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National Writing Project

Literacy & Language Arts (Berkeley, CA) The National Writing Project (NWP) is a nationwide network of educators working together to improve the teaching of writing in the nation’s schools and in other settings. NWP provides high-quality professional development programs to … Read more.

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Milton Chen

Project-Based Learning, Technology in Education (San Rafael, CA) MILTON CHEN is senior fellow and executive director emeritus of The George Lucas Educational Foundation (GLEF). He was founding director of the KQED Center for Education (PBS) in San Francisco, managing the … Read more.

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Frostig Center (Chris Schneiders, Ph.D., Director of Teacher Training)

Learning Disabilities, Special Education, Pasadena, CA The Frostig Center, founded in 1951, strives to help children with learning disabilities through their private school, research center, and teacher training division. Frostig’s training department offers professional development for general and special education teachers … Read more.

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Education Week

Bethesda, MD Education Week has been the newspaper of record for preK-12 education for over 25 years.  Covering education-related news, policy, and new research and practice, this weekly publication has over 200,000 readers.  Education Week is the flagship publication of Editorial Projects … Read more.

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James A. Banks

Multicultural Interest, Seattle, WA Kerry and Linda Killinger Professor of Diversity Studies and director of the Center for Multicultural Education at the University of Washington, Seattle.  Professor Banks is a past president of the American Educational Research Association and the … Read more.

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Frank Sutman

Science – Instruction, Linwood, NJ Frank X. Sutman is professor emeritus at Temple University (PA), where he served as science teacher educator, senior scholar, and coordinator of the Center for Science Laboratory Studies, a research program focusing on science instruction. … Read more.

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Art Sussman

Science – Instruction, San Francisco, CA Art Sussman, Ph.D., is a science educator and author of the acclaimed and award-winning book, Dr. Art’s Guide to Planet Earth (over 70,000 copies sold). Sussman directs WestEd’s Eisenhower Regional Consortium for Science and Mathematics … Read more.

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Steve Sugar

Educational Games, Ellicott City, MD Steve Sugar is author of Games That Teach and coauthor of Games That Teach Teams and developer of five instructional game systems used worldwide. He presents faculty development seminars at teacher conferences, colleges, and national … Read more.

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Jane Straus

Literacy & Language Arts, Mill Valley, CA Jane Straus is the author of The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation, one of the best-selling books available for teachers of English.  She also publishes the popular Web site GrammarBook.com, which offers … Read more.

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Terry Stickels

Math Instruction, Educational Games, Fort Worth, TX Terry Stickels is a well-known puzzle creator and the author of many puzzle books, such as Classic Mind Benders and The Little Book of Bathroom Sudoku. He writes three syndicated columns: Frame Games … Read more.

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