Hiller Spires
Dr. Hiller A. Spires is known for her research in the areas of digital and disciplinary literacies and project-based inquiry (PBI) global for diverse learners. Hiller has conducted extensive research, teaching and engagement with teachers in China for which she received NC State’s Jackson A. Rigney International Service Award. She led 10 delegations to China, including a three-city study abroad trip for education students in 2019. She has partnered with Beijing Royal School, one of the leading schools in China, since 2010. She co-created Suzhou North America High School as a state-of-the-art high school in Suzhou, China, which embraces the best of eastern and western educational practices; she continues to serve as their Honorary Principal. Her collaboration with educators in China resulted in her groundbreaking book, Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education, published by IGI Global. Her publications have appeared in Journal of Educational Psychology, Cognition & Instruction, Journal of Literacy Research, Reading and Writing: An Interdisciplinary Journal, Computers and Education, and the Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, among others. She was guest editor for the international special issue of Journal of Media and Communication on the topic of critical perspectives on digital literacies in 2019. She is lead author on Read, Write, Inquire: Disciplinary Literacy for Grades 6-12, published by Teachers College Press and co-editor with Dr. Shea Kerkhoff on Critical Perspectives on Global Literacies: Bridging Research and Practice, which was published by Routledge this year. Hiller served as founding director of the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Executive Director and Associate Dean from 2019-2022. She currently is executive director and professor emerita at North Carolina State University and founding director of Margiesbooks.org, which provides children and young adult books for under-resourced educational communities.
You can connect with Dr. Spires at https://ced.ncsu.edu/people/haspires/.
To cite this episode: Persohn, L. (Host). (2024, Jan 9). A conversation with Hiller Spires (Season 4, No. 7) [Audio podcast episode]. In Classroom Caffeine Podcast series. https://www.classroomcaffeine.com/guests. DOI: 10.5240/C461-C0F5-B173-B4AB-75E4-2