Alyssa Christine Magee Lowery
Alyssa Christine Magee Lowery
alyssa.lowery@ntnu.no
About
I am an Associate Professor of Children's Literature and Young Learners in the Section for English and Foreigh Languages in NTNU's Department of Teacher Education.
My research interests are primarily related to children's engagements with popular and literary texts, both inside and outside the classroom. I work closely with children's film and television, and I have a particular interest in the use of compelling literature in the English language classroom.
After taking an undergraduate education in childhood and special education in New York State, I taught at the early childhood and primary school levels before and during my work on an MA in English. My 4-year PhD program at The Ohio State University in Teaching and Learning- Literature for Children and Young Adults ended with dissertation research conducted over the course of a year in Oslo, Norway.
I bring a strong foundation in pedagogy and student-centered practice to my teaching and research, grounding all of my research in a framework that emphasizes children's experiences with stories.
A current project of which I am especially proud is eBLINK, a digital English children's book library funded by grants and awards here at NTNU that is already in use in primary school and university classrooms. My ambitions are to support future and in-service teachers of English as they re-imagine the teaching of English as an additional language in an era marked by large-scale engagement with English-language media by children of all ages.
Research
eBLINK: engelske Bildebøker for Lærere i Norske Klasserom
CLEAR: Children's Literature Education and Research
Publications
2024
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee.
(2024)
Why S.P.E.W. Was Doomed to Fail: Exploring Systemic Inequity through Rowling's Racialized House Elves.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Bland, Janice Mary;
Minslow, Sarah;
Verma, Bakhti;
Pathan, Wafa.
(2024)
Recommended Reads: Children in Zones of Conflict.
Children's Literature in English Language Education (CLELEjournal )
Editorial
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Haines, Colin;
Grosch, Heidi Haavan;
Dillon-Craig, Jade.
(2024)
Recommended Reads: Multimodal Texts to Facilitate In-Depth English Learning.
Children's Literature in English Language Education (CLELEjournal )
Book review
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee.
(2024)
Mighty Children and the Transformation of Authoritative Adults in Andrea Beaty's The Questioneers: A Discussion of Age-Based Power as Theme in Literature for Children.
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Academic article
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Dillon-Craig, Jade ;
Rasmussen, Maren Smedsrud.
(2024)
eBLINK: Bringing Authentic Picturebooks into the EAL Classroom in Norway.
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Academic article
2014
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Lowery, Alyssa;
Hayes, William.
(2014)
The Heart and Mind in Teaching: Pedagogical Styles Through the Ages.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Academic monograph
Journal publications
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Bland, Janice Mary;
Minslow, Sarah;
Verma, Bakhti;
Pathan, Wafa.
(2024)
Recommended Reads: Children in Zones of Conflict.
Children's Literature in English Language Education (CLELEjournal )
Editorial
-
Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Haines, Colin;
Grosch, Heidi Haavan;
Dillon-Craig, Jade.
(2024)
Recommended Reads: Multimodal Texts to Facilitate In-Depth English Learning.
Children's Literature in English Language Education (CLELEjournal )
Book review
-
Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee.
(2024)
Mighty Children and the Transformation of Authoritative Adults in Andrea Beaty's The Questioneers: A Discussion of Age-Based Power as Theme in Literature for Children.
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Academic article
-
Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee;
Dillon-Craig, Jade ;
Rasmussen, Maren Smedsrud.
(2024)
eBLINK: Bringing Authentic Picturebooks into the EAL Classroom in Norway.
Bookbird: A Journal of International Children's Literature
Academic article
Books
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Lowery, Alyssa;
Hayes, William.
(2014)
The Heart and Mind in Teaching: Pedagogical Styles Through the Ages.
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Academic monograph
Part of book/report
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Lowery, Alyssa Christine Magee.
(2024)
Why S.P.E.W. Was Doomed to Fail: Exploring Systemic Inequity through Rowling's Racialized House Elves.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
Teaching
Courses
Outreach
2024
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Academic lectureLowery, Alyssa Christine Magee; Dillon-Craig, Jade. (2024) Using Popular Family Films to Support Curriculum Aims in the EAL Classroom. Reading for in-depth English Learning: Texts in and beyond the classroom , Bodø 2024-05-06 - 2024-05-08