Literacy Today November/December 2018

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LITERACY TODAY

Volume 36, Issue 3

November/December 2018

EDITORIAL STAFF

Managing Editor Colleen Patrice Clark

Editors Christina Lambert & Alina O’Donnell

ILA LEADERSHIP

Executive Director Marcie Craig Post

2018–2019 BOARD MEMBERS

Bernadette Dwyer, Dublin City University,

President; Kathy N. Headley, Clemson

University, Vice President; Douglas Fisher,

San Diego State University, Immediate Past

President; Juli-Anne Benjamin, Marion P.

Thomas Charter School; Wendy Carss,

University of Waikato; Beverley E. Harris,

Mico University College, University of the

West Indies; Kenneth Kunz, Middlesex Public

Schools; Stephanie Laird, Southeast Polk

Community School District; Susan Paasch,

Sauk Rapids Public School District; Stephen

Peters, Laurens County School District 55; Julia

Reynolds, Allendale Public Schools; Jennifer

Williams, Calliope Global Education Initiatives

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ABOUT US

Literacy Today is the bimonthly membership

magazine of the International Literacy

Association, a nonprofi t that strives to

empower educators, inspire students, and

encourage teachers with the resources they

need to make literacy accessible for all.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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LIT BITS

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ILA UPDATE

LITERACY LEADERSHIP

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Developing Habits of Mind for Evaluating the

Credibility of Online Information

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How a Blogging Project Created Meaningful Learning Partnerships

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Establishing Communities of Practice as an Ongoing, Job-Embedded,

Diff erentiated Approach to Teacher Learning

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Three Perspectives Concerning New Literacies

FEATURES

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Developing an Ethic of Care for the 21st-Century World

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What It Means to Be a Literacy Learner in the 21st Century

THE ENGAGING CLASSROOM

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Inspiring Student Activism Through Literacy

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Creating a Classroom Environment Where Students Are Comfortable to

Speak and Write Their Mind

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Integrating Literacy, Research, and Content Across Disciplines

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Speaking Digital: Becoming Fully Literate in the 21st Century

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Multigrade Reading Buddies: A Pathway to Equity, Motivation, and

Literacy Growth

THE ILA NETWORK

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Bringing Access to Books to Rural Areas of China

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How Advocacy in Literacy Education Remains a Priority in Texas

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EVENTS

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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

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