Instruction

Dr. Fisher and Dr. Frey along with John Nelson share the steps Chula Vista took to significantly impact student achievement. Learn how you can replicate their powerful results in your school.

Kristyn Klei Borrero, EdD, is an accomplished educational leader and coach who strives to make a profound difference in the professional lives of educators. She is the cofounder of No-Nonsense Nurturer® and has served as a classroom teacher, principal, and superintendent.

Julie Graber, an education consultant, works with educators to implement effective teaching, learning, leading, and technology practices. Her areas of expertise include technology, authentic learning, curriculum design, and performance tasks and assessments.

B. Michelle Rinehart is an assistant superintendent, mathematics specialist, and instructional coach. As a former high school mathematics and science teacher, she is passionate about helping educators leverage high-impact teaching practices.

Aline Zghayyar Abassian, PhD, is an associate professor of mathematics at Seminole State College in Sanford, Florida, where she teaches mathematics and statistics courses. Dr. Abassian has previously taught high school mathematics.

Suzette Lovely, EdD, an educational consultant, worked in K–12 education for 37 years, serving as a teacher, principal, assistant/deputy superintendent, and most recently, superintendent at the Carlsbad Unified School District, before retiring in 2016.

Whitney K. Freije is an elementary school principal at A.F. Palmer Elementary, a Model PLC at Work® school in the Windsor Central School District, located in upstate New York. She specializes in empowering teachers with effective instructional practices to promote high levels of literacy and mathematics.

Jacie Maslyk, EdD has over 25 years of experience in education. She has previously served as a teacher, reading specialist, instructional coach, elementary principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent.

Ann Kaiser is an educational consultant dedicated to the inclusion of engineering design in K–12 classrooms. She has more than 30 years of experience as an engineer and educator.

Peg Grafwallner is an instructional coach and reading specialist at Ronald Reagan College Preparatory High School in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. With over 25 years of experience in the field of education, Peg has also served as an English teacher and an alternative education teacher.