4. Hacking the English Classroom with Antero Garcia

How is technology continuing to reshape how we learn and how we write in schools? And more importantly, what impacts do the intersections between writing and tech have on young peoples’ civic engagement?

Dr. Antero Garcia, an associate professor at Stanford’s Graduate School of Education, has been asking these questions for well over a decade now. Prior to completing his Ph.D., Antero was an English teacher at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles.

In this episode, we touch on:

• The role of technology / gaming in Civics and ELA classrooms
• The role of hacking in the writing classroom
• Our identities as teachers

How you can find our guest, Antero:

• On Twitter @anterobot
• Blog: The American Crawl
• On Instagram: @anterobot
• Antero's recent publications

Teaching Writers Speak is a podcast developed by members of the Toronto Writing Project. The Toronto Writing Project––TWP for short––is made up of teachers and researchers who view writing as a vehicle for change, both in our institutions and in the world at large.

Daniela Bascuñan, Velta Douglas, Will Edwards, Celeste Kirsh, Rob Simon, and Ty Walkland, all help to bring this podcast to life. Our theme music is composed by Doug Freisen. You can learn more about the Toronto Writing Project, and sign up for our upcoming writing workshops and speakers series, by visiting www.torontowritingproject.com.