Contents
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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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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