Linda ChenLinda Chen is currently a consultant who partners with clients in the areas of instructional leadership development, professional learning and curricular reform strategy. As a systems leader driven by equity and excellence at scale, she has worked exensively in a variety of urban district leadership roles, including chief academic officer in Baltimore City, deputy chief academic officer in Boston, assistant superintendent of schools in Philadelphia, and literacy supervisor in New York City. Linda is coauthor of Balanced Literacy for English Language Learners, K-2 (Heinemann, 2006), was a staff developer at Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, worked as a literacy consultant nationally and internationally, and prepared teachers in the instruction of English language learners as adjunct faculty at the University of Southern California's. She was a principal of a dual language school in New York City and a teacher in NYC and Seattle. Linda holds Ed.D., M.Ed., M.A degrees from Teachers College Columbia University, and a B.S. degree from the University of Washington. Read More Read Less