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Author: Karis Jones ,
Scott Storm
Publisher: Myers Education Press
Imprint: Myers Education Press
ISBN: 9781975506179
ISBN 10: 1975506170
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 30 October 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Karis Jones, Ph.D. is an educator, literacy consultant, public humanities scholar, and community activist, as well as Assistant Professor of English Language Arts at Empire State University - SUNY. She studies issues of equity in literacies learning and writing across disciplinary, fandom, and gaming spaces. She has been published in the Journal of Literacy Research, Equity & Excellence in Education; Journal of Language & Literacy Education, Linguistics and Education, English Teaching: Practice & Critique, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education -- English Education, and English Journal. She is the recipient of the 2022 Shelby Wolf Award from the AERA Literature SIG and serves on the executive board of AERA's Writing & Literacies SIG. Scott Storm, Ph.D. is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Education at Bowdoin College. Scott is a former high school teacher with 15 years of experience including his work in co-founding and sustaining open-admissions urban public schools. As a teacher-leader Scott has held many roles including curriculum developer, English Department Chair, Professional Learning Community Organizer, Grade Team Leader, and Writing Center Director. As a professor, Scott teaches courses on the social and cultural foundations of education, teaching for social justice, teacher education, urban education, and issues around literacies and language. Scott's research agenda engages in three connected lines of inquiry aimed at improving schooling experiences--particularly for queer and working-class youth of colour. This program of research includes: 1) studies of how educational systems reinforce inequalities, 2) asset-based studies of youth literacy and language practices, 3) design-based studies that transform educational spaces toward social justice. Scott's research has appeared in Journal of Literacy Research, Equity & Excellence in Education, English in Education, Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, English Teaching Practice & Critique, Theory Research and Action in Urban Education, Schools: Studies in Education, and Literacy Research and Instruction among others. In his spare time, Scott enjoys baking elaborate cakes and spending time with his husband.
