Professional Portfolio
Maria Samaniego
Social Justice Education
Here you will find examples of the work that I have completed during my graduate career. The samples here represent my passion for social justice and how principles of education theory inform creating a more equitable society.
EAD 850 Visual Representation: Difference, Meaning is Interpretation, Practices of Signification.
This assignment represents how we interpret differences amongst people and how we place meaning and significance on to those differences.
Understanding Inequlity
EAD 822 Critical Reaction Paper
This assignment is a critical reaction in response to readings focused on theory surrounding inequality.
EAD 830 Article Summary- Erradicating Poverty
Here I summarize and evaluate the writings of Theresa Capra in her article “Poverty and its Impact on Education: Today and Tomorrow.”
Resolutions & Best Practices
EAD 822 Case Study: Reconciling Teacher Expectations of Latino Students
This assignment was an evaluation of a case study that discussed a school plagued with deficit thinking. Here we used theory to inform best practices in targeting and preventing inequality in minority education communities.
EAD 830 Urban Achievement Gap
Here I present the reasons why the urban achievement gap persists and discuss best practices in moving towards a solution.
EAD 822 Achievement in GEAR UP 4 LA Service Schools
In this assignment I reflect on the work done to service low-income students of color in GEAR UP 4 LA schools. The prezi below is a visual representation of the work discussed in this paper.
EAD 822 Case Study: Achievement in GEAR UP 4 LA Service Schools: How a History of Inequality has Affected the Community and Solutions for Change
Here I analized the program that I was working for at the time using theory that was presented in the course. It was insightful to reflect on my actual work. The best practices informed in the course were useful in designing curriculum that I also discussed in this presentation.
EAD 877 Final Assignment
This final assignment for the course was an analysis of an event that I had planned and carried through and how course theory could have helped to inform the development and evaluation.