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Sara DeMartino Sara DeMartino joined the Institute for Learning at the University of Pittsburgh in July of 2011 as a member of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) assessment prototype team. As a fellow, she works with educators in various school districts on research, curriculum development, and professional development. She is currently the lead designer of professional development experience for the Network for School Improvement grant team, collaborating with educators in Dallas ISD to increase the number of students of color, low-income students, special education students, and English learners who are college and career ready by the end of 9th grade using improvement science methods. DeMartino began her career in education as an English language arts teacher in Hillsborough County, FL. She earned her PhD in Language, Literacy, and Culture at the University of Pittsburgh. Her research interests include writing, peer review, and the use of technology in ELA classrooms. Sara’s most recent publications are “Secondary students’ perceptions of peer review of writing,” published in Research in the Teaching of English, and “In their own words” published in The Learning Professional. DeMartino is a co-author of the revised National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) position statement on the role of English teachers in educating English Language Learners, and the forthcoming NCTE position statement on adolescent literacy.
