Three doctoral students from literacy education (in the department of Curriculum and Instruction) presented papers at the Assembly for Research of the National Council of Teachers of English. Candance Doerr-Stevens presented “Forging Space for New Identities and Literacy Practices through Digital Media Consumption of Radio Documentaries”; Heidi Jones presented “Oscillating Identities: Utlizing and Online Role Play in a Writing Methods Course”; and Rachel Tholen Hatten presented 21st Century Skills, the Push for Blended Classrooms, and the View from the Trenches.” A total of eight literacy education students attended the conference.