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Dr. tonya Leslie, Author & Educator
DR. toNya LESLIE is an author and educator who works to identify and promote research and best practices to improve the educational outcomes for all children with a focus on vulnerable populations. In her research at New York University, Dr. Leslie focused on academic resilience and developing strong school climates to facilitate academic achievement. Dr. Leslie is also a children’s book author and has 20 years of experience in educational publishing.
Dr. kimberly N. Parker, Ph.D., English Teacher, Literacy Champion
DR. kImBERLy N. PaRkER currently teaches English at the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction from the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign, and her research looks at the literacy practices of young black men. She has an unwavering belief in the power and promise of underserved young people and is currently piloting a program intended to increase the numbers of students of color in honors English classes. Kim has received several honors, including the Marion Gleason Most Promising New Teacher Award from the New England Association of Teachers of English (NEATE). She has been named a Literacy Champion
from the Massachusetts Literacy Council and has received a Book Love Foundation Grant. She is the former secondary representative at-large for the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and former president of NEATE. She is currently a trustee of the NCTE Research Foundation.
Stacy Riedmiller, Fourth-grade Language Arts Teacher
StaCEy RIEDmILLER is a fourth-grade language arts teacher near Cincinnati, Ohio. She gets paid to read books and share them with elementary students. She encourages students to share their reading lives by using #kidsarereading. You can nd her on Twitter @literacybigkids where she is usually live-tweeting as she reads.