William Himmele

Dr. William Himmele is a professor of teacher education in the Early, Middle, and Exceptional Education Department at Millersville University. He served as an ESL teacher and a speech pathologist in New York and California. He also served as a university coordinator, creating and implementing teacher education in programs aimed at supporting multilingual learners’ academic and sociolinguistic development in K–12 classrooms. He has coauthored six books and various ready-to-use teacher resources, including Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner. He helps schools design equitable learning environments and regularly partners with schools in the U.S. and internationally to support inclusive and cognitively engaging instruction for all learners. He and his wife, Pérsida, have conducted over 500 keynotes and presentations around the world. They can be reached via their website at TotalParticipationTechniques.com.