Exploring Gameplay and Learning in a Narrative-Centered Digital Game for Elementary Science Education - Lee, Seung; Mott, Bradford; Vandenberg, Jessica; Spires, Hiller A.; Lester, James (IEEE Transactions on Games, 2024)

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global Border-Crossing Discourse Within a Collaboration of Students from China and the United States - Spires, Hiller A.; Gambino, Andrea; Himes, Marie; Wang, Lili (CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL LITERACIES, 2023)

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global during a Pandemic: A New Learning Ecology Perspective - Himes, Marie P.; Spires, Hiller A.; Krupa, Erin E.; Borden, Margaret L.; Eagle, Jessica L. (EDUCATION SCIENCES, 2023)
Keywords: problem-based learning; project-based learning; inquiry-based learning; COVID-19 pandemic; new learning ecology; qualitative research

Teaching K-8 English Learners Literacy and Academic Content: Educator Beliefs and Discursive Engagement in an Online Teacher Professional Development Course - Bausell, Sarah B.; Himes, Marie; Spires, Hiller A. (AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION, 2023)

Towards an Overarching Definition of Global Literacies Introduction - Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Spires, Hiller A. (CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL LITERACIES, 2023)

Supporting Students' Science Content Knowledge and Motivation through Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global in a Cross-School Collaboration - Spires, Hiller A.; Himes, Marie P.; Krupa, Erin (EDUCATION SCIENCES, 2022)
Keywords: inquiry-based learning; collaborative inquiry; Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global; cross-school partnerships; student motivation; science content knowledge

"We Are the Future": Critical Inquiry and Social Action in the Classroom - Spires, Hiller; Himes, Marie; Lee, Crystal Chen; Gambino, Andrea (JOURNAL OF LITERACY RESEARCH, 2021)
Keywords: inquiry to action; critical inquiry; social action; global education; PBI Global

A world of difference: Teaching global citizenship through inquiry in a rural junior high school - Kerkhoff, S.N.; Spires, H.; Wright, S.J. (Educating for Social Justice: Field Notes from Rural Communities, 2020)

Read, Write, Inquire: Disciplinary Literacy in Grades 6-12 - Spires, H.; Kerkhoff, S.; Paul, Medlock (Teachers College Press, 2020)

Teaching New Literacies and Inquiry: A Grassroots Effort to Bring About Educational Change in Kenya - Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Spires, Hiller A.; Wanyonyi, Peter (JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT LITERACY, 2020)
Keywords: Digital; media literacies; Instructional strategies; methods and materials; International; global; comparative literacy education; Teacher education; professional development; Critical analysis < Digital; media literacies; Information and communication technologies < Digital; media literacies; New literacies < Digital; media literacies; Information literacy < Digital; media literacies; Legislation; mandates < Policy; Case study < Research methodology; Field work < Research methodology; Qualitative < Research methodology; Instructional strategies; teaching strategies < Strategies; methods; and materials; Instructional technology < Strategies; methods; and materials; In-service < Teacher education; professional development; 6-Adult

Critical Perspectives on Digital Literacies: Creating a Path Forward - Spires, Hiller A. (Media and Communication, 2019)
Keywords: critical perspectives; digital literacies; digital media; socio-cultural theory

Game-based literacies and learning: Towards a transactional theoretical perspective - Spires, H.; Nesbitt, K.; Paul, C.; Lester, J. (Journal of Literacy and Technology, 2019)

Going Global With Project-Based Inquiry: Cosmopolitan Literacies in Practice - Spires, Hiller A.; Himes, Marie P.; Paul, Casey Medlock; Kerkhoff, Shea N. (JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT LITERACY, 2019)
Keywords: Questioning < Comprehension; New literacies < Digital; media literacies; Instructional models < Strategies; methods; and materials; Instructional technology < Strategies; methods; and materials; Learning strategies < Strategies; methods; and materials; Digital; media literacies; Instructional strategies; methods and materials; International; global; comparative literacy education; 3-Early adolescence; 4-Adolescence; 6-Adult

Project-Based Inquiry (PBI) Global in Kindergarten Classroom: Inquiring About the World - Johnson, Lauren; McHugh, Sarah; Eagle, Jessica L.; Spires, Hiller A. (EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION JOURNAL, 2019)
Keywords: Inquiry; Kindergarten; Global awareness; Digital tools

Community of Inquiry as Teacher Professional Development in China: New Literacies, New Complexities - Spires, H.; Kerkhoff, S.; Zheng, M. (Digital transformation and innovation in Chinese education, 2018)

