RESEARCH
My research examines curriculum development that centers multimodal composing as a means to explore issues of equity. Specifically, I examine preservice and classroom teachers’ uses of digital technologies as part of their culturally responsive pedagogy; multimodal response to social justice children’s literature; and developing digital tools for literacy teaching and assessment.
My current research project, Tech4SocialChange (T4SC) project examines how children learn to use various apps, platforms, and software to explore questions and ideas connected to project-based social justice initiatives they are interested in investigating. The goal of this project is to link real-world social issues with digital tools to cultivate a community of learners: a) who care about the world around them; b) who want to learn how others with similar interests are addressing these issues; and c) who instigate change in digital spaces to impact micro and macro community issues.
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