About the author
Dr. Bruno is an 8th grade literacy teacher at Hadley Junior High in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, with 26 years of experience in the field of education. She has an EdD in teacher leadership and is Nationally Board Certified. Her areas of specialization include adolescent literacy, reading and writing workshop, teaching effective lifelong learning, learning theory and pedagogical practice, democratic classrooms and teaching at the middle level.
Dr. Bruno's scholarly research focuses on instructional practices that empower and challenge young adolescents to take charge of their own learning and develop the dispositions and skills necessary to prosper in the 21st century.