The 2006 K-12 School Networking Conference is Sponsored By:Platinum Gold Silver Bronze Contributing Conference Media Partner A/V and Technical Support Technology Leader Scholarship Sponsors Awards Awards Media Partner Email Stations 
|
2006 Conference PresentersSheryl Abshire As a leader in technology integration, Ms. Abshire has served as the catalyst to initiate integration into all curriculum areas throughout her school district, the state and internationally. Ms. Abshire has a B.S. in Early Childhood Education, a M.Ed. in Elementary Education, is an Educational Specialist in School Administration and Supervision and is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of New Orleans. She is an accomplished grant writer, which has led to funding for innovative technology programs throughout the nation. A thirty year veteran educator, she has worked as a school principal, K-5 teacher, a library/media specialist, a classroom teacher and as an adjunct professor at McNeese State University and Louisiana Tech University. She serves on numerous national, state and district committees focusing on the role of technology and curriculum integration in changing educational practice. Ms. Abshire is the Chair of the Teacher's Retirement System of Louisiana Board of Trustees, which oversees the placement of over $12 billion dollars in retirement funds. She is the President of the Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators and Chair-Elect of the Board of Directors for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and chairs CoSN's Public Policy Committee. In 2003, she was named a national semi-finalist for Ed Tech Leader of the Year by Technology & Learning magazine. (T307) Barbara Allen A past teacher and school administrator, Ms. Allen is responsible for implementing the instructional technology initiatives and providing leadership for K-8 curriculum integration. She has served on National Academy of Science's "Improving Learning through Information Technology" taskforce and currently is an educational advisor to Project Inkwell. Ms. Allen was named by District Administration magazine as one of the Top 25 Education Technology Advocates. LemonLINK's recognition includes: Classroom of the Future's 2004 Innovation in Education Award, Microsoft's Center of Excellence Award and the Smithsonian Award. (T101) Michael Aubin Mr. Aubin serves as the project manager for Thinkport.org, a comprehensive K-12 online resource for teachers, students and families featuring rich digital media resources for the classroom, online professional development and innovative technology tools. Thinkport is grant funded by the U.S. Department of Education and has won numerous awards including the 2004 Edge Award from the Association of American's Public Television Stations. Mr. Aubin is currently working on a pilot program to use datacasting (an alternative to the Internet) to deliver high-quality multimedia resources to schools. He has been involved in educational technology for the past 20 years as a classroom teacher, computer coordinator, district educational technology director and IT leader. (M206) Mary Baker The Quality and Customer unit consists of centralized support teams that provide technical Help Desk services, conferencing services and technical repair services. When Hurricane Wilma hit Broward County in 2005, the entire county, including every one of its public 235 schools, received some degree of storm damage. Power outages affected 95% of Broward's 2,000,000 residents. Road debris, power outages and fuel shortages shut down the nation's sixth largest school district for two weeks. Recovery efforts from this disaster redefined "Quality and Customer Service" as new approaches to technical support were essential to get the school district online and re-opened. Mary has served on various local, state and national technology committees. She is a past member of CoSN's Emerging Technology committee and she is the current Chair of the CoSN Professional Development Committee. Ms. Baker has been recognized as a ThinkQuest Fellow by BellSouth and has received an "In the Arena" award from the Center for Digital Government. Mary Baker has a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University in Indiana and an M.B.A. degree from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. (T307) Jon Berstein Mr. Bernstein has been working on education, education technology and telecommunications issues since 1995. Currently, Mr. Bernstein advises and represents the Consortium for School Networking and the International Society for Technology in Education on issues related to the E-Rate program, education technology and federal education appropriations. He also counsels established corporations, such as IBM, Intel and Cox Communications on a wide-range of public policy issues. Prior to launching the Bernstein Strategy Group, Mr. Bernstein served as Vice President at Leslie Harris & Associates, where he worked with all of his current clients and the National Education Association, the State Educational Technology Directors Association, Time Warner, Verizon and WGBH in Boston. Before assuming his position at Leslie Harris & Associates, Mr. Bernstein served as an Attorney Advisor with the Federal Communications Commission, lobbied for the National Education Association, served as legislative counsel for The Lightspan Partnership and worked as a Legal Fellow for Senator Dianne Feinstein. (M105) Dave Berque, PhD A professor of computer science since 1992, Dr. Berque's role at DePauw also includes supporting faculty members who use Tablet PCs and other pen based technologies. More than forty courses per year are taught in five 1:1 pen-based computing classrooms at DePauw. He is also works as a consultant to DyKnow, an Indianapolis-based company that develops educational technology that extends his earlier research with pen-based computing. Dr. Berque has served as the principle investigator for six National Science Foundation grants and descriptions of his work in pen-based computing have appeared in refereed papers as well as