Farewells

Dear JAAL Readers, The moment when we were writing this introduction was a bittersweet one for us because is our last issue as coeditors of the Journal Adolescent & Adult Literacy. Learning about colleagues’ work in fostering adolescent and adult literacy has been pure pleasure. As wrote, pandemic raging amid growing vaccine distribution, United States had inaugurated its new president, university making day-to-day adjustments to spring semester schedules. These changes uncertainties make appreciate incredible learning opportunities that have resulted from editorship all more—a professional highlight both describe more detail commentary issue, “‘If Only We’re Brave Enough’: Reflections on Coediting JAAL.” We began with mutual desire offer content support educators across globe. exit countless insights how centering students’ identities literacies purposeful ways gives confidence they will be cornerstone inclusive society. result preceding, selected farewells final theme tenure. word seemed reflect multiple dimensions mixed feelings—joy sadness, gratitude relief—about stepping away work. feature articles provide examples teachers students faring well, usage farewell derived term’s origins. lead article, “Fostering Youth’s Queer Activism Secondary Classrooms: Youth Choice Queer-Inclusive Curriculum” by Ryan Schey, describes supported queer activist youth fare well through collaboration offering text curriculum choice representing religious, racial, gender possibilities beyond binaries. second Amie Hendrix-Soto’s “Reading School: Critical Literacies Equity Agents,” documents pedagogical approaches center advocacy illustrate youth’s potential transform school inequity. next two mulitliteracies similarly enabled not only but also advocate their worldview. For instance, “‘The Door Was Always There’: Transnational Leveraging Their Multiliteracies Civic Justice,” Ankhi G. Thakurta, provides compelling example multiliteracy civic pedagogies invite transnational draw resources, identities, experiences purposeful, powerful ways. In same vein, “Care Border-Crossing Language: Webtoon Reader Discussion Forum Mediascape,” Ahrum Jeon globe developed sensemaking reader discussion forum. focus critical examinations literature using frameworks likely help readers see texts “Shaping Immigration Narratives Young Literature: Authors Paratextual Features USBBY Outstanding International Books, 2006–2019,” E. Sybil Durand, Wendy J. Glenn, Daniel Moore, Susan L. Groenke, Peter Scaramuzzo process used analyze features such book covers, acknowledgments, author notes illuminate intentions inform responsible selection. “Continuity Change? Reading Literature Through Technology-Focused Lens,” Jeremy Glazer, Robyn Seglem, Antero Garcia, proposes applying theories evolutionary science—gradualism punctuated change—to books technology themes can own development. novels theoretical sources these pieces are worth exploring. Our “Considering Possibilities Promote Disciplinary Literacy Instruction Mathematics” Mary C. Enderson Jamie Colwell, illustrates complexities associated helping novice understand integrate attention inquiry-based mathematics pedagogy. Findings research team delineate mentorship experienced practitioners who embrace integration an important difference other educators. consistently impressed quality authored, coauthored, brokered department editors volume year, contributions no exception trend. Culturally Sustaining edited Chauncey Monte-Sano offers thought-provoking column William Zahner’s “Designing Mathematical Literacy: Introducing Exponential Growth Using Meaningful Problem Contexts.” Neema Avashia calls rethinking existing practices address today’s “Pandemic Schooling: Teach Depth Over Breadth Civics Classroom,” contribution Kimberly N. Parker’s department, Students Teachers: Inquiring Together. Kristen H. Perry Sophie Degener coauthored “Community Walks, Practices, Everyday Genres: Integrating Adult, Family, Community Literacies,” decontextualized respectful development, Perry’s All Adults Here department. Gabrielle Oliveira Jon M. Wargo’s Literacies: Anthropological Perspectives Practice, “Collision, Connection, Conflict? Writing (Righting) Amid COVID-19,” practitioners’ another’s well-being seek students. Finally, T. Philip Nichols, Robert Jean LeBlanc, David Slomp contribute well-reasoned cautionary tale “Writing Machines: Formative Assessment Age Big Data” Slomp’s Learning. Although say role JAAL, certain it hear field literacy. grateful Text Resource Review curated reading, alerting and, occasion, redirecting lenses already read. fora speak topics exceptionally timely. “Closing Imagination Gap With African American Fantasy Literature,” Durand’s Global Texts Contexts forum, Durand contributing reviewers Vivian Yenika-Agbaw S.R. Toliver review several young “reclaim, remember, reimagine, retell” mythologies cultural practices. Cynthia Brock Vassiliki (Vicky) I. Zygouris-Coe’s Professional Resources forum “Review Library Screen Scene: Film Media Schools, Colleges, Communities,” April Heaney Garth Stahl’s examination Renee Hobbs, Liz Deslauriers, Pam Steager’s book, many implications relevant contemporary politics instructional contexts. introduction, need recognize people whom leaned over past six years. predecessors, Margaret Carmody Hagood Emily Neil Skinner, left journal terrific shape offered wise counsel get off good start ourselves. benefited calibrating expectations solving problems colleagues editing Association journals, including Linda B. Gambrell, Neuman, Jiménez, Amanda P. Goodwin Research Quarterly Robin Griffith Jan Lacina Teacher. Staff at Wiley Association, Eric Piper, Shannon Fortner, Logan, Dan Mangan, especially Susanne Viscarra, assistance advice. At Syracuse University, dean, Joanna Masingila; chair, Marcelle Haddix; Language Arts Department endeavor others. deepest innumerable she made behind scenes keep contributors organized spirits goes Kailyn S. Wright, tenure’s version Radar O’Reilly. Last far least, authors reviewers, newly minted long-standing, whose education advancing look forward anew stewardship capable replacing us. This incoming Salisbury University senior editor Judith Franzak her associate colleagues: Laurie Henry, Koomi Kim, Heather Porter, Thea Williamson. know editorial pursue work, hope near dissemination various COVID-19 vaccines Best, Note. © Eoneren/Getty Images. color figure viewed online article https://ila.onlin​elibr​ary.wiley.com/.