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Dr. Anne Paonessa holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction Leadership. She is a full-time speaker and consultant, focusing on improving student attendance, addressing chronic absenteeism, and reducing disruptive behaviors by integrating social structures and connections to enhance learning outcomes. In addition to her consulting work, she is an adjunct professor and provides leadership development training for the Regional Office of Education. Dr. Paonessa has designed and taught graduate-level courses on innovation in instruction and meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Her research focuses on enhancing instructional outcomes through the integration of social structures. You can visit her at annepaonessa.com. Dr. Jeff Zwiers was previously a senior researcher in the Stanford University Graduate School of Education and is now an educational consultant. He has taught all subjects bilingually in secondary and elementary settings. His research and work focus on collaborating with teachers to enhance instruction and assessment for multilingual students, with an emphasis on improving student-student interactions. Jeff has also written books and articles on literacy, conversation, and language development, along with children's books and curriculums. |