I thought that reading researchers had the answers that teachers needed. Now I see that teachers have the questions and knowledge of the real-world that reading researchers need to be of service to society.
Doug Hesse is the director of the Writing Program at the University of Denver and Professor of English. In 2015, he was named as the President of the National Council of Teachers of English. His scholarly interests are creative nonfiction, writing pedagogy, the organization of writing programs, and national literacy efforts, and he has presented keynotes on these topics at national education conferences.
