Alyson Simpson is Professor in the Sydney School of Education and Social Work at the University of Sydney. Her research projects in higher education and primary schools include work on the power of dialogic learning and the impact of digital technology on reading practices and pedagogy.

Francesca Pomerantz is Professor in the Department of Childhood Education and Care at Salem State University. Her research and teaching focus on preparing and supporting teachers to teach literacy. As the lead faculty for school and community partnerships, she is responsible for the field component of the university's teacher preparation program.

Douglas Kaufman is Associate Professor of Curriculum & Instruction in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut. His current research examines teachers' identities as writers and the development of intercultural understandings in preservice teachers. He also directs the Neag Teaching Abroad Program in Cape Town, South Africa.

Sue Ellis is Professor of Education in the School of Education at Strathclyde University. Her research concerns the role and nature of professional knowledge in literacy teaching and how policy and practice frameworks can shape initial and continuing professional development to promote equity through schooling.