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| NCTE consultants are eager to work with your school or district to create a learning experience that can make a difference and is sustained. The following consultants can engage your teachers and administrators in a variety of formats and durations. Click on the consultants name to discover their experiences and areas of expertise. To request a presentation, complete the Request NCTE Professional Development Services form. |
Peggy Albers
Peggy offers professional learning experiences that help K-16 teachers and administrators implement theoretically-grounded English language arts and literacy strategies that incorporate technology and multimedia, and support all learners. Read more about her cutting-edge workshops on multimodality, content area literacy, technology, and critical literacy. |
Deborah Dean
Deborah currently teaches composition and English education at the university level. Formerly a junior high and high school teacher, her workshops and presentations focus on strategic writing instruction, integrating grammar, using picture books to teach writing, and incorporating inquiry into the writing process. |
Jeff Anderson
Helping struggling writers discover their voice drives Jeff’s presentations on integrating grammar and mechanics into writing workshop and process-based classrooms. Jeff has a skill for inviting students and teachers into conversations about writing, revising, and editing. His 18 years of classroom experience infuse his presentations with reality, humor, and practicality. |
Lawrence Baines
Lawrence has worked at various colleges in numerous states including Texas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, and now Ohio. Discover more about his unique writing and technology presentations, engaging publications, and previous consulting experiences. |
Frank W. Baker
 Frank presents professional development workshops around 21st century literacy skills, specifically media literacy, to elementary, middle, and high school teachers across the nation. His goal is to help teachers make the connection between media literacy and state teaching standards. Read more about Frank’s experiences and highly interactive workshops. |
Amy Benjamin
 Amy's most recent book for NCTE is Engaging Grammar: Practical Advice for Real Classrooms. Amy's workshops in grammar instruction show teachers how to use visuals, manipulatives, and patterns to capitalize on students' innate knowledge of how language works. Amy's workshop topics also include reading comprehension strategies for secondary classrooms and content area writing. |
Katherine Bomer
 Katherine has taught in elementary classrooms in three states and has worked for more than a decade at the Reading and Writing Project at Teachers College, Columbia University. Currently, she is available as a literacy consultant for K-12 schools across the country. |
Mary Cappellini
 Mary is an experienced consultant, teacher, and published author who works with teachers and administrators across the country in small group or large group settings, helping them plan and provide a balanced literacy program for ALL students, especially English Language Learners. Learn more about how Mary has helped teachers and students in schools and districts across the nation. |
Pamela Childers
 Pam brings her varied experiences as a former public high school teacher, science educator, and writing center director to every consulting engagement. Her work has helped educators improve their own teaching and the engagement of their students around the world. Pam consults with middle, high and post-secondary schools. |
Beverly Chin
 Beverly offers professional learning experiences that help K-12 teachers and administrators implement English language arts and literacy strategies for teaching multicultural literature, reading and writing workshops, integrated language arts, literacy across the curriculum, collaborative learning, curriculum development and more. |
Leila Christenbury
 Leila Christenbury is avid about her support for the classroom teacher. She says, "While many pay great attention to policy statements and curriculum outline, to position papers and standards directions, it is the individual teacher who will, ultimately, make the difference." Leila is a former secondary classroom teacher and now a professor of English Education. |
Linda Crafton
 Linda has over 30 years of experience in education and she has expertise in the teaching of reading, authentic assessment, critical literacies, and the development of graduate programs for aspiring teachers. Learn more on her web page. |
Craig Dicker
 Craig Dicker is available to work with your school/organization that is interested in branching out internationally and making connections with English teachers’ associations around the world. |
Chris Jennings Dixon
 Chris Jennings has over 35 years of teaching experience and is now available to lead seminars, present on panels, and conduct professional developmental activities for teachers in secondary and postsecondary schools to address issues of collaboration, assessment, and student empowerment. She works to facilitate the implementation of practical strategies for student success in both high school and college classrooms. |
Curt Dudley-Marling
Curt has worked as a teacher and professor. His experiences and knowledge in the teaching of struggling readers and writers makes him an excellent presenter to elementary-level audiences. |
Kathy Egawa
 Kathy brings more than 25 years of experience as a teacher, librarian, and teacher educator. She presents to elementary and middle-level audiences on comprehensive literacy instruction, inquiry-based curriculum planning, assessment, building study groups, and much more. Learn more about how Kathy’s experience could benefit the teachers in your school. |
Douglas Fisher
 Douglas is available to consult on educating the struggling readers, the use of alternative texts, and content literacy. He has published numerous books and articles on reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, and curriculum design. Doug is currently at San Diego State University, but consults across the country on adolescent literacy. |
Barbara Flores
 Barbara delights in working with preschool and elementary schools focusing on beginning literacy and biliteracy development; second language development across the content areas; beginning ELL readers; struggling ELL readers; and teaching English language learners. |
David & Yvonne Freeman
