Journal #5

pIEDRAHITA, C. U. D. (2011). Spreading ed teach to spanish speaking educators. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/Libraries/Leading_and_Learning_Docs/september-2011-member-profiles.sflb.ashx



In the article “Spreading Ed Teach to Spanish –Speaking Educators” by Claudia Uribe de Piedrahita was very interesting. I chose this article because we really don’t talk about Spanish speaking education. Claudia Uribe and her husband manage the NGO which is the nongovernmental organizations. The NGO is dedicated to improving the quality of primary and secondary education in Latin America through the effective use of ICT, focusing on less-privileged schools and communities. She was originally not into education and had a different field of practice but after her 22 year old son died she wanted to make a difference for all of the underprivileged students out there. Uribe de Piedrahita works tirelessly to connect Spanish Speaking educators to modern tools, but she knows there are many more pieces to the puzzle than merely offering support and education. She then in 2001 recognized the lack of Spanish language resources for teachers, the foundation launched Eduteka a cite packed with information about and resources for integrating technology into the classroom. I think what she is doing is so great. She is out to help everyone around her and make sure these students are getting the same education as anyone else.

What can we do to make sure that Spanish speaking educators are getting the same resources? We need to make sure we are putting our knowledge out there and they are able to get the information we are giving them.

How can we as educators get more involved and start programs like Claudia did? We need to put ourselves out there in the community and research different topics, and let people know we are interested.