Lexi K Woodward
@lexikwoodward.bsky.social
PhD Student at the University of Arkansas.
Multilingual Literacies. Places, spaces, and identities <3
Multilingual Literacies. Places, spaces, and identities <3
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
Who else just set their alarms to 4 am for this event?? LET'S GO! 🥳
How can popular media and fictional worlds be integrated into classroom activities to enhance language learning?
Find out on 26 November (10am UK time) in our online discussion with Osman Solmaz, author of "Fictional Linguistic Landscapes"!
Find out on 26 November (10am UK time) in our online discussion with Osman Solmaz, author of "Fictional Linguistic Landscapes"!
November 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Who else just set their alarms to 4 am for this event?? LET'S GO! 🥳
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A6: I really went for it with my undergrad students this year! We designed a whole unit around digging into their favorite discourse communities (i.e. fandoms), studying the genres they use, and ultimately producing a text that they felt was authentic to that community. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 AM
A6: I really went for it with my undergrad students this year! We designed a whole unit around digging into their favorite discourse communities (i.e. fandoms), studying the genres they use, and ultimately producing a text that they felt was authentic to that community. #literacies
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Exactly, it is okay not to know and to let students be excited together or explain it. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Exactly, it is okay not to know and to let students be excited together or explain it. #literacies
The FOMO is so real 😭 #literacies
Anyone I can send my book with that would get it signed for me???
Anyone I can send my book with that would get it signed for me???
A6: If you’re at #NCTE2025, join us to experience some of these ideas live! 💡(we will sign your book!) @scottstorm.bsky.social #literacies
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
Date and Time: Friday 11/21/2025 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM MST
Room: Mile High Ballroom 2B
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
The FOMO is so real 😭 #literacies
Anyone I can send my book with that would get it signed for me???
Anyone I can send my book with that would get it signed for me???
A6: This was a practice that I felt I could do much more easily as a classroom teacher. Currently, I am dreaming about how to engage and excite the college students I get to teach about how to begin this work. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:52 AM
A6: This was a practice that I felt I could do much more easily as a classroom teacher. Currently, I am dreaming about how to engage and excite the college students I get to teach about how to begin this work. #literacies
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A4: This shifts the epistemic authority in the room from a model based on age/title/position to one built on expertise in different communities and domains. I've found some Ss take time to free themselves from school-ish norms & expectations, but when they do amazing work can happen! #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A4: This shifts the epistemic authority in the room from a model based on age/title/position to one built on expertise in different communities and domains. I've found some Ss take time to free themselves from school-ish norms & expectations, but when they do amazing work can happen! #literacies
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A5: Classrooms can easily feel like “doing school” with a focus on compliance. Instead, support students to follow their intellectual passions! Give choice about what texts to read, work to produce, and questions to pursue. I’ve seen this work in diverse and inclusive public schools! #literacies
Q5: An issue we've seen with integrating youth fandom #literacies into educational spaces is that these practices get co-opted or deadened. Have you seen this? How do we avoid these issues?
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A5: Classrooms can easily feel like “doing school” with a focus on compliance. Instead, support students to follow their intellectual passions! Give choice about what texts to read, work to produce, and questions to pursue. I’ve seen this work in diverse and inclusive public schools! #literacies
A5: I think moving away from co-opting happens in all the small decisions educators reposition themselves away from being central and instead, elevate students to lead the #literacies interactions and invite the beautiful messiness that that can entail into the classroom :)
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A5: I think moving away from co-opting happens in all the small decisions educators reposition themselves away from being central and instead, elevate students to lead the #literacies interactions and invite the beautiful messiness that that can entail into the classroom :)
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A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
Q3: What critical #literacies have you seen in fandom spaces? Here are some examples of issues we've identified!
November 19, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A3: I asked folks in my English Ed methods class to speculate on the future of literacy education and their role in that future via story. I noticed how the speculative gave them space to really consider not just what they perceive as wrong in the field but also how they challenge them. #literacies
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A3: Our book is about the high school class we designed where youth study fandoms—including franchises they love and texts fans produce. Our students used critical literacies to transform fandom spaces—for example, posting critiques of fandoms that relied on oppressive jokes. #literacies
Q3: What critical #literacies have you seen in fandom spaces? Here are some examples of issues we've identified!
