Dr. Troy Hicks is a professor of English and education at Central Michigan University. He directs the Chippewa River Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, and teaches masters and doctoral courses in educational technology. During the 2020-21 school year, he is serving as the leader of a Teaching with Primary Sources grant through the Library of Congress, and as a co-editor of the Michigan Reading Journal. A former middle school teacher, Dr. Hicks has earned numerous accolades, including recent awards from the Michigan Reading Association (Teacher Educator Award, 2018), Central Michigan University (Excellence in Teaching Award, 2020), and the Initiative for 21st Century Literacies Research (Divergent Award for Excellence, 2020). In 2019, Hicks earned recognition as an ISTE Certified Educator, and he consults regularly with a number of educational companies and non-profit organizations. Of note, he is a regular presenter at the annual conventions for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), the International Literacy Association (ILA), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Dr. Hicks has authored dozens of books, articles, chapters, blog posts, and other resources broadly related to the teaching of literacy in our digital age. Follow his blog (http//hickstro.org) or on Twitter: @hickstro