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Susan katz, Award-Winning Bilingual Author
SuSAN kATz is an award-winning, bilingual author, National Board Certi ed Teacher, freelance editor, and keynote speaker/professional development presenter. Her rst book, ABC, Baby Me! (Random House) debuted to rave reviews, and her second book, My Mama Earth (Barefoot Books), won the Moonbeam Gold Award. Her third book was ABC School’s For Me (Scholastic, 2015) and most recently, Susan translated the book All Year Round (Scholastic, 2016) into Spanish. It was then published by Scholastic Clubs and Scholastic Book Fairs® as Un Año Redondo in September 2016 and named a “Best New Book of 2016” by The Children’s Book Review. Susan is also the executive director of Connecting
Authors, a national non-pro t bringing children’s book authors into schools as role models of literacy and the arts. She served as the strategic partner manager for authors at Facebook. Her website is susankatzbooks.com.
Todd Nesloney, Principal and Lead Learner
ToDD NESloNEy is the principal/lead learner of Webb Elementary School in Navasota, Texas. He is the 2015 Bammy Award Recipient for Elementary Principal, the 2014 Bammy Award Winner for Classroom Teacher of the Year, the TCEA Teacher of the Year for 2014, a White House Champion of Change, a National School Board Association “20 to Watch,” and Center for Digital Education “Top 40 Innovators in Education.” Todd is also the author of the children’s book Spruce & Lucy, as well as co-author of the award-winning books Flipping 2.0 and most recently Kids Deserve It! Todd serves on both the Scholastic Principal Advisory Board and the Remind Advisory Board. He is also the co-host of the
popular education podcast series Kids Deserve It. Sandi Novak, Educational Consultant
SANDi NovAk is an educational consultant from Lakeville, Minnesota. She has been a teacher, principal, curriculum director, and assistant superintendent in Minnesota public schools.
Sandi received a Bachelor of Science degree from St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, a Master of Arts degree in education from the University of Minnesota, and
an Education Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership from the University of
St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of Student-Led Discussions; Literacy Unleashed: Fostering Excellent Reading Instruction Through Classroom Visits; and Deep
Discourse: A Framework For Cultivating Student-Led Discussions, as well as articles, blogs, and online resources.
Sandi has served on the board of directors for the Minnesota Association for Supervisors and Curriculum Developers (ASCD) and on the marketing committee of Learning Forward. She provides professional learning and consultation that helps teachers, principals, and other education leaders enhance independent reading in their schools’ cultures.
colby Sharp, Third-Grade Teacher
colBy SHARP is a third-grade teacher in Parma, Michigan. He’s a husband, a father, and a middle school football coach. Colby is the co-founder of the blog, Nerdy Book Club. He co-hosts the monthly Twitter chats #titletalk with Donalyn Miller and the #SharpSchu Twitter book club with John Schumacher. He is also the co-creator of Nerd Camp. Colby is the editor of The Creativity Project (Little Brown 2018).