Presenters

Ahead of the Code launched with roughly 35 educators. Although not all of them could be with us today, all of them have contributed to our learning about how teachers and students experience writing assistance tools. See bios for today's presenters and facilitators below.

Jacqueline Acosta

Jacqueline Acosta is a teacher of English Language Arts grades 9-12 at Angel's Gate High School. She has been a teacher consultant with the California State Los Angeles Writing Project since 2014.

Noé Almendariz

Noé Almendariz is a teacher of English at El Monte High School. He has been a teacher consultant with the UCLA Writing Project since 2017 and can be followed on Twitter @noejalmendariz.

Amanda Cornwell

Amanda Cornwell is a STEM Education Program Facilitator at Central Michigan University. She has been a teacher consultant with the Lake Michigan Writing Project and, more recently, with the Chippewa River Writing Project. She can be followed on Twitter at @elaroom101.

Elyse Eidman-Aadahl

Dr. Elyse Eidman-Aadahl is the Executive Director of the National Writing Project. Formerly a high school humanities and journalism teacher, teacher education professor, and director of the Maryland Writing Project, she is now a happy Californian at the home office of the NWP. Follow her on Twitter @elyseea.

Taiesha Fowler

Taiesha Fowler is an English Language Arts Adviser for Jefferson South Central Community of Schools. She has been a teacher consultant with the UCLA Writing Project since 2009.

Troy Hicks

Dr. Troy Hicks is a professor of English and education at Central Michigan University, where he directs the Chippewa River Writing Project.

Amy Hoying

Amy Hoying is a high school English teacher to juniors and seniors at Versailles High School. She has been a teacher consultant with the Ohio Writing Project since 2001 and can be followed on Twitter at @aghoying.

Jeremy Hyler

Jeremy Hyler is a middle school English and science teacher at Fulton Middle School in Middleton, Michigan. He has been a teacher consultant for the Chippewa River Writing Project since 2010 and can be followed on Twitter @jeremybballer.

Bob Jobin

Bob Jobin is a Program Associate at the National Writing Project. He has worked to support this network of extraordinary educators since 2008.

Sharon Murchie

Sharon Murchie is a teacher of English at Okemos High School. She has been a teacher consultant with the Chippewa River Writing Project since 2015 and can be followed on Twitter @smurchies.

Janet Neyer

Janet Neyer teaches English and psychology at Cadillac High School in northern Michigan. She has been a teacher consultant with the Chippewa River Writing Project since 2013 and currently serves on the CRWP's leadership team. Find her on Twitter @janetneyer.

Kate Rowley

Kate Rowley is a high school English teacher at Culver City High School in Los Angeles. She has been a teacher consultant with the UCLA Writing Project since 2011. She writes about teaching on Medium @katerowley.

Andy Schoeborn

Andy Schoeborn teaches English at Mount Pleasant High School. He has been a teacher consultant with the Chippewa River Writing Project since 2010. Find him on Twitter @aschoenborn.

Becky Schwartz

Becky Schwartz is a teacher of English, social studies, and AP Computer Science Principles at Springport High School. She has been a teacher consultant with the Chippewa River Writing Project since 2015 and can be followed on Twitter @RSchwartz702.

Audrey Swanson

Audrey Swanson teaches sophomore English and Drama at McCall-Donnelly High School in McCall, Idaho. She has been a teacher consultant with the Boise State Writing Project since 2011.

Amber Tetrick

Amber Tetrick teaches AP Language and Composition and Sophomore English at Boise High School. She has been teaching Language Arts in the Boise School District since 2005 and can be followed on Twitter @AmberTetrick.

Bernadette Wayne

Bernadette Wayne is a high school English teacher to juniors and seniors at Clermont Northeastern High School. She has been a teacher consultant with the Ohio Writing Project since 2020 and can be followed on Twitter @Bern_Wayne.

Sarah Woodard

Sarah Woodard teaches English at Denver Online High School and serves as an adjunct instructor at the University of Colorado Denver in the School of Education and Human Development and English Departments. She has been a co-director of the Denver Writing Project since 2007. Sarah's on Twitter @scwoodard

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