Russell Fiorella

Russell Fiorella

Russell Fiorella, Ed.D., has taught for a decade in Jesuit schools and currently teaches theology at Jesuit High School in Portland, Oregon. He recently completed a doctorate in educational leadership at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington, studying professional learning leadership for the promotion of the Ignatian pedagogical paradigm and student-centered pedagogies.

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A young man works in a classroom setting. He is seated amid tables and chairs, with a dry erase board behind him. (Unsplash/Jeswin Thomas)

'Why is this my problem?': A Jesuit guide to teach high schoolers about eco-citizenship

"If information alone cannot cultivate eco-citizenship, then teachers must rethink their approach," writes Russell Fiorella.

Latin and history teacher Peter Dowdy speaks with a classroom of students at St. Benedict Classical Academy in South Natick, Massachusetts, in this undated photo. (OSV News/Courtesy of Jay Boren)

How do we educate democratically during a Trump presidency?

U.S. Catholic education should be promoting democracy. Discussion-based learning is the way to do it. Theology teachers Russell Fiorella and Cappy Russell discuss. 

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