Thomas DeVere Wolsey, EdD, teaches graduate courses in research and literacy and leads professional development for teachers throughout the United States, including on the Hopi Reservation in Arizona, as well as in Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, China, and elsewhere. He is the author or coauthor of numerous books for teachers and teacher educators, most recently on the topic of teaching refugees and displaced students. Dr. Wolsey has developed training materials for the California Department of Education, TextProject, San Diego State University, and other institutions and programs. His research and writing explore the intersections of literacy and technology, middle grades and secondary literacy practices, teacher preparation, and green school design.
Diane Lapp, EdD, is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Education in the Department of Teacher Education and Lecturer in the Department of Educational Administration at San Diego State University. She has taught elementary, middle, and high school and currently serves as an Instructional Coach at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego. Dr. Lapps research and instruction focus on issues related to struggling readers and writers who live in economically deprived urban settings, and their families and teachers. Widely published, she has received the Outstanding Teacher Educator of the Year Award from the International Literacy Association (ILA), as well as the William S. Gray Citation of Merit, ILAs highest individual honor. Dr. Lapp is a member of the Reading Hall of Fame and the California Reading Hall of Fame.