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John Downes-Angus @johndownesangus.bsky.social · 2d

The over-reliance on standardization as the mechanism for writing instruction really was a pretty unbeatable context to produce de-professionalized teachers okay with using AI to grade

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Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 2d

SO MANY FREE COMICS Y'ALL! Your heads will explode, in a good way! Get over there and get some!

Joe Schmidt @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social · 2d

If you are at NYCC 25 Sunday, stop by Civics For All Comics Group BOOTH 4453 l. We still have FREE copies of @gregpak.net’s @alexsegura.bsky.social & @davidhahn.bsky.social’s @geneluenyang.bsky.social’s @kaysohini.bsky.social’s comics & many more! @ryandunlavey.com will be signing @ the table too!

Chuck Suffel @chucksuffel.bsky.social · 3d

Hey @gregpak.net, @alexsegura.bsky.social, @davidhahn.bsky.social love these books you did with Civics For All!

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islsnews.bsky.social @islsnews.bsky.social · 5d

Second and final deadline ISLS2026 extension announcement!! ISLS2026 submissions (all ICLS & CSCL formats) now due October 20, 2025, 11:59 PM AOE, in recognition of ongoing academic and personal challenges. See call for proposals for each format at 2026.isls.org

ISLS Annual Meeting 2026 | Home

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Karis Jones @karismjones.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you committee, and put these awards on your radar for this year #literacies

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 5d

"Unsilencing Gratia is a TTRPG book designed to be an easy introduction to collaborative storytelling, usable in a classroom setting."

digthisbird.itch.io/unsilencing-...

Unsilencing Gratia by digthisbird

A TTRPG designed for new TTRPG players without a GM. Designed specifically for ELA classrooms, but useable anywhere!

digthisbird.itch.io

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Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 5d

2 resources we talked about:

We Know Something You Don't Know - "We designed our game to foster critical conversations about the structures of schools and the people who navigate them. Our game includes reflection questions to support those conversations."

virginialund.itch.io/we-know-some...

We Know Something You Don't Know by virginialund, karisjones

A tabletop roleplaying game in the Belonging Outside Belonging system.

virginialund.itch.io

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Karis Jones @karismjones.bsky.social · 5d

Such a pleasure! Can’t wait until the episode comes out ☺️

Nick Covington @covingtonedu.bsky.social · 5d

Had an incredibly fun conversation this morning with @nashb.bsky.social, @karismjones.bsky.social, @virginiak.bsky.social, and @mraleosays.bsky.social about game-based literacies, multiliteracies, and their expansive Reader-Player Interactivity Framework!

Figure 1, which approximates a lily pad, signals elements shared by all texts (indicated by
the water, representing the influence of the social and cultural world; the leaf of the lily pad,
representing the socioculturally constructed practices and communities that define normative
interaction with texts; and the center of the lily, representing embodied interaction and the
transactional meaning making that all readers engage in). The petals of the lily represent four
invitations to interact, but are intentionally shown overlapping; the boundaries between these
invitations are porous.

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islsnews.bsky.social @islsnews.bsky.social · 14d

What will future conferencing look like? Find out by submitting to #ISLS26! ISLS Annual Meetings feature cutting edge in-person and virtual (accommodation) designs. Our hybrid designs are facilitated to ensure smooth interaction across modalities. Check us out! 2026.isls.org

ISLS Annual Meeting 2026 | Home

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Nicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 18d

A4 3/4: It also, in my opinion, makes children’s worlds very small if they cannot read about people different from them in many ways. #literacies #censorship

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Caroline B. Rabalais @carolinebr.bsky.social · 18d

A3: A3: The American Library Association (www.ala.org) and Unite Against Book Bans (uniteagainstbookbans.org) do amazing work informing their readers/subscribers about censorship! Also, the participants in my diss (all ELA teachers) have helped shap my understanding in our current climate.

American Library Association

Awards, publishing, and conferences: ALA membership advocates to ensure access to information for all

www.ala.org

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Caroline B. Rabalais @carolinebr.bsky.social · 18d

A6: I actually talk to my students a lot about censorship. This current unit, we're reading Fahrenheit 451, and we're talking all about restrictions to literacy historically and currently. #literacies I also have written specifically about book bans: ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy | ILA Journal | Wiley Online Library

This article examines the recent increase of book bannings and challenged books and their possible effects on marginalized youth, including students who are Black, Indigenous, people of color, and/or...

ila.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 18d

Totally fair! It is so real. And not at all stepping on toes. Hopefully you have allies in your department and community who have your back. Parents who will speak at the school board before there's an issue. Maybe you can quietly share this toolkit with them. #literacies

Guide to Attending Library and School Board Meetings

Make sure local officials know you support the library and access to books of all kinds by attending, listening, and speaking out against censorship.

uniteagainstbookbans.org

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 18d

Be sure to check out our latest Inquiring Minds podcast: Multimodal Authoring!
tinyurl.com/Multimod... #Literacies

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Phil Nichols @philnichols.bsky.social · 18d

New @nepc.bsky.social policy brief with Faith Boninger: how commercial edtech undercuts key goals of public education—and what we can do about it. We look at transparency, governance, and privacy issues and offer recommendations for educators and policymakers.

nepc.colorado.edu/publication/...

