William Wilton
Program Coord II
4-H Youth Development University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact
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AGH 116
Lincoln NE 68583-0700 - Phone
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402-472-2805 On-campus 2-2805
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wwilton2@unl.edu
William Wilton is pursuing an MA in Teaching, Learning, and Teacher Education with a minor in Child Youth and Family Studies and a Graduate Certificate in Social Justice and Diversity Education. He has a background in Family and Consumer Sciences Education, which includes experience student teaching both in Lincoln, Nebraska, and Cork, Ireland. He currently works for Nebraska 4-H as a Hybrid Positive Youth Development Program Coordinator. His academic research looks at how preservice FCS teachers can be better prepared to understand and implement humanizing pedagogical practices into their work in the classroom.
Education
Research Interests:
Engaged Pedagogy, Humanizing Education, Critical Science, Family and Consumer Sciences Education, Critical Epistemologies, Secondary Education, Intersectionality of Identity
Publications & Conference Presentations
Conference Presentations:
“A Case Study on Encouraging the Dreaded Question With The Critical Science Approach” Hawaii International Conference on Education. Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2025
“Vulnerability with and Through Curriculum-Using Engaged Pedagogy in FCS Classrooms” Association for Career and Technical Education CareerTech VISION. San Antonio, Texas, December 2024
“Supporting Young People & Benefitting Schools through MTSS Partnership” 4-H Health Rocks! Grantee Annual Gathering. New Orleans, Louisiana, September 2024
“Engaged Pedagogy: Using Vulnerability to Support Students” American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences Annual Conference. Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 2024
“Vulnerability With and Through Curriculum” Nebraska Career Education Conference. Kearney, Nebraska, June 2024
“Am I Doing This White? Engaging with Critical Raced and Gendered Epistemologies” University of Nebraska-Lincoln Research Days. Lincoln, Nebraska, March 2024