Oscar Corrigan is currently an administrator and director of English Language Learner program at Health Sciences High and Middle College (HSHMC) in San Diego, California. He has experience teaching middle school social studies, high school history, supervising teacher candidates, and implementing restorative practices. He earned his masters degree in Educational Leadership from San Diego State University and is a Leading Edge Certified teacher in online and blended learning. With his classroom experience, and as a doctoral candidate at SDSU, Oscar strives to implement instructional practices that best promote an equitable learning environmentfor students from diverse backgrounds. 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. 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, andHow Learning Works. Doug loves being an educator and hopes to share that passion with others. John Hattie, PhD, is anaward-winning educationresearcher and best-sellingauthor with nearly thirty yearsof experience examining whatworks best in student learningand achievement. His research,better known as VisibleLearning, is a culmination ofnearly thirty years synthesizingmore than 2,100 meta-analysescomprising more thanone hundred thousand studiesinvolving over 300 million studentsaround the world. He haspresented and keynoted in overthree hundred internationalconferences and has receivednumerous recognitions for his contributions to education. His notable publicationsinclude Visible Learning, Visible Learning for Teachers, VisibleLearning and the Science of How We Learn; Visible Learning forMathematics, Grades K-12; and 10 Mindframes for Visible Learning.
