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About Diane K. LappDouglas FisherKelly JohnsonNancy Frey

Douglas Fisher Ph.D. is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is the recipient of an International Reading Association William S. Grey citation of merit and an Exemplary Leader award from the Conference on English Leadership of NCTE. He has published numerous articles on teaching and learning as well as books such as The Teacher Clarity Playbook PLC+ Visible Learning for Literacy Comprehension: The Skill Will and Thrill of Reading How Tutoring Works and How Learning Works. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others. Nancy Frey Ph.D. is a Professor in Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a member of the International Literacy Associations Literacy Research Panel. Nancy has published in The Reading Teacher Theory Into Practice Reading Psychology Early Childhood Education Journal and Educational Leadership on research related to literacy school leadership and effective instruction. Current books include The Teaching Reading Playbook Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning Welcome to Teaching and The PLC+ suite of books. In 2008 she was given the Early Career Achievement Award by the Literacy Research Association and is a member of the California Reading Hall of Fame. She is a credentialed special educator reading specialist and administrator in California and is a co-founder and administrator at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Diane Lapp EdD is a distinguished professor of education at San Diego State University where her work continues to be applied to schools. She is also an instructional coach and teacher at Health Sciences High & Middle College. Throughout her career Diane has taught in elementary middle and high schools. Her major areas of research and instruction regard issues related to the planning and assessment of very intentional literacy instruction and learning. A member of both the California and the International Reading Halls of Fame Diane has authored coauthored and edited numerous articles columns texts handbooks and childrens materials on instruction assessment and literacy related issues. Diane is the recipient of the ILA 2023 William S. Gray Citation of Merit a prestigious award reserved for those who have made outstanding contributions to multiple facets of literacy development. Diane can be reached at lapp@sdsu.edu. Follow her on twitter @lappsdsu Dr. Kelly Johnson is currently a faculty member in teacher education at San Diego State University and an instructional coach in the San Diego Unified School District. A Nationally Board Certified teacher Kelly devotes much of her work to literacy teaching and learning in classrooms. Dr. Johnson is passionate about the teaching and learning connection that results from proper teacher modeling productive group work formative assessment and student engagement.