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Linda Christensen has her Masters in Teaching from the University of Portland. Linda taught high school language arts in Portland Public Schools for more than 30 years. She is the director of the Oregon Writing Project at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Linda is on the editorial board of Rethinking Schools, and the author of numerous books inclu... ding: Reading, Writing, and Rising Up2 and Teaching for Joy and Justice. Sarah Heller McFarlane received a BA from Mount Holyoke College in 1985, and received a Master of Arts in Teaching from Lewis & Clark College in 1988. Sarah has taught social studies in the Shoreline School District since 1990 and has been at Shorewood High School since 1991, where she teaches US History and Civics, including involvement with the Co-Teaching and MLL programs. She is a founding member of Puget Sound Rethinking Schools and the NWTSJ Conference. Paulette Thompson received a BA from Mount Holyoke College in 1985. After teaching high school English as a Foreign Language as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Morocco, she returned to Seattle and received her teaching certification from University of Washington (UW). Paulette taught social studies, humanities, and sometimes French in Seattle Schools for nearly 30 years. She is currently a UW doctoral student in education and holds one of the inaugural Jenkins Fellowships at the UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies. Paulette works in UWs College Access Unit advising Upward Bound students in three Seattle high schools. Heather Barcan has degrees from the University of California at Berkeley and San Jose State University. She teaches English/ Language Arts at Centennial High School in East Multnomah County, Portland. She has been active in her pursuit of equity and social justice in her teaching, and taught in alternative programs and settings for a number of years before returning to a comprehensive high school setting. Marian Wagner has her Masters in Teaching from the University of Washington. Marian has taught 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades ...Read More