Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Teaching a graduate level course called theory and pedagogy in the study of writing this semester - Anyone have book or article recommendations for me? I have some old syllabi from 2012/2013 to look through, but I definitely want some updates to readings! #literacies #edusky 001
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Fingers crossed my new instructor email at GSU has my last name and not my maiden name in it finally! 🤞✨ 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026That’s a wrap! Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD #literacies 010
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Also one last post for the night because I’m not awesome at updating this space yet: I passed my dissertation defense last Tuesday! Doing my revisions this week for a May 4th graduation. 💙 My HS students have been so excited to start calling me Dr. Rabalais lol. #literacies 120
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026If you’re at AERA, be sure to check this fun event out!!! Spearheaded by our very own @nicolermisra.bsky.social!! #literacies 1103
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Wish I could be at AERA with everyone! I’m home drinking seltzer out of a wine glass pretending I’m at happy hour when I do revisions to my dissertation. #literacies 140
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Announcing our February #literacies chat, Fostering Spaces of Liberation in Literacy Research hosted by Dr. Ryan Schey (ryanschey.bsky.social) on 3/31 We can’t wait to see you there! 011
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Join us Tuesday, February 24th for our next #literacies chat with Dr. Raúl Alberto Mora @elpatronhimself.bsky.social ! 042
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026A2: Full transparency I’ve only had one interview, & that was for a job I applied for in December. I applied for jobs in Sept, October, & November too, & online my applications still say “in process” or “awaiting committee review” haha. So I have no idea & am looking forward to clarity! #literacies 461
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Join us! As someone on the job market, I’d love to hear others’ guidance on this whole process. #literacies 020
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 27/01/2026**In 2 short hours!** Join #literacies at 5pm PST/8pm EST tonight as we discuss "Navigating the #literacies Job Market: Sustaining Practices for Academics" with Dr. Hedrick-Shaw! 001
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Just a couple of Christmas pics! Check out two of the gift knits I made this year! A sweater for my husband and a LSU beanie for my father in law 000
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 10/12/2025A2: I find joy in my students! They are working so hard in this last bit of time before the break. I was worried about switching to teaching seniors, but they are such a joy. #literacies 041
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Special shoutout to @kpsinedu.bsky.social @carolinebr.bsky.social, @lexikwoodward.bsky.social , @nicolermisra.bsky.social for their work on the W&L SIG Bsky team. Loving facilitating these #literacies chats with you all! 041
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Join us for our December slow chat! This will be an informal #literacies touchpoint before the start of the holidays. Let's continue the conversation! 1105
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Interested to dive deeper into fandoms in the classroom? Check out @karismjones.bsky.social and @scottstorm.bsky.social's book! #literacies 042
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDScott Storm @scottstorm.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A5: 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 063
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDKaris Jones Ph.D. @karismjones.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A6: 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 0105
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A1: Returning to Q1 real quick, but @srtoliver.bsky.social’s article about the show Luke Cage with JAAL has always stuck with me about such an interesting deep dive into a fandom and how literacy is represented in media, and the fact that she wrote it as a doc student blows my mind! #literacies 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A6: Maybe investing in more choice assignments where students pick the text (widely defined) could help. Like, if I’m wanting kids to flex their research skills, I could let them choose a topic and research it related to that text (connected to critical #literacies, like interrogating power, etc.) 021
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A5: As I’ve been teaching We Were Liars, there have been some who weren’t as into it at first as others. It made me worry that some thought they couldn’t catch up to those who had read the book or seen the show. Maybe positioning fandom in really welcoming ways can help offset dead ends? #literacies 030
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A4: This would be really amazing to do in my classroom those last three weeks before Christmas. When we go to the library, so many of my kids have their own interests and it has so much potential for sparking conversation. I might do this for real…I’ll report back! #literacies 252
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A3: In my 10th ELA class we just finished reading We Were Liars since so many of my students watched the show this summer (easy engagement!). We took a lot of time to unpack the racism that a character faces in the text and the commentary on class privilege throughout the book #literacies 031
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Just now joining in tonight, but my name is Caroline and I’m a PhD candidate at Georgia state university. I put up my Christmas tree tonight and I want to know from others when you put yours up (if you do at all!). Just trying to find joy in the little things lately! #literacies 150
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025A2: Growing up when Tumblr was a big thing was so amazing for finding people who had similar interests to me! I feel like finding those groups of people helped me to become a more critical teacher (and now scholar) because I started to see different possibilities in texts with fanfiction #literacies 042
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Who 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! 055
