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Nancy Frey

Bio Books Professional Learning

Nancy Frey is a professor in educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Her published titles include The Courage to Learn, The Art and Science of Coaching, How Scaffolding Works, and The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning. Frey is a credentialed special educator, reading specialist, and administrator in California and learns from teachers and students every day.

Books

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The Engagement by Design Playbook - Book Cover
The Engagement by Design Playbook
Creating Learning Environments Where Students Thrive
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith and James Marshall
Belonging in School - Book Cover
Belonging in School
Creating a Place Where Kids Want to Learn and Teachers Want to Stay — An Illustrated Playbook
By: Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Teaching Students Impacted by Poverty - Book Cover
Teaching Students Impacted by Poverty
An Illustrated Guide
By: Pedro A. Noguera, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Valentina Gonzalez
Leading Teacher Clarity - Book Cover
Leading Teacher Clarity
A Guide for Implementation Success
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Gina DiTullio and Dominique Smith
PLC+ The Texas Way - Book Cover
PLC+ The Texas Way
Transforming Teacher Teams to Accelerate Student Learning
By: Douglas Fisher, Kierstan Barbee, Nancy Frey and John Taylor Almarode
An Illustrated Guide to the 5 Questions for PLC+ - Book Cover
An Illustrated Guide to the 5 Questions for PLC+
By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, John Taylor Almarode and Taryl Hansen
The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching - Book Cover
The Art and Science of Teacher Coaching
What It Is, What It’s Not, and How to Do It
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Toni Faddis and Taryl Hansen
Your Illustrated Guide to Classroom Management - Book Cover
Your Illustrated Guide to Classroom Management
A Commonsense Approach
By: Dominique Smith, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, Carl Blythe and Taryl Hansen
Welcome to Substitute Teaching! - Book Cover
Welcome to Substitute Teaching!
An Illustrated Guide to Stepping in and Making a Difference
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Kierstan Barbee, Sarah Ortega and Taryl Hansen
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity - Book Cover
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Clarity
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Taryl Hansen
Consequential Leadership - Book Cover
Consequential Leadership
An Illustrated Guide on Leading for Impact
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Toni Faddis, Cathy Lassiter, John Hattie and Taryl Hansen
The Courage to Learn - Book Cover
The Courage to Learn
Building Risk-Ready Classrooms Where Students Thrive
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall and Taryl Hansen
Coaching for Impact - Book Cover
Coaching for Impact
A Guide to What Works Best in Instruction
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Tyler Gilbert, Emily Brokaw and John Taylor Almarode
50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+ - Book Cover
50 Strategies for Activating Your PLC+
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and James Marshall
Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward - Book Cover
Instructional Strategies to Move Learning Forward
50+ Tools That Support the Gradual Release of Responsibility
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Kierstan Barbee and Sarah Ortega
Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically & Responsibly - Book Cover
Teaching Students to Use AI Ethically & Responsibly
Exploring AI With Intentionality, Curiosity, and Care
By: Salman Khan, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall and Meghan Hargrave
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Credibility - Book Cover
The Illustrated Guide to Teacher Credibility
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith and Taryl Hansen
Every Child Deserves a Special Education - Book Cover
Every Child Deserves a Special Education
Five Mindframes That Ensure All Students Learn
By: Lee Ann Jung, Lorraine Graham, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Hattie
The Artificial Intelligence Playbook - Book Cover
The Artificial Intelligence Playbook
Time-Saving Tools for Teachers that Make Learning More Engaging
By: Meghan Hargrave, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Your Introduction to PLC+ - Book Cover
Your Introduction to PLC+
Building Collaborative Teams That Drive Student Success
By: Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Teacher Clarity - Book Cover
Teacher Clarity
Four Necessary Components for High-Impact Student Learning
By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Kierstan Barbee
Teaching Foundational Skills to Adolescent Readers - Book Cover
Teaching Foundational Skills to Adolescent Readers
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Sarah Ortega, Kierstan Barbee and Aida Allen-Rotell
The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning Posters (5-pack) - Book Cover
The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning Posters (5-pack)
By: John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode and Taryl Hansen
RIGOR Unveiled - Book Cover
RIGOR Unveiled
A Video-Enhanced Flipbook to Promote Teacher Expertise in Relationship Building, Instruction, Goals, Organization, and Relevance
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and James Marshall
Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners! - Book Cover
Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners!
An Illustrated Guide
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Valentina Gonzalez
Teaching and Learning in the Face of Adversity - Book Cover
Teaching and Learning in the Face of Adversity
Strategies That Inspire
By: Michelle L. Trujillo, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey
Bundle: Welcome to Teaching! + Onboarding Teachers - Book Cover
Bundle: Welcome to Teaching! + Onboarding Teachers
By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Taryl Hansen, Michelle Shin and Enrico Biscocho
Grading With Integrity - Book Cover
Grading With Integrity
A Research-Based Approach Grounded in Honesty, Transparency, Accuracy, and Equity
By: Thomas R. Guskey, Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher
The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning - Book Cover
The Illustrated Guide to Visible Learning
An Introduction to What Works Best In Schools
By: John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and John Taylor Almarode
Student Assessment - Book Cover
Student Assessment
Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning
By: Dylan Wiliam, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

    Professional Learning

    Expertise

    • Evidence-Based Instructional Practices
    • Gradual Release of Responsibility (GRR) Framework
    • Literacy Leadership Across Content Areas
    • Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and Collaborative Leadership
    • Instructional Leadership for Schoolwide Impact
    • Equity-Focused Instruction for English Learners
    • Creating a Culture of Achievement

    Learn more about Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey at www.fisherandfrey.com.

    Workshops

    Workshops

    • Help All Readers Access Complex Text!: In this seminar, Frey and Fisher can provide whole schools with a professional learning experience in which participants, K-12, will learn step by step how to craft their own instructional plans around the 5 Access Points for Comprehending Complex Text:

      • Purpose & Modeling
      • Close & Scaffolded Reading
      • Collaborative Conversations
      • An Independent Reading Staircase
      • Performance

    • Rigorous Reading: Call it close reading, call it deep reading, call it analytic reading—call it what you like. By any name, it’s a level of understanding that students of any age can achieve with the right kind of instruction. In this seminar, participants will find an instructional plan articulated so clearly, and so squarely built on research, that teachers, schools, and districts need look no further.

      Attendees will be able to:

      • Engage students in repeated discussions to help students delve into an author’s ideas
      • Use text-dependent questions, prompts, and cues
      • Offer feedback and assessments that help students demonstrate understanding

    What People are Saying

    “I think we could have Nancy Frey visit every year and have a sold-out conference! We always leave her presentation with new strategies and insights”

    -Sharla Hart, Director, Secondary Field Experiences, Executive Director Utah ACSD, Utah State University, Logan, UT

    Certified In

    • Balanced Literacy
    • Close & Critical Reading
    • Distance Learning
    • Engagement by Design
    • How Tutoring Works
    • PLC+
    • Rebound
    • Restorative Practices
    • SEL
    • Simultaneous Learning
    • Success Criteria Playbook
    • Teacher Clarity
    • Visible Learning+

    Contact our professional learning advisors to learn more about booking this author or consultant.