Understanding Literacies in the Classroom and in the Field

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Abstract

This research explores what being a literacy teacher encompasses in the 21st century. This qualitative study illustrates how teachers understand literacies and design literacy-based, engaging curricula. Guided by New Literacies perspectives, multimodal teaching and learning will also be investigated. Exploring how our participants enact literacies in the classroom and in their own pedagogies creates space for re-imagining how education is conducted in our diverse classrooms and schools.

Authors

• Carol Doyle-Jones, Niagara University

• Lydia Menna, University of Alberta