Dr. Betina Hsieh (she/her/ 她）

#NCTE25 #FollowtheKPop

Starting soon! We’re far back in the Convention Center. Follow the KPop to Room 703!

Flyer for "A Future We Can Dream Boldly About: Creating Shared Futures with and for Asian American Children" Saturday, November 22, 2025 8:15-9:30 am -- Colorado Convention Center Room 703 with pictures of the 4 Asian American women panelists (and featuring 2 5th grade panelists, not pictured)

Good morning, #NCTE25! This is the morning where you can meet 2 of the most amazing 5th graders around (including 1 who is related to me -- no bias 😉). Please come by our 8:15 am session "A Future We Can Dream Boldly About: Creating Shared Futures with and for Asian American Children" CCC Rm. 703

We have swag for folks! And it’s so cute 🥰 #NCTE25

Reposting #NCTE25 - Come see us!!! 💜💜💜

Screenshot of title slide "Dreaming as a Universal Language: How to Encourage Bold Dreams through Multilingual Storytelling" Colorado Convention Center Room 501 11am-12:15pm

Photo of Slide: Who We Are with pictures of Betina Hsieh (Educator), Lynn Bontigao (Author), Nicole Chen (Author) & Patricia Tanumihardja (Author)

Good morning, #NCTE25! If you're looking for an 11am session, check out my session "Dreaming as a Universal Language: How to Encourage Bold Dreams through Multilingual Storytelling" w/ amazing author/illustrators, Lynnor Bontigao, Nicole Chen & Pat Tanumihardja! CCC Rm 501.

Selfie of an Asian American woman (me) in a black mask and black sweater.

On my way! Seeing scholastic bags & hearing people talk about conference presentations. Clearly I’m not the only one on this flight headed to #NCTE2025.

Love this! So excited and thank you for tagging me! 💜

Join us for our December slow chat! This will be an informal #literacies touchpoint before the start of the holidays. Let's continue the conversation!

A photo collage of images including sessions that I'll be a part of at #NCTE2025. To find out more information, search the NCTE 2025 program for my name.

Hi Friends! If you'll be at #NCTE2025, come find me in one of these sessions. On Saturday morning, if you come to our session, you'll also get to see one of my favorite 10 year olds.

I do completely understand 💜but my belief that meaning making is all #literacies helps me battle the imposter syndrome of researching teachers as literacy work. Hugs, friend! You’re doing incredible work!

You are the OG #transnational #literacies scholar, my friend!

It’s good to see I’m in such good company but I see you as a #literacies scholar! 😅

Yes! Love this! Or, what #literacies questions have been living rent free in your head? 😂🤣

I do love the idea of an accessible multimodal common text but honestly, don’t plan #literacies book chats around me. My life can be chaotic of late 😅

Grateful for your friendship! 💜Miss you & glad to see you in the #literacies space, Friend! It’s been too long!

Yes! Transnational #literacies FTW! 🙌💜

Awww 💜and I’m so grateful I got to know you and your work through this #literacies space 💜💜💜

A6. I love this question too & have been missing so much community. So a #literacies grounded community feels like a beautiful future to live into. It’s been nice to see friends in the space, even if my engagement isn’t what it once was w/ mama duties 💜

A5.2 Oh and also opportunities for cross-generational #literacies chats, to support grad students & junior faculty! 💜

A5. I’d love to do some collective thinking around #literacies in community building, advocacy and supporting identity development (of course I would 😂) and I love the IDEA of a book club although #lowbandwidth 😅

A2: Something I think #literacies chats do in conversation with thoughtful guest scholars is present asset based lenses for many types of learners - once you learn to see the deficit lenses here, it’s easier to spot them in research 🧐

What a great question! I really miss chatting in general & would love to figure out a way to work #literacies and other chats back into a part of my digital life. I don’t have a real answer but I think that low demand chat topics that can engage a broad audience are important.

A3. #Literacies has been such a professional home for me. Too many connections to count but grateful for them all. It feels like a gentle hug & reminder that I’m still a literacies scholar even when my work focuses beyond literacies.

Congratulations! Welcome to the club! 💜

A1. I can’t remember! 😅(I think that means I’m old, but def participated lots as a junior faculty member & have co-hosted. Love #literacies & virtual chats as spaces to connect and build community 💜

Me smiling at camera

Hey #literacies fam, it’s Betina checking in from Coast Salish lands (Seattle specifically). I’m a prof or teacher education & will be in & out bc I’m also a #mamascholar doing pick up right now.

Photo of me, an Asian American woman, giving a talk in front of a screen. The screen is cut off but says, "Applying Our Professional Identities & Expertise to Engage in Advocacy"

Photograph of people writing at round tables

Photograph of people writing at round tables

Also appropriate for the National Day on Writing, my "keynote" at #CCTEFall2025 "Applying Our Professional Identities & Expertise to Engage in Advocacy" was a facilitated series of reflections on professional identities, expertise, current contexts, future dreaming, spheres of influence & action.

It's the National Day on Writing!

Here's #WhyIWrite: Reflective writing gives me a prism through which I can see myself, acknowledge my struggles, and offer myself grace. Writing makes me more whole and it makes me a better person.

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Black background with glitter stars. Text that reads "I'm going to the #literacies homecoming!" October 28, 2025 5-6pm PT/7-8pm CT/ 8-9pm ET Hosted by @Writinglit.bsky.social

Well, friends, I am coming back (slowly) to professional social media bc I miss community & sharing this side of myself. Catch me next week back in California at #CCTE25 & virtually at the #Literacies homecoming hosted by @writinglit.bsky.social (late but better late than never) on 10/28.