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 07/11/2025Our team met this morning to discuss and plan ways we can move forward the ideas from the #Literacies homecoming chat. We've got some exciting things in the works! @clarabbott.bsky.social @lexikwoodward.bsky.social @nicolermisra.bsky.social @carolinebr.bsky.social @kpsinedu.bsky.social 0136
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDTrevor Aleo @mraleosays.bsky.social · 29/10/2025I think this is a sentiment shared by many! So much so that @carolinebr.bsky.social invited @deewellington1.bsky.social and I to write a whole paper about all the connections and opportunities hosting #literacies chats provided for us. eric.ed.gov?id=EJ1448943eric.ed.govERIC - EJ1448943 - More Knowledgeable Other(s): Sensemaking and Networking in Digital Ad-Hocracies, Impacting Education: Journal on Transforming Professional Practice, 2024Vygotsky's (1934; 1980) sociocultural theories of learning posit that learning is a socially negotiated activity. Learners can sustain this activity, and specifically how they engage in literacy pract... 1106
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Join us in November for a #literacies chat hosted by Dr. Karis Jones and Dr. Scott Storm, authors of the recently published book Fandoms in the Classroom: A Social Justice Approach to Transforming Literacy Learning. 3162
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDMatthew R. Deroo @deroomat.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A6: a future that continues to embrace the role of #literacies in bringing hope and connection—-to thwart the powers that be which seek fear and isolation and apathy 1125
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDSarah Jerasa @sarahejerasa.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Agreed! To extend- I’m also trying to make explicit and visible my literacies with my pre-service teachers. Highlighting all the ways that literacies count in and outside the classroom 131
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A5: I really hope we can share more about what #literacies we engage in or have engaged in in our classroom teaching! As a current HS teacher, I’m always looking to make what I’m more engaging with my students. How have we brought together theory and practice ourselves? I'm so curious! 272
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A3: As part of the GSB, I feel like I’ve made a lot of connections with others and have been privileged to help be part of making these chats happen! Everyone who has been part of these has been me grow and think and learn. #literacies Particularly current and former GSB members! 051
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDNicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025I really hope more teachers can join us! #literacies 152
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDNicole R. Misra she/her @nicolermisra.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A3 3/3: I loved getting to connect with the other GSB members at NCTE too last year. @carolinebr.bsky.social will never forget running through the pouring rain and back to get Indian food with you! #literacies 221
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025A2: A2: What has been most impactful is the chats hosted by Dr. Bhattacharya where we discussed Borderlands (via Anzaldúa) and our most recent one from Dr. David (@drannd.bsky.social). We always have great discussions, but I really appreciated these chats! #literacies 162
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 29/10/2025I’m Caroline Rabalais @carolinebr.bsky.social & a graduate student board member of @writinglit.bsky.social. I’ll be moderating tonight’s #literacies chat. I want to shoutout the rest of the GSB: @kpsinedu.bsky.social, @nicolermisra.bsky.social, @clarabbott.bsky.social, & @lexikwoodward.bsky.social. 091
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Hi all! I'm here moderating the chat tonight. There are so many of us!!! I'll do my best to promote the chat! #literacies 060
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Only 10 minutes left!! Who's READY for #literacies homecoming? 282
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDEmily Pendergrass @esp-phd.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Tonight is the night! 043
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 06/10/2025I am having so so so much trouble focusing on my dissertation. Working forty hours a week and still being present to everyone in my life is tough right now. 100
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Can't wait for this! What a privilege to have Drs. Smith and Pendergrass join us. #literacies See you all then! 061
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDAERA Writing & Literacies SIG @writinglit.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Scholars and teachers, join us to talk about #censorship and #literacies 🤩📚 011
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDDrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Self-censorship is such a challenging reality for K-12 teachers in this moment. Ginsberg & Chae have a great piece on it in Vol 1 of Impacts of Censorship #literaciespublicationsncte.orgThe Impacts of Censorship | ncte.orgWhile censorship has long been a reality for English teachers, the current censorship crisis represents a material change. This censorship is driven by politics, specifically Christian nationalism and... 153
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 26/09/2025A2: I read the book All American Boys with a class of tenth graders in 2020. I had a parent who was adamant that the book would make his son feel bad about being White. It was a whole thing before ever reaching me. Interestingly, he backed off after an eventual phone call with me! #literacies 541
Reposted by Caroline B. Rabalais, PhDDrAnnD @drannd.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Governmental restrictions to restrict speech based on ideological reasoning, and public schools count as government. In those school contexts, censorship often ignores the training, experience, and professionalism of teachers. Leaders override their informed text selections. #literacies 042
Caroline B. Rabalais, PhD @carolinebr.bsky.social · 26/09/2025A1: Censorship is an effort to take away access to information. Readings from critical #literacies theorists largely inform my definition and so does my own teaching. I’ve experienced attempts at book bans/challenges in my school, but thankfully I’ve had support from those around me to prevent it. 162
