"Curating a Literacy Life" spotlights the idea of curation as a process for inspiring student-centered learning with digital media. In this book, Kist shows educators how to empower students as they make sense of all the books, videos, websites, and social media they access. Packed with ideas and activities developed at Glenville High…

It makes sense that an emphasis on new ways of reading and writing fits easily within the Common Core umbrella. After all, a primary thrust of the new standards is college and career readiness. How can young people be prepared to thrive in today's society--in which people are connected 24 hours a day by media and coworkers may well live in…

The debate over the place of new literacies extends throughout the history of English teaching and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). English teachers have had some help dealing with the onslaught of new media. From the start, NCTE has provided support for English teachers interested in branching out beyond a print-dominated…