Douglas Fisher, Ph.D., is Professor of Educational Leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High. 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 most recently, 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 and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. She is a member of the International Literacy Association's Literacy Research Panel. Her published titles include Visible Learning in Literacy, This Is Balanced Literacy, Removing Labels, and Rebound. Nancy is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California and learns from teachers and students every day. Dominique Smith is a social worker, school administrator, mentor, national trainer for the International Institute on Restorative Practices, member of ASCD's FIT Teaching (Framework for Intentional and Targeted Teaching (R)) Cadre and Corwin's Visible Learning for Literacy Cadre. He is passionate about creating school cultures that honor students and build their confidence and competence. He is the winner of the National School Safety Award from the School Safety Advocacy Council. Smith's major area of research and instruction focuses on restorative practices, classroom management, growth mindset, and the culture of achievement. In addition to his school leadership responsibilities, he provides professional learning to K-12 teachers in groups large and small on many topics that address classroom and school climate and organization. He is a regular presenter at many conferences, including ASCD's annual conference. He is the coauthor of the ASCD book Better than Carrots and Sticks: Restorative practices for positive classroom management and has written articles for Principal Leadership and School Leadership. Smith earned his master's degree in social work from the University of Southern California and is a doctoral student in educational leadership at San Diego State University. Dr. John Hattie is Emeritus Laureate Professor at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, Co-Director of the Hattie Family Foundation, and Chair of the Board of the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership. His areas of interest are measurement models and their applications to education's problems, and models of teaching and learning. John has published and presented over 1,600 papers, supervised 200 thesis students, and published 60 books, including 28 on understanding and applying the Visible Learning research.
