"In Remaking Literacy: Connecting ELA and Hands-On Making, author Jacie Maslyk transforms literacy teaching and learning by integrating maker education into the classroom. Maker education--an approach to instruction that emphasizes hands-on learning experiences--creates innovative opportunities that shape students into creative thinkers. Maslyk shares practical, research-based strategies for incorporating creativity and design thinking into literary instruction. By reading this book, K-5 educators will learn how to reimagine their classrooms so that students' learning will develop in engaging and visible ways"-- Provided by publisher.

Introduction -- Chapter 1. What the research says -- Chapter 2. Creative pathways to learning -- Chapter 3. Thinking and design -- Chapter 4. Low-Tech making -- Chapter 5. Remaking with maker tech -- Chapter 6. Guidance for implementation -- Epilogue --Appendix A. Remaking Literacy Book list -- Appendix B. Remaking Literacy sample rubric -- Appendix C. Web resources list -- References and resources -- Index.