Jane E. Pollock is the director of Learning Horizon, Inc. Specializing in the areas of teaching and supervising learning, Dr. Pollock consults on long-term contracts with schools worldwide to improve student learning and teaching practices. She is the author of Improving Student Learning One Teacher at a Time (2007) and the coauthor of Dimensions of Learning Teacher and Training Manuals (1996), Assessment, Grading and Record Keeping (1999), and Classroom Instruction That Works (2000). She is an adjunct faculty member for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and various universities in the United States. A native of Caracas, Venezuela, Dr. Pollock earned degrees at the University of Colorado and Duke University. She can be reached by e-mail at jepollock@improvestudentlearning.com.

Sharon M. Ford most recently served as an assistant professor in the graduate department of Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies in the School of Education and Human Development at the University of Colorado at Denver, where the primary focus of her work was the field of supervision. She advised numerous doctoral and master's degree students and taught courses for graduate students seeking licenses as school principals and superintendents. Prior to that post, Dr. Ford worked for a state department of education, served in an administrative role in a large school district, and taught in regular and special education classrooms. Dr. Ford's work has appeared in many refereed journals, including the Journal of School Leadership, The Executive Educator, Educational Administration Quarterly, and a National Council of Professors of Educational Administration yearbook. She served as the regional representative for a seven-state area to the Professors of Secondary School Administration, National Association of Secondary School Principals, and was president of the Colorado Association of Professors of School Administration. Dr. Ford earned degrees at the University of Colorado and Whittier College. She can be reached at sharonf3@earthlink.net.