As a principal consultant for McREL, Jane consults and trains teachers and administrators nationally and internationally and is co-author of Classroom Instruction that Works for English Language Learners. She collaborates with state departments of education to offer a long-term professional development program for instructional leadership teams interested in leading English-language learner reform efforts. Prior to joining McREL, she worked for 29 years as a speech/language specialist in the areas of bilingual special education and language acquisition. Jane holds a B.A. in theatre arts/speech from Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa, and an M.S. in communication disorders from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.