popular press publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Popular Science and the London Daily Telegraph. He was selected as the 1997 Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges United States Professor of the Year in part for successes in the design and development of innovative instructional technology. He earned a Bachelor's degree from Haverford College and an M.S. and Ph.D. degree in computer science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. (LS101) Charlene Blohm Ms. Blohm earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of the Incarnate Word and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has nearly 20 years experience in the communications and marketing fields. Since founding Charlene Blohm & Associates in 1991, Ms. Blohm has worked with publishers and manufacturers whose products span the educational landscape. Her expertise in developing and implementing strategic marketing plans has been fine-tuned over the years and she is now one of the "go-to" people in the educational publishing industry. Ms. Blohm began her career as a reporter, columnist and managing editor for newspapers in Montana and Texas. (T303) Robert Blomeyer, Jr., PhD Dr.Blomeyer is currently managing research examining the potential of online learning to support K-12 educational policy and practice and various online course development projects and two literature syntheses examining the effects from participation in K-12 eLearning and distance learning and a new literature synthesis examining the effect of technology applications on reading and literacy. Before coming to NCREL, Dr. Blomeyer was an associate professor in the National College of Education at National-Louis University in Chicago. (T306) James Boardman Mr. Boardman has been with the Arkansas Department of Education since July 1, 1970. He has served in various capacities including as a curriculum specialist, a secondary education supervisor, coordinator of teacher education and licensure and director of the first state office of accountability. Mr. Boardman implemented the first state report card system. An individual repot card for each school is mailed annually to approximately 450,000 parents. Mr. Boardman is currently responsible for data administration, information and reporting and technology. (M205) Donna Boivin Ms. Boivin holds a Master of Education Degree in Educational Administration from Westfield State College and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Connecticut. Her responsibilities include oversight of Instructional Technology, Computer and Information Technology, Technology/Engineering, Technology Professional Development and the district's Project Management Office. She has also served as the Springfield Public Schools' Administrative and Academic Computer System and Network Manager, the Director of Music, the Mathematics and Academic Computing Resource Teacher and as a music teacher. She was named the 2004 MassCUE Pathfinder Award Recipient and the 1996 Pioneer Valley Woman of Distinction for Accomplishments in Science and Technology. She is a member of ISTE, ASCD, MassCUE, Project Management Institute and several other professional organizations. (T302) Daryl Ann Borel Prior to joining the Beaumont Foundation, Ms. Borel was Assistant Superintendent of Technology and Information Systems for the Houston Independent School District under U. S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige where she directed planning and coordination of technology strategies. Her expertise lies in instructional technology assessment and planning, organizational process innovation and management of information systems. She is a pioneer in helping educators create learning environments designed to support personal computing and adapt to changes in curriculum, assessment and professional development. Ms. Borel serves on numerous boards and advisory committees, is active in many professional and civic organizations and has served as an independent consultant for many educational institutions and businesses for planning, purchase and implementation of technology. Ms. Borel's concern for our youth along with the practical experience and strategies she shares has made her an accomplished public speaker. She has delivered numerous invited presentations at local, state and national seminars, workshops and conferences. She received the "In the Arena" award on behalf of Converge magazine and the Center for Digital Education and named as one of 17 Top Women in Technology in Houston by the Houston Chapter of the Association for Women in Computing. In 2004 she was awarded the coveted "Making it Happen" jacket for her dedication to education and successful integration of technology in the classroom. (T307)) James Bosco, PhD Dr. Bosco works at the state and national level to foster linkages between WMU and other agencies and organizations to expand and improve the use of technology in K-12 schools and in the preparation of K-12 education professionals. He played a major role in connecting schools in Michigan to the Internet and has continued to be involved with a number of technology initiatives at the state level. He was a member of US Senator Carl Levin's technology working group, which resulted in a series of school ICT initiatives in Michigan. He coordinated the development of and teaches in an online graduate program for educational technology directors. He is currently a member of the State Advisory Committee for the Michigan one-to-one K-12 wireless initiative. He has been extensively involved with ICT at the national level as well. Dr. Bosco is a past chair of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and is the current co-chair of CoSN's International Committee. He was responsible for the establishment of Technology Standards for School Administrators, which was adopted by the International Society for Technology in Education as NETS*A and he serves on the ISTE advisory committee for technology for school administrators. The focus for his research and writing for the past several years has been on ICT