University of California, Los Angeles

Graduate Student, Education

About

Antero is an English teacher at a public high school in South Central Los Angeles. Utilizing his classroom as a hub of youth participatory action research, Antero and his students jointly create and assess the needs of their South Central community.

As a doctoral student in the Urban Schooling division of the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles, Antero’s research focuses on developing critical literacies and civic identity through the use of mobile media and game play in formal learning environments.

In 2008 Antero co-developed the Black Cloud Game. A Digital Media and Learning Competition award recipient, the Black Cloud provoked students to take real time assessment of air quality in their community. Using custom-developed sensors that measure and send data about air quality, students critically analyzed the role pollution played in their daily lives and presented recommendations to their community.

Antero is a 2010-2011 U.S. Department of Education Teaching Ambassador Fellow, providing teacher input and feedback on national education policy initiatives.

Antero’s numerous publications and conference presentations address technology, educational equity, and critical media literacy. Updates about Antero’s work can be found on his blog, The American Crawl.

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