Tech Education for Bilingual Learners

 Differentiated Instruction  Differentiated instruction is an enhancing way to teach and recognize each learner's needs. Each student has engaged in different life experiences; therefore, getting to know each person's challenges and progress is fundamental to supporting learning in many ways. Differentiate instruction does not work only for Special Education teachers, it is also the job of main room teachers. Learners from all backgrounds can benefit from getting specialized instruction made just for them. Implementing tools to support students' needs can also decrease the number of outside-of-the-classroom interventions.  "Differentiated instruction is best conceptualized as a teacher's response to the diverse learning needs of students." (Freer, 2018) Credits: TeachThought Key Elements of Differentiated Instruction Content: "knowledge, understanding, and skills" Process: "How students make sense of the content" Product: Ways to demonstr

 Learning Community Engagement - Resources Translanguaging in an Infant Classroom: Using Multiple Languages to make meaning   Link:   https://primo.lib.umn.edu/permalink/f/dkvf4l/TN_cdi_webofscience_primary_000435181400003CitationCount  Main Point : This Peer-reviewed article is about the use of translaguaging as a mechanism to support language learning and communication in an infant classroom.  Key takeaways, why I selected it, and questions/criticism: I selected this article as a resource for my Wikipedia project. Translaguaging is a new concept that supports the inclusion of languages to enhance understanding. One of the main takeaways from the article is the definition of it: ("translanguaging" to describe the pedagogical practice in which language input and output are deliberately switched to maximize learning in bilingual classrooms") (Garrity, Aquino-Sterling, & Day, 2015). Also, increasing strategies to help students build the meaning of concepts is critic

 Vision Statement #2 Learning with the internet can only benefit those with the tools to use it. Curriculum designers, educators, and other professionals from multidisciplinary fields who create theory-based knowledge with the internet also need to incorporate responsive components to increase social justice. One way to promote equity in technology education is by incorporating the International  Society for Technology in Education  standards . Creating and innovating with technology in education must include "Equity and digital citizenship practices" to build a better community.  " Leaders use technology to increase equity, inclusion, and digital citizenship practices." Society for Technology in Education  standards Educators and other professionals must create   high-quality education  to empower students. This  type of educational practice  includes planning, equitable access, continuous education, and technological proficiency. Additionally, meeting the educati

  1. Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: Educational equity is the heart of teaching and learning. Educators have the power to encourage and support students with marginalized identities to develop and enhance their lives. Culturally responsive pedagogy eliminates racial oppression in the classroom and opens doors to building a new society where people love each other without hate. For example, one opportunity to demonstrate educational equity is by implementing culturally responsive teaching practices by connecting students’ and families’ backgrounds into the lessons, getting to know each student by name, and acknowledging and including their cultures in everyday activities. " using culturally responsive teaching to improve the school performance of underachieving students of color." (Gay, 2000) 2.  Inclusive Teaching: Teaching should meet the needs of all learners, such as  English language learners. For instance, teachers could use specific strategies to pre-teach vocabulary

Is edtech bridging or driving educational inequalities? Technology has facilitated the spread of education in many ways for some. Many people, such as busy workers and people with disabilities in the United States and other developed countries, have been able to complete a degree online and have more professional opportunities to find better jobs. However, these opportunities do not happen to every individual in the world. Less-developed countries face more challenges. Therefore, covering basic needs such as food, shelter, and health care are almost impossible. "Estimates from 2019 show that nearly 690 million people were hungry in that year" (UNICEF, 2021) Consequently, the lack of internet and technological tools increases an inequality gap for the ones in need.  The opportunities to acquire an education are not balanced for everybody. So, the limitations of resources increase the gap of inequality. According to Inside Higher ed. l (2018), digital learning increases the pr