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Jillian Heise {Hi-Z} is a National Board Certified Teacher with one Masters degree in Reading/Language Arts + another Masters in Library & Information Science. She has been an elementary Library Media Specialist in southeastern Wisconsin since 2017. Prior to that, she taught 7th & 8th grade ELA in the Milwaukee area for eleven years with an additional year out of the classroom as a literacy consultant. As founder of #ClassroomBookADay (inspired by Donalyn Miller’s #bookaday) in 2014, Jillian is a passionate advocate for the power of shared stories to build classroom and school community and engagement. She dedicates her practice to the right to read, ABAR teaching, and supporting all students by honoring their identities and lived experiences through access to inclusive literature. Jillian served as the Chair of the Wisconsin State Reading Association’s Children’s Literature Committee for eight years. She also presents at conferences and provides workshops at the local, state, regional, national, and international level to share her literacy expertise and book knowledge to inspire other educators. You can find Jillian online at Heise Reads & Recommends and @heisereads.
