Beth Olshansky has spent the last three decades developing, field-testing, refining, researching, and disseminating an innovative approach to literacy learning that has been proven effective for a wide range of learners. Her evidence-based approach to literacy learning has been embraced by teachers and students across the U.S. and Canada. Director of the Center for the Advancement of Art-Based Literacy, Beth’s work has been awarded federal funds for development, research, and national dissemination. She shares her innovative methods with teachers through hands-on on-site as well as remote teacher training, classroom coaching, and a variety of printed and video support materials. She is the author of The Power of Pictures: Creating Pathways to Literacy Through Art (Jossey-Bass, 2008).