
New Literacies Collaborative
Through an equity lens, New Literacies Collaborative (NLC) scholars collaborate with diverse educators and students to develop, evaluate and scale new literacies' innovations throughout North Carolina and around the world. We conduct research, create professional learning experiences, and design student-centered pedagogies grounded in the theoretical and practical intersections of literacy, digital technologies, and global competencies.
Funders:
- Institute of Education Sciences
- The Longview Foundation
- National Science Foundation
- North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
- Ragland Foundation
- William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
- Wuzhong Group
Updates
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Professor Emerita Hiller Spires Redefines Global Literacies, Provides Books to Underserved Schools Through New Projects
NC State College of Education Professor Emerita and Friday Institute Executive Director Emerita Hiller Spires is helping to develop a unique definition of global literacies through a new book while also working to promote literacy locally and globally through a recently founded organization that provides books to under-resourced areas.
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Collaborative Team at Friday Institute, College of Education to Assess ATR Program Impact on Teaching and Learning in North Carolina with New NCDPI Grant
A recently funded one-year, $249,909 North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) grant will allow a collaborative team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the NC State College of Education to assess the impact of the teacher compensation models and advanced teaching roles (ATR) program on teaching and learning in North Carolina.
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New Literacies Collaborative Facilitates Cross-Cultural Student Virtual Exchange On Adolescent Mental Wellness
The New Literacies Collaborative at the Friday Institute facilitated a cross-cultural student virtual exchange between Wake Early College of Health and Sciences in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Bundesrealgymnasium (BRG) Traun in Traun, Austria, that focused on adolescent mental wellness across national contexts.
Selected Resources
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A World of Difference: Teaching Global Citizenship Through Inquiry in a Rural Junior High SchoolBook ChapterA case study of inquiry-based learning at a small rural school in Indiana and students' integration of social justice and global literacy with their project.
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Chinese parents’ perspectives on international higher education and innovation.Book ChapterSince the turn of the 21st century, international academic mobility (IAM) has greatly increased on the part of Chinese students, with many students choosing to study in colleges and universities abroad.
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Connecting classrooms to the future: Developing cross-cultural understandings through project-based inquiryJournal Article
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Connecting to the future: Designing a state-of-the-art high school in Suzhou, ChinaBook ChapterGlobalization, migration, transnational movements, and new economies have led educational leaders worldwide to view schools as key venues to develop global competence in working and learning with people from different cultures.
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Creating a community of inquiry with teachers in China: New literacies, new complexitiesBook ChapterSince the turn of the 21st century, international academic mobility (IAM) has greatly increased on the part of Chinese students, with many students choosing to study in colleges and universities abroad.
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Cross-cultural collaborative inquiry: A collective case study with students from China and the USJournal ArticleAs our world becomes more connected, globalized education becomes increasingly important.
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Digital transformation and innovation in Chinese educationBookTechnology use has become increasingly popular in education.
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Educational cosmopolitanism and collaborative inquiry with Chinese and US teachersJournal ArticleAs the world becomes more interconnected, educators have opportunities to collaborate across cultures.
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Engaging in Global Inquiry: Teachers and Students as Agents of ChangeFI Education BriefProject-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global is a collaborative, global inquiry-to-action process through which schools can prepare students to be globally competent; STEM and STEAM knowledgeable; creative problem solvers and critical thinkers; and effective communicators and collaborators in today's continuously changing global context. This brief contains practical suggestions for teachers wishing to engage in PBI Global with their students.
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Going global with project-based inquiry: Cosmopolitan literacies in practiceJournal ArticleAs our world becomes increasingly interconnected, complex global challenges necessitate cross‐cultural collaborative efforts.
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Meeting the Moment: Strategic Recommendations for Literacy & Equity in North CarolinaPolicy BriefThis policy brief extends the work of the 2022 NC PreK-12 Literacy & Equity Summit. It draws from a statewide educator questionnaire and focus group data to put forward six recommendations to strengthen North Carolina's Literacy Learning Ecosystem.
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Meeting the Moment: Strategic Recommendations for Literacy & Equity in North Carolina Policy Brief HighlightsFI Education BriefPublished in spring 2022, Meeting the Moment: Strategic Recommendations for Literacy & Equity in North Carolina centers educator voices toward providing insights into the Literacy…
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Operationalizing and validating disciplinary literacy in secondary educationJournal ArticleThe goal of this study was to define the construct and establish the validity of disciplinary literacy, which has recently gained attention from the implementation of the Common Core State Standards.
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PBI Global Spring 2017VideoWake STEM Early College and Suzhou North America High School
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Phoneme VideosVideoA series of English phoneme videos to support readers’ phonemic awareness, a foundational literacy skill. Thank you to Anthony Bowser, Crystal Chen Lee, Cynthia Pullen,…
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Project-based inquiry (PBI) global in the kindergarten classroom: Inquiring about the worldJournal ArticleIn the current article, two kindergarten teachers and two university researchers explain how 45 kindergarten students collaboratively engaged in a specific inquiry approach called Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global.
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Read, Write, Inquire: Disciplinary Literacy in Grades 6- 12BookIn this practical guide, literacy experts show teachers how to use project-based inquiry to build students’ discipline-specific skills and knowledge in grades 6–12.
Selected Projects
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Developing a Framework for Disciplinary, Equity-Oriented Use of Informational Text in Middle School English Language ArtsThe goal of this study is to develop a framework for the disciplinary, equity-oriented use of informational text by learning from and with middle school ELA teachers who identify anti-racism as a professional/personal goal and want to incorporate informational texts into their instruction with the goal of improving students’ disciplinary literacy skills.
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NSF DRK-12: Supporting Students’ Science Content Knowledge through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) GlobalThe grant will expand Project Based Inquiry (PBI) Global, an inquiry-based instructional process, to address STEM learning through a rural/urban classroom collaboration at two…
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New Literacies Teacher Leader InstituteThe New Literacies Teacher Leader Institute (NLI) brings educators together to develop hands-on, minds-on learning experience in the digital age.
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Project-Based Inquiry Global (PBI Global)A collaborative, inquiry-based instructional strategy that connects students internationally through interdisciplinary inquiry projects.
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Scaling Up Project-Based Inquiry GlobalScaling Up Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global, an initiative funded by the Longview Foundation, seeks to expand the impact of PBI Global, a collaborative inquiry process…
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Suzhou North America High School: Connecting to the FutureThis new school was established to educate students who plan to enroll in top U.S. universities with a curriculum that incorporates creative thinking and problem-solving skills that the American education system emphasizes but is not a widespread practice in China.