Renee W. Houser

Renee Houser is Co-Founder and Director of Education for Upper Grades at Growing Educators in Los Angeles, CA, a former Teachers College, Columbia University staff member, and co-author of the series: What do I Teach Readers Tomorrow? with Dr. Gravity Goldberg. While teaching at PS 126 in NYC Renee worked closely with Dan Ling Fu, Shelly Harwayne & Lucy Calkins as renegades of innovative instruction. She brought her knowledge from these experiences into the classroom to support her students with diverse learning needs and students at various stages of English language acquisition, and was later tapped to join The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. During her time as a staff developer, Renee also taught as an adjunct professor at Teachers College, led administrative think tanks, and created curriculum with literacy coaches from across the city, as well as nationally and internationally. She earned her Master’s Degrees from Old Dominion University and Fordham University.