Literacy Rebooted and (RE)defined: Expanding our Thinking for Increased Engagement and Achievement

Jen McCarty Plucker, Ed.D., lead literacy consultant for Mackin Learning has more than 20 years experience in public education. First, as a middle school English and speech teacher, then as a high school English, speech, and literacy intervention teacher. She spent 5 years at the district leadership level integrating inquiry, project based learning, and rich classroom libraries across secondary English, social studies, and science. She is most energized when seeing learners of all ages engaged...totally in their zone.