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Dr. Scott Baker is Director and Senior Research Associate of the Pacific Institutes for Research in Eugene, Oregon, which is dedicated to improving academic and social behavioral outcomes for children. His research interests include students with learning disabilities, instruction and assessment with English language learners and translating research to practice. Dr. Baker is currently the Principal Investigator on three research projects funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, US Department of Education. |
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Dr. Carla C. Johnson is an Associate Professor at The University of Toledo, Judith Herb College of Education. She is the past president of National Middle Level Science Teachers Association and the recipient of Outstanding Early Career Scholar Award from the School Science and Mathematics Association (2006). Her research has been published in Journal of Science Teacher Education, Science Education, and The Science Teacher, among numerous other publications. She holds a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction from The University of Cincinnati, a Master of Education in Curriculum & Instruction from The University of Cincinnati, and a Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education from Eastern Kentucky University. |
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Dr. Donna Ogle is a professor in the Reading and Language Department of the National-Louis University. Her primary areas of interest are reading strategies and the process of instructional change in schools. The K-W-L strategy that she developed is widely used across North America as a major component in expository reading and learning. Dr. Ogle has numerous articles in journals including The Reading Teacher, The Journal of Reading Behavior, Educational Leadership, Phi Delta Kappa, and The Journal of Reading. She is co-author of the book Strategic Teaching and Learning: Cognitive Instruction in the Content Areas, and author of book chapters and video-tape programs.
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Dr. Betty Ansin Smallwood is the Manager, Professional Services at the Center for Applied Linguistics in Washington, DC. Dr. Smallwood has written over 15 articles on practical ESL classroom strategies and has presented regularly at TESOL and WATESOL conferences. She is past Chair of the WATESOL and TESOL Elementary Education Interest Sections, and also chairs the TESOL Task Force on the Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Dr. Smallwood holds a Master’s degree in TESOL Education from Indiana University and a Ph.D. in ESL, Bilingual, and Multicultural Education from George Mason University. |
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Dr. Gail L. Thompson, Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University, has appeared on PBS television’s Tony Brown’s Journal, National Public Radio, KPCC, WBAI, WSOU, and KXAM, and has been quoted in several newspaper articles. Dr. Thomson has also written five books including Through Ebony Eyes: What Teachers Need to Know but are Afraid to Ask About African American Students, a book that has received a considerable amount of attention from educators, talk show hosts, and news reporters across the nation. Dr. Thompson earned her Ph.D. and her M.A. in Education from Claremont Graduate University. |
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Dr. Emma Violand-Sánchez, retired, Supervisor, English for Speakers of Other Languages/High Intensity Language Training (ESOL/HILT) Office, PK-12, Arlington Public Schools, Arlington, VA. She received her doctorate degree in education from George Washington University. She is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University. Dr. Violand received a senior scholar Fulbright Award as a consultant for the Educational Reform in Bolivia. She is also the recipient of the James Hunter III Human Rights Award and the Mexican American Legal Defense Fund - Community Service Award. |
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