Nancy Frey
Nancy Frey is a professor of literacy at San Diego State University.She is the recipient of the 2008 Early Career Achievement Award and Christa McAuliffe Award for excellence in teaching.Douglas Fisher is a professor of language and literacy education in the Dept. of Teacher Education at San Diego State University and a classroom teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College.
Douglas Fisher
Douglas Fisher, PhD, is professor of language and literacy education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University and a classroom teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College. He teaches preservice courses in literacy and English language learners, graduate courses in reading instruction and intervention, and doctoral courses in policy, research, and literacy. As a classroom teacher, Dr. Fisher focuses on English language arts instruction. He was director of professional development for the City Heights Educational Collaborative and also taught English at Hoover High School.
Dr. Fisher received an International Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award for his work on literacy leadership. For his work as codirector of the City Heights Professional Development Schools, Dr. Fisher received the Christa McAuliffe award. He was corecipient of the Farmer Award for excellence in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English for the article, "Using Graphic Novels, Anime, and the Internet in an Urban High School," published in The English Journal.
Dr. Fisher has written numerous articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design. His books include Literacy 2.0: Reading and Writing in 21st Century Classrooms, Creating Literacy-Rich Schools for Adolescents, Checking for Understanding, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, and Content-Area Conversations.
Diane Lapp
Diane Lapp, EdD, is a distinguished professor of education at San Diego State University and an English teacher and literacy coach at Health Sciences High and Middle College (HSHMC). Previously, she taught elementary and middle school grade levels. Dr. Lapp focuses on instruction that supports learning for a diverse range of students. Her career is founded on the idea that motivation and well-planned, guided instruction must be based on a continuous assessment of strengths and needs shown by the students.
Throughout her career as an educator and education professor, Dr. Lapp has been drawn to urban schools catering to children of poverty. Combining her two current positions, Dr. Lapp established a high school student internship program between HSHMC and a neighborhood pre-K-6 school with a 95 percent population of English learners.
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