Sacramento Presenters

Carol Jago has taught English in middle and high school in public schools for 32 years and is associate director of the California Reading and Literature Project at UCLA. She served as president of the National Council of Teachers of English and as chair of the College Board’s English Academic Advisory committee. She has published many books with Heinemann including The Book in Question: Why and How Reading Is in Crisis. She is also author of With Rigor for All and Cohesive Writing: Why Concept Is Not Enough and published books on contemporary multicultural authors for NCTE. Carol has served on the National Assessment Governing Board and currently serves on the International Literacy Association’s Board of Directors. She chairs the NCTE standing committee on literacy assessment. Carol was awarded the International Literacy Association’s Adolescent Literacy Thought Leader Award and the CEL Exemplary Leadership Award. She has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California Association of Teachers of English. Carol is also the recipient of the National Council of Teachers of English Squire Award given to honor an individual who has had a transforming influence and has made a lasting intellectual contribution to the profession.

Cassiopeia Guthrie is committed to inspiring the imperative: courageous, creative, equity-minded, and empowered communities ready to change the world. A K-12 credentialed educator and professional journalist, Cassiopeia currently serves as the Distinguished Teacher in Residence at California State University, San Marcos, where she teaches classes for pre-service and inservice educators. She is also an award-winning theatre critic whose work has been seen across an array of publications with most recent bylines on SanDiegoStory.com, San Diego Magazine, and On the Craft.

Nearly twenty years as an English teacher, first in middle schools in Japan and since in Southern California public high schools in Bellflower and Garden Grove, Erich has dedicated his time toward providing an equitable education for students. He is teaching ERWC and ELD at Bolsa Grande High School in Orange County and leads ERWC training workshops in Long Beach. When he's not conferring with students in the classroom, Erich is pondering the challenges in public education: equitable grading practices, empowering English language learners in all subjects, and sustainable classroom conditions for writing teachers. What's New with Universal Design for Learning? A "Sneak Peek" at the Upcoming 2 Day Intensive Professional Learning

Glen McClish is professor emeritus of rhetoric and writing studies at San Diego State University.  He is especially interested in African American rhetoric and pedagogical applications of rhetoric principles.  

Jennifer Fletcher is a Professor of English at California State University, Monterey Bay, where she coordinates the undergraduate program for future English teachers. She also teaches writing courses for first-year college students. Her nearly thirty years of experience in education include a decade as a high school teacher. The author of Teaching Arguments (2015), Teaching Literature Rhetorically (2018), and Writing Rhetorically (2021), Jennifer facilitates workshops and webinars on rhetorical literacy skills for teachers across the country and is a frequent speaker at conferences. She serves as the Chair of the ERWC Steering Committee.

Jen Roberts is a Nationally Board Certified high school English teacher with 25+ years of experience teaching English Language Arts and Social Science and in grades 7-12. She is the co-author of Power Up: Making the Shift to 1:1 Teaching and Learning and a Google for Education Certified Innovator since 2011. Her interests include literacy instruction, and leveraging technology to make her teaching more efficient, and effective. She blogs at LitandTech.com.

Lori Campbell teaches ERWC for the Kern High School District program, Kern Learn. This course is the first to receive full certification from Quality Matters adhering to the high standards of an effective online course. Ms. Campbell taught ERWC in the classroom for 10 years. She also serves as CATE Membership Chair. 

For the last 23 years I have worked with students and young people in a variety of capacities and just completed my 16th year as an English teacher with Riverside Unified School District. I have a BA in Social Science, with an emphasis in Sociology and Minority Studies, and hold credentials in English and History.  I have a passion for developing curriculum that is functional and driven by student and teacher needs. I currently teach 10th Grade World Literature, and ERWC and support my site and team as the ERWC Course Lead. In my 16 years with RUSD I have been a full-time classroom teacher, a course lead, and a TOSA developing and adopting curriculum for my district. I have taught the entire spectrum of secondary education and have spent the last 12 years teaching ERWC. My experience with all grade levels 7-12 has given me a unique opportunity to assess and evaluate our student’s common needs and difficulties with accessing text, and translating their knowledge into thoughtful focused writing. My professional focus is creating tools and practices that provide scaffolding and release of responsibility; to give students the ability to access the curriculum and become confident readers and writers.