Douglas Fisher 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 a credentialed teacher and leader in California.  In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching, PLC+, Teaching Students to Drive their Learning, and Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning. Nancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Nancy was a teacher, academic coach, and central office resource coordinator in Florida.  She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California.  She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. She has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as The Artificial Intelligences Playbook, How Scaffolding Works, How Teams Work, and The Vocabulary Playbook. Hilda Martinez, a National Board-Certified teacher, specializes in early literacy and works as an RTI teacher in inner-city schools, helping to design and implement plans for students requiring Tier 2 and 3 support. Additionally, Martinez mentors student teachers through San Diego State University′s credential program and currently teaches at Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, an arts magnet school in the San Diego Unified School District. In 2019, she was named the district′s Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Martinez earned her MA in curriculum and instruction from San Diego State University and is BLCAD certified. She has presented at conferences on topics supporting English Language Learners, close reading, guided reading, and the gradual release of responsibility.

Douglas Fisher 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 a credentialed teacher and leader in California.  In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching, PLC+, Teaching Students to Drive their Learning, and Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning. Nancy Frey is professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Nancy was a teacher, academic coach, and central office resource coordinator in Florida.  She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California.  She is a member of the International Literacy Association’s Literacy Research Panel. She has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as The Artificial Intelligences Playbook, How Scaffolding Works, How Teams Work, and The Vocabulary Playbook. Hilda Martinez, a National Board-Certified teacher, specializes in early literacy and works as an RTI teacher in inner-city schools, helping to design and implement plans for students requiring Tier 2 and 3 support. Additionally, Martinez mentors student teachers through San Diego State University′s credential program and currently teaches at Zamorano Fine Arts Academy, an arts magnet school in the San Diego Unified School District. In 2019, she was named the district′s Elementary School Teacher of the Year. Martinez earned her MA in curriculum and instruction from San Diego State University and is BLCAD certified. She has presented at conferences on topics supporting English Language Learners, close reading, guided reading, and the gradual release of responsibility.