Cross-Cultural Collaborative Inquiry: A Collective Case Study with Students from China and the US - Spires, Hiller A.; Paul, Casey Medlock; Himes, Marie; Yuan, Chang (INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH, 2018)
Keywords: Cross-cultural collaboration; Educational cosmopolitanism; Inquiry-based learning; Project-based learning

Digital Literacy for the 21st Century - Spires, Hiller A.; Paul, Casey Medlock; Kerkhoff, Shea N.; KhosrowPour, M (ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, 4TH EDITION, 2018)

Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education - Spires, Hiller A. (Advances in Educational Technologies and Instructional Design, 2018)

Educational cosmopolitanism and collaborative inquiry with Chinese and US teachers - Spires, Hiller A.; Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Fortune, Nicholas (Teaching Education, 2018)
Keywords: Educational cosmopolitanism; project-based inquiry; professional development; cross-cultural collaboration

Operationalizing and validating disciplinary literacy in secondary education - Spires, Hiller A.; Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Graham, Abbey C. K.; Thompson, Isaac; Lee, John K. (READING AND WRITING, 2018)
Keywords: Disciplinary literacy; Secondary education; Literacy in science; Literacy in mathematics; Literacy in history

Project-Based Inquiry: Professional Development With Chinese EFL Elementary Teachers - Spires, H.; Paul, C.; Yuan, C. (Inquiries Into Literacy Learning and Cultural Competencies in a World of Borders, 2018)

Chinese Parents' Perspectives on International Higher Education and Innovation - Spires, Hiller A.; Green, Kathryn E.; Liang, Pengcheng (Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education, 2017)

Cross-cultural inquiry in science - Spires, H. A.; Nimes, M.; Wang, L. (Educational Leadership, 2017)

Designing a State-of-the-Art High School in Suzhou, China - Spires, Hiller A.; Himes, Marie; Wang, Lisa (Digital Transformation and Innovation in Chinese Education, 2017)

Enhancing Writing Achievement Through a Digital Learning Environment: Case Studies of Three Struggling Adolescent Male Writers - Pruden, Manning; Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Spires, Hiller A.; Lester, James (READING & WRITING QUARTERLY, 2017)

Connecting classrooms to the future: Developing cross-cultural understandings through project-based inquiry - Spires, H.; Himes, M.; Lyjak, E. (Literacy Today, 2016)

Cross-cultural inquiry in science - Spires, H.A.; Himes, M.; Wang, L. (Educational Leadership, 2016)

Disciplinary Literacy and Inquiry: Teaching for Deeper Content Learning - Spires, Hiller A.; Kerkhoff, Shea N.; Graham, Abbey C. K. (JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT LITERACY, 2016)

Disciplinary literacy in the middle school: Exploring pedagogical tensions - Graham, A.; Kerkhoff, S.; Spires, H. (Middle Grades Research Journal, 2016)

Game-based learning: creating a multidisciplinary community of inquiry - Spires, Hiller A.; Lester, James C. (ON THE HORIZON, 2016)
Keywords: Community of inquiry; Game-Based learning; Science learning

New literacies - Spires, H.; Kerkhoff, S. (The encyclopedia of middle grades education, 2016)

DIGITAL GAMEPLAY effects on young adolescents' science content learning - Spires, H. A.; Zheng, M. X.; Bartlett, M. E. (Research on teaching and learning with the literacies of young adolescents, 2015)

Digital Game-Based Learning: What's Literacy Got to Do With It? - Spires, Hiller A. (JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT & ADULT LITERACY, 2015)
Keywords: Content literacy; Digital; media literacies; Childhood; Early adolescence; Adolescence

Digital literacy and engagement in business education - Spires, H.; Bartel, J. (National Business Education Yearbook, 2015)

Fifth graders' flow experience in a digital game-based science learning environment - Zheng, M.; Spires, H.A. (2015)

Getting close to close reading: Teachers making instructional shifts in early literacy. - Kerkhoff, S.; Spires, H. (Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2015)

Portraits Of One-To-One Learning Environments In A New Learning Ecology - Lee, J.; Spires, H.; Wiebe, E.; Hollebrands, K.; Young, C. (International Journal of Learning, Teaching, and Educational Research, 2015)

Designing game-based learning environments for elementary science education: A narrative-centered learning perspective - Lester, James C.; Spires, Hiller A.; Nietfeld, John L.; Minogue, James; Mott, Bradford W.; Lobene, Eleni V. (INFORMATION SCIENCES, 2014)
Keywords: Serious games; Game-based learning; Narrative-centered learning; Science education

Fifth graders' flow experience in a digital game-based science learning environment - Zheng, M.; Spires, H. (International Journal of Virtual and Personal Learning Environments, 2014)

