Nicole Gilbertson is the Site Director of the UCI History Project, an organization that provides professional development to support teachers in disciplinary understanding and academic literacy. She is also Co-Director of the UCI Teacher Academy. Her educational path as a historian and teacher has allowed her to work with teachers across California to improve students’ literacy and critical thinking skills through history-social science. Nicole is the author of academic articles on history education and a history curriculum that combines current research, historical thinking, and academic literacy.