Lois Brown Easton works as a consultant, coach, and author. She is particularly interested in learning designs for adults and for students. She recently retired as director of professional development at Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center in Estes Park, Colorado. Easton was also director of Re:Learning Systems, a partnership between the Coalition of Essential Schools and the Education Commission of the States, from 1992 to 1994. Prior to that, Easton served in the Arizona Department of Education as English/Language Arts coordinator, director of curriculum and instruction, and director of curriculum and assessment planning.

A middle school English teacher for 15 years, Easton earned her PhD at the University of Arizona. She has been a frequent presenter at conferences and a contributor to educational journals. She is the author of The Other Side of Curriculum: Lessons from Learners (Heinemann, 2002) and Engaging the Disengaged: How Schools Can Help Struggling Students Succeed (Corwin, 2008), and editor of Powerful Designs for Professional Learning (National Staff Development Council, 2004).

You can reach Lois Brown Easton by mail at 4643 Burgundy Lane, Boulder, CO 80301-5377; by phone at 303-527-2733 or 303-517-5084; and by e-mail at leastoners@aol.com.