Douglas Fisher

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Douglas Fisher is professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College. Previously, Doug was an early intervention teacher and elementary school educator. He is a credentialed teacher and leader in California. In 2022, he was inducted into the Reading Hall of Fame by the Literacy Research Association. He has published widely on literacy, quality instruction, and assessment, as well as books such as Welcome to Teaching, PLC+, Teaching Students to Drive their Learning, and Student Assessment: Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning.

Expertise

Common Core Implementation
Gradual Release of Responsibility
Text Complexity and Close Reading
School-Wide Literacy Intervention
Text dependent Questions
Literacy in the Content Areas

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

“Doug gave one of the finest keynote addresses I have ever heard. He was engaging and has extraordinary expertise. People did not want him to end his presentation.”

-Gary Seastrand, Director, Center for the Improvement of Teacher and Education Schooling, Brigham Young University, Provo, 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+

Books

Student Assessment

Better Evidence, Better Decisions, Better Learning

By: Dylan Wiliam, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How Teams Work

A Playbook for Distributing Leadership

By: Cathy Lassiter, Douglas Fisher, Toni Faddis and Nancy Frey

The Artificial Intelligence Playbook

Time-Saving Tools for Teachers that Make Learning More Engaging

By: Meghan Hargrave, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Belonging in School

Creating a Place Where Kids Want to Learn and Teachers Want to Stay--An Illustrated Playbook

By: Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Vincent Pompei and Rachael Stewart

The Mathematics Playbook

Implementing What Works Best in the Classroom

By: John Taylor Almarode, Kateri Thunder, Michelle Shin, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

BUNDLE: Fisher: The Teacher Clarity Playbook 2e + Almarode: The Success Criteria Playbook

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Kierstan Barbee, Olivia Amador Valerio, Joseph Michael Assof and Kateri Thunder

The Teacher Clarity Playbook, Grades K-12

A Hands-On Guide to Creating Learning Intentions and Success Criteria for Organized, Effective Instruction

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode, Kierstan Barbee, Olivia Amador Valerio and Joseph Michael Assof

Welcome to Teaching!

An Illustrated Guide to the Best Profession in the World

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Taryl Hansen

PLC+

A Playbook for Instructional Leaders

By: Nancy Frey, Dave Nagel, Douglas Fisher, Toni Faddis and Aida Allen-Rotell

Onboarding Teachers

A Playbook for Getting New Staff Up to Speed

By: Nancy Frey, Michelle Shin, Douglas Fisher and Enrico Biscocho

Teaching Students to Drive Their Learning

A Playbook on Engagement and Self-Regulation, K-12

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Sarah Ortega and John Hattie

Kids Come in All Languages

Visible Learning for Multilingual Learners

By: Oscar Corrigan, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Hattie

The Vocabulary Playbook

Learning Words That Matter, K-12

By: Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Teaching Reading [Higher-Ed Version]

A Playbook for Developing Skilled Readers Through Word Recognition and Language Comprehension

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Diane Lapp

How Scaffolding Works

A Playbook for Supporting and Releasing Responsibility to Students

By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Taylor Almarode

The Early Childhood Education Playbook

By: Kateri Thunder, John Taylor Almarode, Alisha Demchak, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Teaching Reading

A Playbook for Developing Skilled Readers Through Word Recognition and Language Comprehension

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Diane Lapp

How Feedback Works

A Playbook

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

Confronting the Crisis of Engagement

Creating Focus and Resilience for Students, Staff, and Communities

By: Douglas B. Reeves, Nancy Frey and Douglas Fisher

Leader Credibility

The Essential Traits of Those Who Engage, Inspire, and Transform

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Cathy Lassiter and Dominique Smith

Collaborating Through Collective Efficacy Cycles

Ensuring All Students and Teachers Succeed

By: Toni Faddis, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

The Social-Emotional Learning Playbook

A Guide to Student and Teacher Well-Being

By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and Dominique Smith

How Leadership Works

A Playbook for Instructional Leaders

By: Cathy Lassiter, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Dominique Smith

The Restorative Practices Playbook

Tools for Transforming Discipline in Schools

By: Dominique Smith, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How Learning Works

A Playbook

By: John Taylor Almarode, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

How Tutoring Works

Six Steps to Grow Motivation and Accelerate Student Learning

By: Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher and John Taylor Almarode

Collective Student Efficacy

Developing Independent and Inter-Dependent Learners

By: John Hattie, Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey and Shirley Clarke

Rebound, Grades K-12

A Playbook for Rebuilding Agency, Accelerating Learning Recovery, and Rethinking Schools

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith and John Hattie

Leading the Rebound

20+ Must-Dos to Restart Teaching and Learning

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Dominique Smith and John Hattie

The Quick Guide to Simultaneous, Hybrid, and Blended Learning

By: Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, John Taylor Almarode and Aleigha Henderson-Rosser