Biography
John S. O'Connor currently teaches at New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois. He has taught for 25 years in a wide variety of settings, including the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, Pennsylvania State University, urban public and parochial schools, an adult literacy center, and a maximum security prison. O'Connor has written two books on teaching (This Time It's Personal, NCTE, 2011; and Wordplaygrounds, NCTE, 2004), and was named a Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction in 2007.Research/Scholarship
Education
| Year | Degree | Institution |
| AB, Philosophy/English | University of Chicago | |
| MAT, English | University of Chicago | |
| PhD, English | University of Illinois at Chicago |