13th Annual Curriculum & Pedagogy National Conference

Dr. Laura Jewett, Assistant Professor, in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Innovation just returned from accompanying five stellar, Cohort 5 Doctoral students who presented papers at the 13th Annual Curriculum & Pedagogy National Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana. These presentations were well attended and received.

Below is the list of our doctoral presenters and their paper titles:

   • Edith Trevino:
      A Curriculum of Border Violence, and the Loss of Place, Loss of Self

   • Anna M. Meyerpeter-Newman: 
      Subtractive Curriculum: A Critical Look at the STAAR Test

   • Luz Zuniga:  
      Displacement on the border:  A Curriculum of Violence, Implications for Practice

   • Daniel Ricardo Aguilar Jr:
      Tattoos of a Mexican-U.S. Border region: Liberating Hidden Curriculum as Public
      Pedagogy to understand Power and Privilege

   • Rene Zuniga:
      Effects of Digital Divide on the Curriculum and Accessibility of Online Resources
      for Hispanic College Students

Additionally, Ms. Luz Zuniga was elected to serve a three year term on the Guiding Council of the Curriculum and Pedagogy Group, a national organization of curriculum scholars. We are confident that she will represent our institution and our college well.