Creative synthesis and TPACK: Supporting teachers through a technology and inquiry-rich graduate degree program - Manfra, M.; Spires, H. (Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2013)

Embracing project-based learning with emerging technologies in the multi-age classroom - Page, S.; Charland, M.; Scott, A.; Spires, H. (Breaking the mold of education: Innovative and successful practices for student engagement, empowerment and motivation, 2013)

Scaffolding the TPACK framework in reading and language arts: New literacies, new minds - Spires, H.; Hervey, L.; Watson, T. (Research on technology in English education, 2013)

Energizing Project-Based Inquiry: Middle-Grade Students Read, Write, and Create Videos - Spires, Hiller A.; Hervey, Lisa G.; Morris, Gwynn; Stelpflug, Catherine (Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2012)

Enhancing 5th graders’ science content knowledge and self-efficacy through game-based learning - Meluso, Angela; Zheng, Meixun; Spires, Hiller A.; Lester, James (Computers & Education, 2012)
Keywords: Collaborative learning; Interactive learning environments; Media and education; Simulation; Pedagogical issues

New Literacies and Emerging Technologies: Perspectives from U.S. and Chinese Middle Level Teachers - Spires, Hiller A.; Morris, Gwynn; Zhang, Junzheng (RMLE Online, 2012)

Toward a new learning ecology: Professional development for teachers in 1:1 learning environments - Spires, H.; Wiebe, E.; Young, C.; Hollebrands, K.; Lee, J. (Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education, 2012)

Does interaction with a web-based learning environment lead to higher levels of writing self-efficacy for sixth graders? - Spires, H.; Hervey, L. (Chronicle of Middle Level Education Research, 2011)

Examining upper elementary students' gameplay experience: A flow theory perspective - Zheng, M.; Spires, H.; Meluso, A. (Education in a technological world: Communicating current and emerging research and technological efforts, 2011)

New technologies, new horizons: Graduate student views on creating their technological pedagogical content knowledge (TPACK) - Spires, H.A.; Zheng, M.; Pruden, M. (2011)

New technologies, new pedagogies: Finding the grail in higher education - Spires, H.A.; Hervey, L.G. (Journal of Leadership Studies, 2011)

Problem solving and game-based learning: Effects of middle grade students' hypothesis testing strategies on learning outcomes - Spires, H.; Rowe, J.P.; Mott, B.W.; Lester, J.C. (Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011)

Teachers' interactions in an online graduate course on moodle: A social network analysis perspective - Zheng, M.; Spires, H. (Meridian, 2011)

The New Learning Ecology of One-to-One Computing Environments - Spires, Hiller A.; Oliver, Kevin; Corn, Jenifer (Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education, 2011)

Educating young adolescents in the Republic of Ireland: Towards a “new young Ireland" - Thornburg, A.; Spires, H. (An international look at educating young adolescents, 2009)

The Awakening of Young Adolescent Education in the People’s Republic of China - Hervey, L.; Spires, H.; Zhang, J. (An international look at educating young adolescents, 2009)

What students think about technology and academic engagement in school: Implications for middle grades teaching and learning - Lee, J.K.; Spires, H. (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Journal, 2009)

21st century skills and serious games: Preparing the N generation - Spires, H. (Serious educational games: from theory to practice, 2008)

Having Our Say - Spires, Hiller A.; Lee, John K.; Turner, Kimberly A.; Johnson, Janet (Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2008)
Keywords: technologies; academic engagement; middle grades; student perspectives

The twenty-first century learner and game-based learning - Spires, H.A.; Lee, J.; Lester, J. (Meridian, 2008)

Threshold: New Literacies for a Changing World (2006)

Enhancing adolescent engagement with young adult literature through web-based strategies - Cuper, P.; Spires, H. (The Chronicle of Middle Level Research, 2004)

Promoting text engagement through reader-generated elaborations - Spires, H. (College reading research and practice, 2003)

Curriculum integration: Theory, practice, and research for a sustainable future - O'Steen, B.; Cuper, P.; Spires, H.; Beal, C.; Pope, C. (Middle school curriculum, instruction, and assessment, 2002)

Literacy junction: Cultivating adolescent literature engagement through web options. - Spires, H.; Cuper, P. (Reading Online, 2002)

Reading in web-based learning environments - Spires, H.; Estes, T. (Comprehension instruction: Research-based best practices, 2002)

Exploring the academic self within an electronic mail environment - Spires, H.; Mason, C.; Crissman, C.; Jackson, A. (Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001)

Hemispheric processing characteristics for lexical decisions in adults with reading disorders - Walker, M. M.; Spires, H.; Rastatter, M. P. (Perceptual and Motor Skills, 2001)

