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Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, The beauty and the limits to technology: Finding the right balance in my research, on the site Community Learning Research Fellows

Wed, 18 Dec 2013 02:47:35 -0500

Every day, we frequently use technology. We use tablets, iPhones, droids, iPads, Nooks and Kindles, and many other devices to help us “stay connected.” While I am not a smartphone user myself, I do own a laptop […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, The ELL Paradox in Hartford Public Schools, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Sat, 04 May 2013 00:59:53 -0400

“We know we are very fortunate. We all understood that these students are going to grow up here, stay here and be a permanent part of this community. Their success is key to our community’s success.” In October of 2010, I had the opportunity to intern at a local Hartford Public School. I was very eager to […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, ED 300 Research Proposal: Bilingual Education, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 00:12:17 -0400

Research Question: How has the need for, and implementation of, Bilingual Education in Hartford, Connecticut changed over the years? Why does this deserve to be researched? In October of 2010, I was placed at McDonough Expeditionary Learning School (MELS) for my classroom placement as part of a requirement for my Education 200: Analyzing Schools class. I was very […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Hartford Public Schools call for Accountability among Parents, Teachers, Students in School Climate Review, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 20:22:09 -0500

At 5:30 pm, on March 5, 2013, we attended a special meeting of the Hartford Board of Education; the meeting was presided over by Dr. Matthew K. Poland, former Chief Executive Officer of Hartford Public Library. Other members of the Board of Education who were present included Superintendent of Hartford Public Schools, Dr. Christina Kishimoto and […]

Carlos Velazquez commented on the post, American Teacher: Pay Teachers More, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 18:04:30 -0500

Hey Book, I appreciated your perspective on this film. I agree with the premise of the film that says that teachers should not have to pay for their own classroom supplies. In Hartford, there was a big strike at my middle school for a reason similar to that. I believe that the struggle to get […]

Carlos Velazquez commented on the post, An Analysis of The Lottery, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:47:13 -0500

Hi Lydia, I appreciated your post. I wanted to comment on a line that you included: “The overarching theme of The Lottery is the importance of equal education for all children, regardless of race or socioeconomic status. The film highlights the substantial achievement gap between African American children and white, upper to middle class, children.” […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, The Race to Nowhere and The Role of the Family in Schools, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:36:14 -0500

The film, Race to Nowhere, directed by Vicki Abeles, presented a take on education and the role of the family in schools that I had never been exposed to. Abeles uses her film to highlight the extensive pressures and demands that students are facing in America’s schools. She sets the tone for the film in the opening scene […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, AVOID PLAGARISM!, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:39:54 -0500

Original text: No measure is perfect, but the estimates of value-added and other “growth models,” which attempt to isolate the “true effect” of an individual teacher through his or her students’ test scores, are alarmingly error-prone in any given year. Sean Corcoran, an economist at New York University, studied the teacher evaluation systems in New […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, No Sect Can Rule This School: A Journey through Harper's Weekly (May 8, 1875), on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 19:27:52 -0500

What was the companion article to Thomas Nast’s political cartoon? In our next class we will examine a political cartoon by Thomas Nast, titled “The American River Ganges: The Priests and the Children,” which appeared in Harper’s Weekly, May 8, 1875, page 384. The cartoon is freely available online. In fine print at the bottom, it refers […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Blazing My Own Trail, on the site Educ 300: Education Reform, Past and Present

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:38:33 -0500

Ed 300 will satisfy a requirement for the Educational Studies Major. I am excited about this class because I will have the opportunity to learn more about what Ed reform is and about strategies that have previously worked as well as getting the opportunity to analyze those that did not work (and somehow apply it to my Ed Studies […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Housing in Greater Hartford: Does it Affect Education?, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:39:35 -0500

Housing in Greater Hartford: Does it Affect Education? Select suburbs in the Hartford region have seen a significant increase in residents of color over the past twenty years. Our focus for this project will be to explain this shift in housing values and how it affects schools and the neighborhoods where these schools are located. The Home Index […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Carlos & Booker's Proposal, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:54:41 -0500

Proposal: In our project, we wish to see how Reverse red-lining* in the Hartford area has affected racial composition of schools in the Greater Hartford area. We wish to show how this form of redlining drives the white population out, and how this affects housing values, test scores and school performance, among other things. Skin […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Exercise 6 - Image and Narration, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:06:48 -0400

Elizabeth Horton Sheff describes her experiences, and her civic minded journey with her son, the Plaintiff, Milo Sheff. The suit named the State of Connecticut, elected officials including Governor William O’Neill, and other state commissions and agencies as defendants. The plaintiffs alleged “significant constitutional violations under applicable sections of the State constitution which they believe […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Carlos's Exercise 6, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:52:32 -0400

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Percent Housing Stock Meeting CT Statute 8-30g, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:46:29 -0400

In this map, I tried to represent Connecticut Statute 8-30g. Basically, this statute discusses Affordable housing, land use and appeals procedures. (CT Dept of Economic and Community Development, Affordable Housing Appeals, 2010 (http://www.ct.gov/ecd/cwp/view.asp?a=1105&q=251248) Affordable housing, under this definition, also includes people eligible for section 8. Section 8 authorizes the payment of rental housing assistance to […]

Carlos Velazquez wrote a new post, Manipulating Data, on the site Cities, Suburbs & Schools Project at Trinity College

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:57:39 -0400

Although I had some difficulty trying to manipulate the years (so that they’d show on the scale) I am demonstrating here, how by simply changing the starting or end point on the range, you can significantly change the data that you are looking at. In other words, for those people who aren’t technology saavy or don’t […]