Fit for Purpose? How Today’s Commercial Digital Platforms Subvert Key Goals of Public Education

Digital educational platforms have become ubiquitous in American classrooms, with tools like Google Workspace for Education, Kahoot!, Zearn, Khan Academy, and many others now structuring curriculum, i...

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DrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 18d

Thanks to those who joined! I'll be working through my replies and mentions over the next few days to continue the conversation. I'll plug an amazing volume of research on censorship that you can get now, and vol 2 focuses on teacher voices and is coming out in November (before NCTE). #literacies

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 22d

This coming Thursday, we’ll host our next #literacies chat, titled
“Censorship and #Literacies” We hope to see you there!

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Karis Jones @karismjones.bsky.social · 24d

Congratulations Sharlyn! It was a pleasure to see this piece develop and now featured on @growbeyondgrades.org.
Bookmark this insightful essay for high schoolers struggling with how they measure up on externally determined scales.

Grow Beyond Grades @growbeyondgrades.org · 24d

Our second Growth, Not Grades winner is Sharlyn Barrett 🎉

Sharlyn writes how chasing perfection — whether pounds on a scale or letters on a page — left her ready to give up. She imagines an education that values growth and self-acceptance.

Read and share!
growbeyondgrades.org/blog/degradi...

The Degrading Scale — Grow Beyond Grades

In her essay, Sharlyn Barrett recalls how the pursuit of perfection—whether on a scale or on a report card—stripped joy from both learning and life, and how messages about perfection left her exhauste...

growbeyondgrades.org

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Martin Compton @martc.bsky.social · Sep 14

I want my learning to be measured by how much I’ve grown, how deeply I’ve understood, and how boldly I’ve tried, not just by the shape of the letter at the top of the page. @GBGEdu @growbeyondgrades.org growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...

A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades

In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...

growbeyondgrades.org

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drteo @dtothetk.bsky.social · 27d

Hey fellow disabled scholars! The ISLS accommodations process is SUPER EASY. As someone who was BEEN THROUGH IT with invasive processes, this is not that. If you have concerns, please reach out!! ISLS is making sure that remote presenters are deeply integrated in conference activity! Don't miss out!

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Karis Jones @karismjones.bsky.social · 27d

Check this out!

islsnews.bsky.social @islsnews.bsky.social · 27d

Submit to #ISLS26 in Irvine! Can’t travel due to disability, caregiving duties, or visa challenges? No problem! ISLS has an easy, quick accommodations process for scholars to present their work virtually! See a previous info page: 2024.isls.org/isls-2024-re...

ISLS 2024 Reasonable Accommodations Process | ISLS Annual Meeting 2024

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Charles Logan @charleswlogan.bsky.social · Sep 14

"[N]o matter what we will continue to fight for space for students to hone their skills — think, write, program, research — unimpeded and independently," write @olivia.science, @irisvanrooij.bsky.social, Barbara Müller, and @marentierra.bsky.social.

No AI Gods, No AI Masters — Civics of Technology

More on their open letter, Stop the Uncritical Adoption of AI Technologies in Academia  , and position piece, Against the Uncritical Adoption of 'AI' Technologies in Academia , by Guest et al.

www.civicsoftechnology.org

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Karis Jones @karismjones.bsky.social · Sep 12

Let me know if anyone wants to play with me and @scottstorm.bsky.social at NCTE or LRA 😘

N4THAN (he/him) @natescottjones.bsky.social · Sep 7

I've just posted Publish or Perish - a card game about the perils of academic writing! Written by me and actual academics @karismjones.bsky.social and @scottstorm.bsky.social

Illustrated by @zackmeyman.bsky.social

natescottjones.itch.io/publish-or-p...

Publish or Perish by natescottjones

Card game representing the perils of academic writing

natescottjones.itch.io

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Grow Beyond Grades @growbeyondgrades.org · Sep 3

“Why focus on how to improve when the verdict has already been delivered?” 📫

High school senior, Subhiksha Sreeram, describes the way grades cut off real learning. Her essay A Letter to Letters is the first of three winners in our Growth, Not Grades contest.

growbeyondgrades.org/blog/a-lette...

A Letter to Letters — Grow Beyond Grades

In this letter, Subhiksha Sreeram breaks up with grades, recalling how letters once ruled her worth and turned learning into a numbers game. She shares how chasing A’s left her anxious, perfectionisti...

growbeyondgrades.org

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AERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · Aug 27

Want to learn more about interdisciplinary #literacies? Here are some resources from Dr. Deroo!

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Nick Sousanis @nsousanis.bsky.social · Aug 20

My drawn statement on Ai as standalone from my now finished minicomic as syllabus for new liberal studies class! As promised this is shareable, printable - all from my site, feel free to make use of it, cite me & let me know how it’s received. Share away all here! spinweaveandcut.com/fall-2025-sy...

a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.

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