary and secondary social studies methods. Prior to her work at Boston University, she was a high school teacher at Framingham High School for 14 years and Department Chair for the Social Studies Department for 4 years. She has several publications on gender equitable and race conscious teaching in the social studies classroom. Her work has been featured in The Journal of Social Studies Research and Theory & Research in Social Education. She recently published Teaching History for Justice through Columbia Teachers’ College Press. Dr. Stevens and Dr. Martinelle are currently overseeing a grant from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to assess alignment of social studies instructional materials to the state standards.
Recent News
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New Study Will Explore Impact of Massachusetts Social Studies Curricular Materials
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Educators, You Can Lead the Charge for Change
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Dr. Kaylene Stevens Authors Book on Justice-Oriented Teaching
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Dr. Kaylene Stevens Co-Authors Article on Culturally Sustaining Pedagogy for Teaching & Teacher Education
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Welcome to Wheelock: New Faculty Members
Education
B.A. Hamilton College, 2003, Sociology and Communication;
M.A.T. Union University, 2005, Social Studies;
Ed.D. Boston University, 2016, Curriculum and Instruction
Courses
SO 571: Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science, 5-12
CH 300/515:Methods of Instruction: Elementary 1-6
RS 600: Introduction to Research
SO 574/CT 375: Pre-Practicum in Secondary Schools
SO 566: Developing Historical Literacy, 5-12
Course designed for distance learning:
SO 572: Curriculum and Special Methods for History and Social Science, 5-12
CT 750: Basic Principles of Curriculum & Teaching
Research
View Dr. Stevens' citations on Google Scholar.
Selected Publications
Martell, C. C. & Stevens, K. M. (2021). Learning to teach history for justice: Racial literacies and teacher education. In L. J. King (Ed.), The problem of the colorline: Social studies education and racial literacy. Teachers College Press
Stevens, K.M. & Martell, C.C. (2021). Five Years Later: How the 2016 Election Impacted Feminist Social Studies Teachers. Theory & Research In Social Education
Martell, C. C., & Stevens, K. M. (2020). Teaching History for Justice: Centering Activism in Students' Study of the Past. Teachers College Press.
Martell, C.C. & Stevens, K.M. (2019). Culturally sustaining social studies teachers: Understanding models of practice. Teaching and Teacher Education Volume 86.
Stevens, K.M. & Martell, C.C. (2019). Feminist social studies teachers: The role of teachers’ background and beliefs in shaping gender-equitable practices. The Journal of Social Studies Research.
Martell, C.C. & Stevens K.M. (2018). Becoming a Race-Conscious Social Studies Teacher: The Influence of Personal and Professional Experiences. The Social Studies.
Martell, C.C. & Stevens K.M. (2018). Perception of Teaching Race and Gender: Results of a Survey of Social Studies Teachers. High School Journal.
Martell, C.C. & Stevens K.M. (2017). Equity- and Tolerance-Oriented Teachers: Approaches to Teaching Race in the Social Studies Classroom. Theory & Research In Social Education.
Selected Presentations
Stevens, K & Martell C. (April 2016) American Education Research Association (AERA), Gender Equity in Social Studies: An Analysis of Teachers’ Beliefs and Practices
Martell C. & Stevens, K. (April 2016) American Education Research Association (AERA), A Survey of Teachers Perceptions of Race and Gender in Social Studies
Martell C. & Stevens, K. (April 2016) American Education Research Association (AERA), The Beliefs and Practices of Race-Conscious Social Studies Teachers
Martell, C. & Stevens, K. ( November 2015) National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) College and University Faculty Assembly, The Personal and Professional Experiences of Race-Conscious Teachers
Stevens, K. (November 2014) National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) College and University Faculty Assembly, A Unique Place: Teacher beliefs and Practices teaching gender in the Sociology classroom
Stevens, K. (November 2014) National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) College and University Faculty Assembly, The decision of out: Understanding the decisions of disclosure for gay male teachers
Martell, C. & Stevens, K. (November 2014) National Council for the
Social Studies (NCSS) College and University Faculty Assembly, Using Teacher Research in the Social Studies Classroom
Stevens, Kaylene (October 2014) Diversity Challenge: “Racial or Ethnic Discrimination across the Lifespan”, Boston College, Teaching Race in the Classroom
Stevens, K. (2014) Boston University, School of Education, Student Research Conference, Poster, A Unique Place: Teacher beliefs and Practices teaching gender in the Sociology classroom Stevens, K. (2013) Harvard Graduate School Education Student Research Conference, Through the Looking Glass: Truth and Context in Education Research, Teacher disclosure in the classroom