Educational Technology Social Justice Tradition 
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 6, 2024
My undergraduate education, grounded in social justice and critical literacy, energized me to create equitable opportunities in my classroom. However, the realities of the neoliberal education landscape , shaped by policies like No Child Left Behind and the rise of Common Core State Standards , contradicted this vision.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
I entered the classroom through an alternative certification program , which meant I hadn’t received the same level of preparation as teachers who came through traditional teacher training routes. Our shared values and commitment to social justice fueled us during some of our toughest moments. Without the support of Ms.
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ED Surge
JULY 26, 2022
“What’s interesting about this” Mary Marcy, president of Dominican University of California, says, “is that rather than doing it independently, they’re actually partnering around a common set of values and mission around social justice and democracy.” And that’s possibly new, Marcy says.
ED Surge
JUNE 23, 2023
When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. During one of my social justice blocks, we dedicate a week to the Day of the Dead and its traditions. At first, I was annoyed.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
One of the draws to credentialing programs is that they afford learners unparalleled flexibility while requiring a considerably smaller investment of time than traditional degree programs. The credentialing world has grown significantly in the last few years , resulting in an evolving and sometimes undefined digital education model.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
Gutted and retrofitted to look like traditional preschool classrooms, these mobile spaces host 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds in the valley who, otherwise, likely wouldn’t see a formal learning environment until kindergarten, by which time many of their peers are already steps ahead. But inside, day after day, small wonders are unfolding.
ED Surge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
However, although virtual reality and simulation tools can indeed be costly, they also have the potential to be especially useful at the very same institutions that lack resources for traditional teaching equipment that is even more expensive, like advanced science labs or workforce-training technology.
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