Register online here by July 12, 2013

Conference Mission, schedule

"Quality Teaching for Today’s Teens: Bringing Content Alive "

Doug Fisher, Ph.D is a Professor of Language and Literacy Education in the Department of Teacher Education at San Diego State University. Doug is also the Dean of Faculty of Affairs and a classroom teacher at Health Sciences High and Middle College in San Diego, CA.

He is a member of the California Reading Hall of Fame and is the recipient of several awards including the International Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award, the Farmer award for excellence in writing from the National Council of Teachers of English, and the Christa McAuliffe award for excellence in teacher education.

He has published numerous articles and books on school-wide approaches to improving student achievement, reading and literacy, differentiated instruction, assessment, and curriculum design. He is a board member of the Literacy Research Association (formerly the National Reading Conference) and co-editor of NCTE’s middle level journal, Voices from the Middle.

He is highly sought after for his dynamic and engaging professional development workshops.