David and Yvonne Freeman are available to present to K–12 teachers around the world. If your school or district wants to improve the literacy levels of ELL students, the Freemans can help. |
Nancy Frey
 Nancy is eager to work with K-12 teachers and administrators on building a literacy framework; content area reading strategies; graphic novels in middle and secondary classrooms, teaching English language learners; coaching; differentiated instruction; and secondary reading and intervention. |
Shari Frost
 Shari has spent her entire career working with teachers and children in the Chicago Public Schools. Her work is focused on improving literacy instruction in the early grades. Learn more about Shari's engaging presentations! |
Danling Fu
Danling's consulting work and publications represent her effort and committed collaboration with university colleagues as well as classroom teachers and school administrators in search for ways to improve literacy instruction for the most challenging student population in American schools. |
Anne Ruggles Gere
 Anne Ruggles Gere is Professor of English and Professor of Education at the University of Michigan where she directs the Joint Ph.D. Program in English and Education. Her interest in writing led her to found and direct the Puget Sound Writing Program and later an NEH-sponsored program on writing across the curriculum. As a former middle and high school teacher, Anne looks forward to working with your school or district. |
John Golden
John looks forward to delivering a lively presentation or workshop to your middle and secondary level teachers on using film actively in the classroom as a way for students to improve their reading, analytical and critical thinking skills. He presents on reading and writing strategies, the use of film in the classroom, cognitive coaching for the reflective teacher, and curriculum mapping and design. |
Jeffrey N. Golub
 As a former middle and secondary teacher (20 years) and professor at South Florida University (13 years), Jeffrey N. Golub appeals to as well as inspires teachers from middle school through high school. His presentations provide strategies for English and content-area teachers for making writing, reading, and learning happen in the classroom.
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Cathleen Greenwood
 Cathy loves to see young writers in print, and as a published writer, teacher, and veteran presenter at professional conferences, she provides inspiration to middle and high school teachers. Cathy is an award winning writer and is available for workshops on teaching grammar within the context of writing.
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Beth Hewett
For more than 20 years, Beth has taught at a variety of colleges and universities, serving more recently in both traditional and online writing program and writing center director positions. She is passionate about helping educators discover more about teaching writing as a way to develop both writing fluency and critical thinking. |
Brian Huot
 Brian presents to two- and four-year college faculty audiences on various topics related to writing instruction. He has served in a variety of professional roles at colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and has extensive experience in writing across the curriculum and writing assessment. |
Lauren Ingraham
Lauren Ingraham works with middle school, high school, and college-based audiences on literacy-based curricular reform, literacy preparedness for college, integrating nonfiction reading and writing into the curriculum, reflective writing and portfolios, and writing teacher preparation. Read more about her presentations and consulting experiences with schools around the nation. |
Dona Italiano
 Dona is an ELA consultant at the 6-12 level on ELA best practices, curriculum development, reading instruction, and more. Her consulting efforts are based upon the premise that people are the most valuable resource, and the collective knowledge and will of those who feel valued is the only truly transformation tool we have in education.
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William Kist
 “Researchers like Kist move us into the NOW and future of multimedia literacies.” This is according to educator Jeffrey Wilhelm. Bill Kist can show your teachers how to teach print literacy as well as multiliteracies so that we help bridge the gap between adolescents’ in-school and out-of-school literacies. |
Heather Lattimer
 Heather's expertise is in supporting struggling readers and writers and challenging chronic under-achievers. She is a two-time middle school teacher of the year and is now working on her doctorate degree while consulting. Heather is available to work with middle and secondary level teachers.
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Susi Long
Susi is eager to work with your pre-k and elementary teachers on constructing classrooms to support young readers and writers; building classrooms to reflect home and community language and literacies; developing professional study groups; and strategies for supporting teachers as they enter the profession. She has numerous publications and is an NCTE elementary section assistant chair. |
Thomas McCann
 Thomas looks forward to working with schools and districts on the teaching of writing, classroom discussion, inquiry learning, concerns and support for beginning teachers, and team teaching. He has taught English in a variety of school settings: four high schools, two colleges, and three universities. Tom has published with NCTE and various teacher leader and administrative publications. |
Mary Lou McCloskey
Mary Lou McCloskey has consulting experiences from around the world, but considers her most important credential her years of teaching experience with students from many cultural and linguistic backgrounds in levels from preschool through university. |
Katherine S. McKnight
Katie is a veteran educator of nearly 20 years. Much of her teaching experience at both 6-12th grade and college level was developed from her expertise in creating literacy curricula that engages all students in the classroom. Throughout her career, she has served students in under resourced schools and consistently seeks strategies to meet the educational needs of all students. |
Sandra Mercuri
 Sandra Mercuri offers expertise in improving content and literacy instruction and developing academic language across the content areas for Bilingual/ELL students. Learn more about how Sandra can help your school or district better serve this rapidly-growing population of students.