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
A3: Our book is about the high school class we designed where youth study fandoms—including franchises they love and texts fans produce. Our students used critical literacies to transform fandom spaces—for example, posting critiques of fandoms that relied on oppressive jokes. #literacies
TRULY! I feel this in my soul.
There is SO much to read. I feel a bit out of my depth because a lot of my reading has been in the multilingual #literacies sphere and mostly in school, so I am excited to listen and learn tonight. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 AM
TRULY! I feel this in my soul.
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There is SO much to read. I feel a bit out of my depth because a lot of my reading has been in the multilingual #literacies sphere and mostly in school, so I am excited to listen and learn tonight. #literacies
November 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
There is SO much to read. I feel a bit out of my depth because a lot of my reading has been in the multilingual #literacies sphere and mostly in school, so I am excited to listen and learn tonight. #literacies
A2: Thankfully, fandoms built my #literacies far more than my K-12 schooling. It was through these literary interactions that I developed a belief about the social practice way before encountering Street’s work! Perhaps, most influential of all, my fandom experiences posited #literacies as JOY!
November 19, 2025 at 1:15 AM
A2: Thankfully, fandoms built my #literacies far more than my K-12 schooling. It was through these literary interactions that I developed a belief about the social practice way before encountering Street’s work! Perhaps, most influential of all, my fandom experiences posited #literacies as JOY!
A1: This is such a difficult question because the answer is INFINITE! As a student, I feel like I encounter new #literacies scholarship and scholars that inspire me every day.
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
A1: This is such a difficult question because the answer is INFINITE! As a student, I feel like I encounter new #literacies scholarship and scholars that inspire me every day.
Enjoying a little light reading on this overcast fall day in honor of today’s #literacies chat!
November 18, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Enjoying a little light reading on this overcast fall day in honor of today’s #literacies chat!
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**TONIGHT** - Join #literacies chat as we discuss fandoms and #Literacies!
November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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**TONIGHT** - Join #literacies chat as we discuss fandoms and #Literacies!
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
**TONIGHT** - Join #literacies chat as we discuss fandoms and #Literacies!
Is it Tuesday yet?! 💙🥹
Three more days until November's #literacies chat at 8pm EST/7pm CST/5pm PST. We can't wait to discuss Fandoms in the Classroom with Dr. Karis Jones and Dr. Scott Storm!
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Is it Tuesday yet?! 💙🥹
Gus would like me to share that all meeting organizers should think carefully before interrupting this critical writing time for what could easily fit in an email.
(His words, not mine 🤷🏻♀️🐶✍️)
(His words, not mine 🤷🏻♀️🐶✍️)
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Gus would like me to share that all meeting organizers should think carefully before interrupting this critical writing time for what could easily fit in an email.
(His words, not mine 🤷🏻♀️🐶✍️)
(His words, not mine 🤷🏻♀️🐶✍️)
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Ibuprofen and an umbrella! Bring snacks too!
November 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Ibuprofen and an umbrella! Bring snacks too!
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Who will we see at next week's #literacies chat? Join @scottstorm.bsky.social and @karismjones.bsky.social in discussing their new book, Fandoms in the Classroom!
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Who will we see at next week's #literacies chat? Join @scottstorm.bsky.social and @karismjones.bsky.social in discussing their new book, Fandoms in the Classroom!
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Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Casual reminder that the myth of “pulling yourself up by your bootstraps” is a cruel hoax designed to convince poor people from all walks of life that the injustices they face are a result of their own actions, rather than an oppressive system rigged against them.
It’s officially conference season, and kicking it off with ALER in [what feels like] my backyard is a real treat! 💙
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
It’s officially conference season, and kicking it off with ALER in [what feels like] my backyard is a real treat! 💙
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November 7, 2025 at 5:02 PM