Literacy junction: Exploring narrative theory and books for youth in a cyberworld - Cuper, P.; Crissman, C.; Spires, H. (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference, 2001)

The case for social agency in computer-based teaching: Do students learn more deeply when they interact with animated pedagogical agents? - Moreno, R; Mayer, RE; Spires, HA; Lester, JC (COGNITION AND INSTRUCTION, 2001)

Creating pathways of change - One school begins the journey - Crissman, C; Spires, HA; Pope, CA; Beal, C (URBAN EDUCATION, 2000)

Effects of instructional context on academic performance and self‐regulated learning in underprepared college students - Donley, J.; Spires, H. (Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1999)

Leveling the academic playing field through autobiographical reading and writing - Spires, H. A.; Williams, J. B.; Jackson, A.; Huffman, L. E. (Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 1999)

Reculturing Teacher Education: One College Begins the Journey - Spires, Hiller A.; Pope, Carol A.; Crissman, Cris; Beal, Candy (Action in Teacher Education, 1999)

Leveling the academic playing field through autobiographical reading and writing - Spires, H.A.; Williams, J.B.; Jackson, A.; Huffman, L.E. (Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, 1998)

Prior knowledge activation: Inducing, engagement with informational texts - Spires, H. A.; Donley, J. (Journal of Educational Psychology, 1998)

The NC State University middle years teacher education program: Changing from the inside out - Pope, C.; Spires, H. (New Directions, 1996)

Macro?based, micro?based, and combined strategies in text processing - Gallini, J.K.; Spires, H. (Reading Psychology, 1995)

Socializing College Developmental Students to hear Their Academic Voices with Literature - Spires, H.; Huffman, L.; Honeycutt, R.; Barrow, H. (Journal of Reading, 1995)

Effects of explicit instruction in notetaking on sixth graders' lecture comprehension and attitudes toward notetaking - Huffman, L.; Spires, H. (Reading Improvement, 1994)

Developing a Critical Stance Toward Text Through Reading, Writing, and Speaking - Spires, H.; Huntley-Johnston, L.; Huffman, L. (Journal of Reading, 1993)

The influence of macro and micro‐level cognitive strategies training on the prose learning process - Gallini, J.; Spires, H.; Terry, S.; Gleaton, J. (Journal of Research and Development in Education, 1993)

Book review: Metacognition and reading comprehension - Spires, H.; Garner, Ruth (1992)

Effects of explicit comprehension instruction on reading to learn - Spires, H. (Literacy without frontiers, 1992)

Effects of schema-based and text structure-based cues on expository prose comprehension in fourth graders - Spires, H.A.; Gallini, J.; Riggsbee, J. (Journal of Experimental Education, 1992)

Learning from a lecture: Effects of comprehension monitoring - Spires, H.A. (Reading Research and Instruction, 1992)

Minding metaphors: Instructional strategies for production and comprehension - Martorella, P.; Spires, H. (Teaching Thinking and Problem Solving, 1992)

Promoting text engagement through reader‐generated elaborations - Spires, H. (Forum for Reading, 1992)

The influence of anaphoric relations and departures from story grammar structure on text processing - Gallini, J.K.; Spires, H.A. (Reading Psychology, 1992)

Using writing to explore academic self‐perceptions - Spires, H. (Journal of Reading, 1992)

The reading professional and certification: A view from the south - Spires, H. (The Literacy Professional, 1991)

Effects of interspersed adjunct questions on comprehension monitoring: Implications for postsecondary reading instruction - Spires, H.; Schmelzer, R. (Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 1990)

Metacognition and reading: Implications for instruction - Spires, H. (Reading, 1990)

Metacognitive processes of reading: A review of research - Spires, H. (Contemporary Issues in Reading, 1989)

The Directed notetaking activity: A self‐questioning approach - Spires, H.; Stone, P. D. (Journal of Reading, 1989)

Effects of Meta-Adjunct Questions on Macrolevel Processing - Spires, Hiller A.; Gallini, Joan K. (The Journal of Experimental Education, 1988)

Preserving the reading habit: A case for the young adult novel - Spires, H. (North Carolina English Teacher, 1988)

A study of test‐wiseness clues in college and university teacher‐made tests - Brozo, W.G.; Schmelzer, R.V.; Spires, H. (Journal of Learning Skills, 1984)

The beneficial effect of chunking on good reader's comprehension of expository prose - Brozo, W.G.; Schmelzer, R.V.; Spires, H. (Journal of Reading, 1983)

The reading anxiety scale: A better predictor of college reading achievement - Brozo, W.G.; Schmelzer, R.V.; Spires, H. (Journal of Learning Skills, 1983)