Anne Paonessa Author

Dr. Anne Paonessa holds a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction Leadership. She is currently an Assistant Superintendent of Teaching & Learning and has served as both an elementary and middle school principal/teacher as well as Director of Multilingual Learners through high school. Dr. Paonessa has designed and taught graduate level college courses related to innovation within instruction and meeting the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse learners. Her research focus is enhancing instructional outcomes through the integration of social structures. 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.