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Are Latino ‘Systems of Knowledge’ Missing From Education Technology?

ED Surge

EdSurge recently posed a question to a panel of Latino educators and an edtech leader: Is educational technology serving the Latino community, particularly its students? Antonio Vigil is director of innovative classroom technology at Aurora Public Schools in Colorado. That is just and humanizing. You feel me?”

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Want to Humanize Classrooms? Take a Page From Youth Organizers.

ED Surge

How can teachers learn from the practices and principles of youth organizing to create more humanizing, engaging and empowering classrooms? The process of asking questions, listening and building campaigns around these stories is what makes youth organizing such a humanizing experience.

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How Creative Technology Can Help Students Take on the Future

ED Surge

Brian Johnsrud Director of Education Learning and Advocacy, Adobe To explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud , the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. Understanding context is a crucial human skill that is best taught through storytelling and real-world applications.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Brian Johnsrud Global Head of Education Learning and Advocacy at Adobe The past two years have witnessed a notable surge in the use of artificial intelligence within education, marked by increased investment, deployment and integration into various educational practices.

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Education Has Been Hammering the Wrong Nail. We Have to Focus on the Early Years.

ED Surge

The value of the human potential unlocked by early education and social and emotional interventions is more difficult to assess: it is arguably limitless. After all, Albert Einstein also had speech delays and received specialized (private) education to get ready for primary school. Hammering on a shaky foundation does not help.

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

Educational transformation is a civil rights imperative, so every investment we make must be evaluated through a civil rights lens. Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Technology should support rather than replace human interactions.

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How Writing ‘Letters to Strangers’ Helps Students Who Need Mental Health Support

ED Surge

Depending on their interests, Chao says, the student-led chapters might exchange letters based on a theme, focus on education around mental health, or participate in advocacy for mental health resources at their schools. It’s OK to be a work in progress as much as anyone else.”