Resources

Reviewed by Robby Anggriawan Illinois State University Play has long been recognized as central to children’s growth, yet schools often struggle to embrace it fully. In A Pedagogy of Play: Supporting Playful Learning in Classrooms and Schools, Mardell and colleagues argue that play is not an extra activity but a guiding principle for how schools…

Reviewed by Watsachol Narongsaksakul, Illinois State University Algorithmic Rights and Protections for Children is part of a series of publications written by Connected Learning Alliance scholars (2020) addressing algorithms and platforms for children through a power, justice, and equity lens. In a data-driven society, predictive systems and artificial intelligence (AI) functions performing human-like tasks are embedded in digital…

Reviewed by Viraj Patel, Illinois State University While noting that dialogues about literacy can serve as a vehicle for developing critical consciousnessFreire (1996) noted, “the content of that dialogue can and should vary in accordance with historical conditions” (p. 65). In contemporary society, Hip Hop music and culture play a pivotal role in the identity…

Reviewed by Michael S. Jones Illinois State University United States Educational technology, or edtech, has long been heralded as the equalizer of public education with the hopes of increasing students’ learning and promoting equity and inclusion. Reich argues that edtech is simply the latest innovation to struggle with “basic obstacles that time and time again…