Active Literacy Across the Curriculum

Reviews / Votes

"Lifting words and ideas off the page or screen and into the hearts and minds of students. That's what Heidi Hayes Jacobs advocates and that's what she shows us how to do. Students cannot be passive consumers of texts, but rather active participants in constructing knowledge and taking action based on that knowledge. That's the new definition of literacy that can transform the learning experience for teachers and students alike."

- Douglas Fisher, Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High & Middle College

"In this second edition of Active Literacy Across the Curriculum, Heidi connects refreshed contemporary literacy strategies to contemporary teachers in every class and in every grade level. She connects teachers to digital tools to interact, connect globally, and make media. She connects ideas about different types of vocabulary, different forms of notetaking, and different types of discussion. She invites teachers to connect their work to each other by documenting their contemporary upgrades in a collaborative curriculum map. This culture of connection increases transparency and opportunities to collaborate as literate 21st century citizens.

This is how we prepare our learners for the future."

- From the Foreword by Mike Fisher, digigogy.com

"Moving forward into the 21st century, it is vital for teachers/educators to constantly be 'upskilled' in the use of new methods of preparing learners for the future, and revising their own practices. Literacy is at the core of learning and we must familiarise ourselves with new techniques and methods of achieving best outcomes for students. As a teacher of more than 25 years in the Australian system, this book offers a fresh view to 'active literacy' and how, as teachers, we could and should be engaging students in the 21st century."

- Angie Wilcock, High Hopes Educational Services, Sydney, Australia

"I have had the pleasure of having heard Heidi speak twice as Massachusetts venues. Her ideas are still with me; she throws out her multiple keys on a key ring, shown on an overhead: the individual keys are the various disciplines-the ring itself insists that they "work" together -a perfect visual of writing across the curriculum. This is my guiding principle within my undergraduate Composition I courses, as well."

- Claire-Marie Heart, North Shore Community College, Danvers, MA

"Over the course of my career, I have read many professional books and articles. Active Literacy Across the Curriculum ranks among the best. It offers an attainable vision of the future, and includes specific direct action teachers and administrators can take now to move ahead effectively."

- Theresa Wood, MiddleWeb, April 22, 2021, https://www.middleweb.com/45004/active-literacy-across-the-curriculum/