Developing Knowledge Communities through Partnerships for Literacy

Chestin Auzenne-Curl, Ph.D. is a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Culture at Texas A & M University, USA, a recipient of the National Science Foundation (NSF) Future Faculty Fellowship, and a member of the University of Houston's inaugural class of Cross Disciplinary NSF Teaching Fellows.Cheryl J. Craig, Ph.D. is a professor, Houston Endowment Endowed Chair of Urban Education and Chair of Technology and Teacher Education at Texas A&M University, USA. She is an American Educational Research Association Fellow, an AERA Division B (Curriculum) Outstanding Lifetime Career awardee, a Division K (Teaching & Teacher Education) Legacy Award winner, and a recipient of the Michael Huberman Award for Contributions to the Understanding the Lives of Teachers.

• Chapter 1. Community, Identity, and Change: An Inquiry into Professional Development Partnerships for Literacy Education in Urban Context; Cheryl j. Craig and Chestin Auzenne-CurlPart I. Seeing Big: Tensions and Triumphs in Partnerships for Professional Development; Cheryl J. Craig and Chestin Auzenne-CurlChapter 2. Innovation and Integrity: Working Through Disruption to Support Teachers in Their Roles as Literacy Educators; Tina Angelo and Maryann GremillionChapter 3. Reflections on Research and Professional Development Partnerships in Post-Harvey Houston: Writing the Rip Tide; Chestin Auzenne-Curl, Cheryl J. Craig, and Gayle CurtisChapter 4. Reflections on Principal Leadership and Writers in the Schools; Michael Curl and Cheryl J. CraigChapter 5. Navigating the Role of Teacher Educators in the Field: The Case for Increased Community Support; Daphne Carr and Chestin Auzenne-CurlPart II. Seeing Small: The Call for a Closer Look at the Writers in the Schools Collaborative; Chestin Auzenne-Curl and Cheryl J. CraigChapter 6. Reflections on Wits History and Challenges of Change; Robin ReaglerChapter 7. In Search of a Trellis: A Principal's Perspective on the Need for Cross-Institutional Literacy Partnerships; Terri OsborneChapter 8. Tough Turf: Restoried Moments in the Dissipation of an Urban Knowledge Community; Abdulkader Mokhtari, Chestin Auzenne-Curl, and Kaleah HicksChapter 9. The Beauty of Petals and Thorns: Negotiating Identity as Writer-Teacher; Sarah JerasaChapter 10. Reflective Conversation on the Value of Longevity as Collaborators in Education; Tim Martindell, Cheryl J. Craig, and Chestin Auzenne-CurlPart III. Seeing More: Something to Pursue; Chestin Auzenne-Curl and Cheryl J. CraigChapter 11. Gentrimigration: Two Tales, One City’s Story of a Changed Community; Tenesha GaleChapter 12. Poetry is Not a Luxury: Engaging Learners in Multiple Literacies through Creative Poetics; Lobat AsadiChapter 13. “After a Trip, The Suitcase Stays Full Till I Need Something”: Unpacking Narrative Truths from the Field; Chestin Auzenne-CurlChapter 14. The Implications of Social Media Scholarship on Forming a Knowledge Community in Black Cyberculture: A Co-Constructed Narrative; Chestin Auzenne-Curl and Daphne CarrChapter 15. Research Across Four Pandemics: The End is a Beginning; Chestin Auzenne-Curl and Cheryl J. Craig