William Bintz, PhD, is Professor in the Department of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies at Kent State University. He has extensive classroom teaching experience in elementary, middle, and high schools. His professional interests include using award-winning literature to teach across the curriculum in K-12, collaborative teacher research, and reading comprehension assessment. Dr. Bintz has published numerous articles and book chapters in leading literacy journals and has presented at many international, national, and state conferences. In addition, he conducts professional development workshops throughout the United States.