Jill A. Lindbergretired from Milwaukee Public Schools in June 2003 and is currently a supervising teacher for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her teaching experience includes six years as a mentor teacher, assisting both general and special educationteachers in Milwaukee Public Schools.She has taught students with specific learning disabilities, students with emotional/behavior disabilities,and students with hearing impairment. She has coauthored five books in the Common-Sense Classroom Management serieswith educators from the Milwaukee area. She has a degree in exceptional education from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Dianne Evans Kelley has taught students with emotional/ behavioral disabilities in both inclusive and more restrictive classrooms for 10 years. Currently, she is an assistant professor in the special education department at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee, WI.She has worked as a special education program support teacher for the Milwaukee Public Schools, whereshe provided inservice training and classroom-based support to teachers throughout the district. Kelley has workedwith middle and high-schoolbeginning special education teachers affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee/Milwaukee Public Schools Special Education Internship Program. She has been an educational consultant since 1989 and has presented at the local, state, and national level on such topics as positive behavioral supports for students with challenging behavior and classroom management. Kelley has a master's degree in special education and is currently working toward a doctorate in urban education/special education.
