About Us

Ruth and Stacey met in March 2007 at the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project’s Saturday Reunion. Ruth attended Stacey’s session, which was about grant writing. Even though Ruth and Stacey live 565 miles apart, they’re in touch daily.  They’re presently writing a book together, which will be published in the Fall of 2010 by Stenhouse Publishers.

Ruth has been in education since 2000. Her first years were spent teaching seventh graders language arts. Currently she is a writing coach for Wawasee School District, located in northern Indiana. Ruth has a M.S. Ed. in Educational Leadership and a B.S. in Secondary Education, both from Indiana University. She has gleaned much knowledge from the professional development offered by the All-Write Consortium. When not in schools, she is home with her husband and three young children.

Stacey taught in East Harlem from 2004 – 2007 after changing careers from public relations to education. When Stacey was a fifth grade teacher she co-authored a book with ten of her students and her former student teacher entitled DEAL WITH IT! Powerful Words from Smart, Young Women.  In 2007, Stacey relocated to New England where she taught fourth grade in Central Falls, RI.  She has a M.A. in Literacy Education from Columbia University’s Teachers College, a M.S.Ed. in Childhood Education from Hunter College and a B.A. in Communication from The George Washington University. Stacey is also a Kappa Delta Pi Teacher of Honor. She has attended several Reading and Writing Summer Institutes sponsored by the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project.   In July 2009, Stacey relocated to Pennsylvania where she is a part-time Literacy Consultant for grades K – 6.