John Mark Slagle currently serves as Senior National Consultant for Literacy at McGraw-Hill Education. John’s daily work involves developing partnerships with school districts across the nation focused on providing curriculum resources and facilitating professional development opportunities. John connects effectively with students, teachers, literacy leaders, and administrators. A primary area of John’s recent work has centered on operationalizing the ELA Common Core State Standards. His passion is focused on increasing student/teacher engagement through effective instruction.

John’s partnerships have included long term, research-based initiatives with districts throughout the nation. He has taught all grade levels K-12. He has served as a Student Advocate, Staff Developer, and Administrator. John participated in the Comer School Redevelopment Project at Yale University, holds his Masters in Teaching and Learning from Point Loma Nazarene University, and is the co-author, with Angela Maiers, of The Parent Teacher Partnership: Making the Most of the Middle Years, a best-selling title from Rigby Best Teacher’s Press.