Douglas Fisher is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High in San Diego, California. Formerly an intervention teacher and elementary school educator, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame in 2022. Doug has authored numerous articles on leadership, reading and literacy, and curriculum design along with books such as Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom, Better Learning Through Structured Teaching, and All Learning Is Social and Emotional.

Nancy Frey is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High in San Diego, California. She is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California. Nancy has authored numerous articles on leadership, reading and literacy, and curriculum design as well as books such as Microlearning in the K–12 Classroom, Student Learning Communities, and Your Students, My Students, Our Students.

John Almarode is an associate professor of education and the Executive Director of Teaching and Learning in the College of Education at James Madison University. Almarode began his career in Augusta County, Virginia, teaching high school mathematics and science. Now, he works with preservice teachers and devotes time to collaborating with in-service teachers in classrooms and schools across the globe. Almarode and his colleagues have presented their work to the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Department of Education, and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. He has authored multiple articles, reports, book chapters, and more than a dozen books on effective teaching and learning in today's schools and classrooms.