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Mary-Catherine Moran
M.C. has been a classroom teacher, a Special Education Training Specialist, and a literacy coach. She is a skilled facilitator, has national and international experience in educational consulting, and promotes a differentiated approach to professional learning. |
Ernest Morrell
For more than a decade Ernest has worked with adolescents, drawing on their involvement with popular culture to promote academic literacy development. He inspires and motivates teachers and students in the areas of media literacy, media production, literature instruction, mass media, hip-hop poetry, and culturally relevant pedagogy. |
Isoke Titilayo Nia
This NCTE consultant can assist a school or district with making systematic change, developing curriculum, and more. She resides in Brooklyn but can travel anywhere to present to K-12 audiences. |
Harry Noden
 Harry Noden has spent the majority of his teaching career at the middle school level, earning him an award as the Ohio's Middle School Language Arts Teacher of the Year. He is an excellent presenter for teaching grammar as part of the writing process. |
John O'Connor
 John O'Connor, author of the new NCTE publication, Wordplaygrounds, not only has innovative methods of teaching poetry, he also publishes poems and performs poetry. He has over 20 years of classroom experience and looks forward to working with your school or district. |
Robert Probst
Engaging young adults in literature has been a life-long passion for Robert. He assists middle, secondary, and college faculty in the teaching of reading and connecting reading and writing. |
Trina Randle
 Trina is committed to education because of her desire to nurture enthusiastic readers and writers. When she can help build the knowledge base of teachers, she knows she has made a difference in the lives of their students. Learn more about her expertise as a leader of reading and writing workshops and presentations for elementary teachers.
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Sarah Robbins
 Sarah is a co-author of the recent NCTE book, Writing Our Communities, which is based on her work as director of the Keeping and Creating American Communities project. She has been a Wrting Project site director for over a decade and has written other books and has published articles in many journals. Sarah is a former classroom teacher with many experiences working with schools across the nation. |
Susanne Rubenstein
Susanne is a current high school teacher who presents workshops on the teaching of writing, the teacher as writer, and the teaching of contemporary literature. She has authored two books, published fiction and poetry in various publications, and has numerous professional articles. Susanne firmly believes that teachers and students need to share their words with the world. |
Carol Rothenberg
 Carol’s presentation topics focus on language and literacy across the curriculum for K-12 English learners. She has coached teachers, facilitated study groups of teachers and administrators, and provided assistance to schools on English learners. When consulting, Carol taps her experiences as a former bilingual special education teacher, high school Spanish teacher, and elementary literacy coach. |
Kelly Sassi
 Kelly is available to work with middle and secondary teachers on writing instruction, especially with helping students succeed on timed writing exams without leaving best practices behind. She is a co-author of Writing on Demand with Anne Ruggles Gere and Leila Christenbury and enjoys presenting across the country on writing and English instruction. |
Michael W. Smith
Michael is a former high school teacher who now researches what expert readers and writers need and what motivates adolescents to read and write outside of the classroom. He then builds effective curriculum and instructional strategies around that research. Michael is available to consult with schools across the country on gender literacy, adolescent literacy, and more. |
Diane Stephens
 Diane has been a classroom teacher, a director (and co-director) of two reading clinics, a full time researcher at a reading center, a professor, and a department chair. Reading has been the focus of her life and she looks forward to helping your school or district with the teaching of reading and instruction of coaches. |
Susan Stires
 Susan looks forward to working with schools and districts on reading and writing instruction with elementary English language learners. She has over 30 years of elementary teaching experiences at the primary and intermediate levels, as well as specializing in learning disabilities. |
Katie Van Sluys
 Katie has experiences in various elementary classrooms and college settings. She can consult on writing, reading, comprehension, and so much more. Participants enjoy and learn so much in her workshops! |
Reba M. Wadsworth
Reba is available to work with classroom teachers, reading coaches, librarians, and administrators pre-K-5 grade on these topics: implementing a writing workshop, providing a balanced reading program, developing classroom libraries, developmentally appropriate assessments, and selecting read alouds for all ages during the elementary years.
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Ingrid Wendt
 Ingrid Wendt loves to put the tools of poetry into the hands of students and teachers of all ages. Herself a widely-published, award-winning poet, available for classroom, preservice, and inservice workshops and keynotes, Ingrid’s expertise comes from her 30+ years as a visiting writer in grades K-12, as well as in undergraduate and graduate writing classes, across the country and in Europe.
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Rebecca Wheeler
 "Rebecca S. Wheeler is becoming one of the most important professional voices in language instruction today." This is according to Ken Lindblom, Editor of Teaching in the World, English Journal, May 2005. Rebecca can bring you effective, user-friendly approaches for teaching Standard English to dialectally diverse students in urban classrooms. |
David & Phyllis Whitin
These NCTE Consultants have developed numerous and innovative methods of integrating literature and mathematics. In addition, they offer ideas other content area teachers can explore to integrate reading and writing into their classrooms. The Whitins can present to elementary and middle-level audiences. |
Jeffrey D. Wilhelm
Motivating and engaging adolescent learners is the focus of Jeff’s work. As a former teacher and current professor and author, he provides practical strategies for middle and secondary teachers. |
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