With more than 20 years in the classroom with adult learners, Jana Harper has a diverse background to draw from--a very useful resource in Adult Education. She has taught all levels of HSE and ESOL learners, and is the Lead STAR Trainer for Arizona. One of her favorite aspects of this field is that it's always changing, which provides continual opportunities to learn and try out new ideas. It's also the source of her favorite catch phrase, "Never a dull moment!"

Alice Levine has taught adult learners for over 35 years—in ESOL, ABE/GED classes, and family literacy programs. She has worked in a wide variety of settings, including programs in public housing, stand-alone adult education schools, refugee programs and community organizations, and an adult literacy class for women in Guatemala.   

For the last 15 years of her career, Alice worked with the Boston Public Schools in the Family and Community Engagement Department. There she served as the Family Education Curriculum Specialist and taught courses (in English and in Spanish) for parents in the areas of ESL, reading, and math. She also developed and implemented a model for Parent-Child Reading Clubs and trained community leaders to facilitate these clubs in Spanish, Arabic, Somali, Chinese, and Vietnamese. Starting from her time with the Boston Public Schools, Alice has developed an extensive and deep knowledge of books that speak to the experiences of adults and families from a variety of racial, cultural, and language backgrounds. 

Since moving out to Western MA, Alice has been consulting and training teachers with a variety of agencies, districts, and schools. She places a special focus on using books that reflect the life experiences and cultural knowledge of learners. She also has extensive knowledge of books that deal with a variety of diversity, equity, and social justice issues (including gender, ability/disability, religion, immigration status, and more).