as it pertains to school reform. He was co-director of a Kellogg Foundation project on school reform at the secondary level and is currently at work on a book on the topic of school reform. (T204) Frances Bradburn Ms. Bradburn is a graduate of Wake Forest University and University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Department of Library and Information Science. She has worked at the K-12, university and state levels in a variety of media and technology positions. The author of Output Measures for School Library Programs, Ms. Bradburn has published a variety of journal articles on both media and technology. Her current professional affiliations are with the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA), the American Library Association (ALA), the North Carolina School Library Media Association (NCSLMA), the North Carolina Library Association (NCLA) and the North Carolina Association of Educational Communications and Technology (NCaect). Her current professional affiliations are: the State Educational Technology Directors Association, the American Library Association, the North Carolina School Library Media Association, the North Carolina Library Association and the North Carolina Association of Educational Communications and Technology. Ms. Bradburn was awarded Mary Peacock Douglas Award in 1998, the UNC-G SLIS Outstanding Alumnus in 1995 and was featured in the Center for Digital Education's September 2003 column, "In the Arena." (M205) Melanie Bradford Not available at this time (M205) Pam Buffington Not available at this time (M201) Linda Carmona-Bell Ms. Carmona-Bell's background with State offices includes vocational education, bilingual education and now educational technology. Ms. Carmona-Bell has spent her career in New Jersey assisting school districts in all aspects of implementing educational programs including developing and managing data collections, planning and evaluating program practices in the classroom, grant writing and designing programs to affect instructional change. She has also assisted in the development of the regional assistive technology centers in New Jersey. (T305) Michael Carver Managing the highly successful EDSL data warehouse project, Mr. Carver has been a key player in commercializing this technology and making it available to other school districts. Prior to his experience in education, he worked in the private sector in product and project management, marketing and training serving high profile companies like GE. Mr. Carverl has a BA in Business from University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a MS in User Interface Design from NC State University. Mr. Carver also currently serves as a faculty member of Virginia Tech University, instructing technology integration and instructional planning. (M204) Jack Christiana Mr. Christiana serves as the Chairman of Board, Technology Committee. Mr. Christiana is a technology expert in wireless and broadband technology. (T301) Jim Clark An Instructional Technology Specialitst in Wichita for 8 years, Mr. Clark has presented on various technology topics on the local, state and national level. He presented a workshop titled, "Mobile Databases for Success in Hand", along with co-presenting the session titled, "Handheld Educational Action Research Team", with Jerry Drinnen at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) in 2004. He also presented a session at the National School Boards Association (NSBA) T+L titled, "Databases in Hand" that same year. He has presented multiple sessions of various state level conferences including Mid-America Computers in Education, MACE Technology Institute, Kansas Technology Leadership Conference and Missouri SuccessLink Handheld Conference. Mr. Clark's job duties allow him to offer many technology related workshops in Wichita Public Schools and neighboring districts. His fields of expertise include instructional use of handheld computers, student response pads for formal and informal assessment and computer networking. (M304) Laurie Collins SIFA is an independent non-profit membership organization comprised of over 250 educational institutions and software vendors whose mission is the development of a platform independent, vendor-neutral XML Specification to enable data sharing among software applications in pK-12 education. Laurie comes from a long line of educators and has extensive experience working in the educational technology environment with enterprise applications. Most recently before coming to SIFA, Ms. Collins served as the New Media Technician for Brownsburg Community School Corporation in Brownsburg, Indiana. In this capacity, she designed, coordinated and implemented the first District Wide SIF implementation in the nation. Ms. Collins was a former member of the SIF Association and served as Co-Lead for the Implementation Task Force and SIF Tech Board. Ms. Collins has also served as the Executive Producer for Extended Play Studios and on the Executive Board for BCSC-TV. (M203) Angela Coluzzi Ms. Coluzzi has worked in the District for over 18 years in various technology training and managerial positions. Ms. Coluzzi is responsible for supporting over 250 schools in designing, installing, integrating and maintaining the communication infrastructure and associated technologies supported by the District. (M303) Mark Cosby Mr. Cosby works closely with education organizations to ensure that technology-based tools and resources are effective in meeting the ever-increasing demands of teaching and learning. Mr. Cosby has worked for 22 years in the technology sector, including 20 years in various management positions in Fortune 100 companies. He has been active in the marketing and integration of technology in education for over 10 years, including several of the early interactive distance learning networks deployed in the U.S. Mr. Cosby serves on the board of directors for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) and is the private sector liaison to the board. He received an MBA from the University of Kansas, a bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Arts degree in theology from Hillsdale College. (T105) Monica Cougan Ms. Cougan has spent the last 16 years as a consultant in the infusion of technology into the learning process and working with districts throughout the country. The last six years as as the Director of Community Partnerships, she has consulted school districts, community leaders and businesses in the area of Problem Based Learning initiatives, which engage the community, learners and educators in an authentic study of their community utilizing technology. Ms. Cougan has presented at the local, national and international level. Recent presentations and participatory engagements include: NECC 2004 and 2005 in partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools, Brownsburg Communtiy Schools, Indiana; New Jersey Cranford Schools; Rockman Et Al; Hawaii International Conference 2003; Taiwan International Conference for Global Schools 2004; Beijing USA/China Conference on Multiple Intelligence and Problem Solving 2005; Missourri Distance Learning Conference 2003 and Local Transporation and Federal Transporation Conferences on Community Engagement 2002-2004. Prior conferences include: The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, The Bergamo Conference and other local affiliated mathematics and computer education symposiums. Fall 2005, Ms. Cougan was featured in the Pearson Educational program developmental curriculum portfolios for "Best Practices in Problem Based Learning" instructional videos. (T404) John Cowie Mr. Cowie leads a team responsible for developing and executing all aspects of Gateway's K12 and Higher Education strategies. An 18 year K12 and Higher Education technology sales veteran, he has spent the last 5 years at Gateway holding sales leadership roles prior to his current strategy responsibilities. As a volunteer, Mr. Cowie serves as Vice Chair of the Board for the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (www.cilc.org). Mr. Cowie is a graduate of Bradley University for BSIE and Indiana University for MBA. (LS101) John Cradler Mr. Cradler has developed and is now leading the implementation of legislation to create the Electronic Learning Assessment Resource (ELAR) online database to supplement the California Learning Resource Network (CLRN). His background includes program evaluation of state and federal technology programs, policy advising and development of legislative initiatives supporting educational technology. Mr. Cradler has worked on the evaluation of numerous federal grants including USDOE, NSF, DOD and state EETT technology projects. He developed and co-directs (with ISTE) the Center for Applied Research in Educational Technology (CARET); developed and validated an educational technology integration planning process for schools and classrooms; and developed for USDOE a national framework for state level technology planning and evaluation. Mr. Cradler has worked with school districts, regional service providers and the WestEd Regional Educational Laboratory. He worked with the White House to establish the National Coalition for Technology Education and Training (NCTET) and developed the NCTET National Educational Technology Policy Guidelines. He played a major role in the initial establishment and conducted evaluation of the CA Technology in Curriculum Projects, the California Instructional Technology Clearinghouse and the California Learning Resources Network (CLRN). (M108) (T401) Katherine McMillan Culp, PhD Dr. Culp has thirteen years of experience in managing evaluations of innovative programs to improve the quality of technology use in K-12 classrooms and informal educational settings. For the past five years Dr. Culp has overseen evaluations of several of the Intel Corporation's Innovations in Education initiatives. She has also conducted program evaluations studying strategies for using modeling and simulation tools in science classrooms, as well as qualitative studies of technology integration at both the classroom and district level. Dr. Culp is a graduate of Amherst College and holds a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. (T402) Marla Davenport Ms. Davenport has been working with Internet technology in schools since the early 90's. Four years ago she began working with the University of Minnesota and the Northern Lights GigaPoP to bring Internet2 into Minnesota schools. Ms. Davenport is the Director of Learning and Technology at TIES, a consortium of school districts in Minnesota, that supports technology infrastructure, applications and professional development. Ms. Davenport is a member of the national Internet2 K-20 Initiative Advisory Committee; and a CoSN Board member. (T304) Leni Donlan Ms. Donlan has been working with the Library of Congress' educational initiatives for six year. Before coming to DC, she worked in CA public and private schools in teaching, mentoring, coaching and technology roles. Ms. Donlan's experiences with teachers and students contribute to her deep belief in the power of technology to transform teaching and learning. (M206) Anthony Dragona Mr. Dragona has been a Union City, New Jersey educator since 1975. Union City is an ethnically diverse, densely populated urban district of 10,550+ students with a $160 million budget. To solve challenges, develop school-based budgets, improve test scores and assure quality instruction, Mr. Dragona turned to database technology in 1997 to address the issues he faced. Mr. Dragona is a member of the FileMaker Solutions Alliance, New Jersey School Administrators Association and International Association of School Business Officials. He has a Master's degree in Urban Education and is an experienced teacher. (T302) Stephen Driesler The AAP School Division is the principal trade association of the K-12 educational publishing industry. The mission of the School Division is to create a political climate at the State and National levels that is supportive of publishers' efforts to create the best possible instructional materials for America's classrooms. Prior to joining the AAP in the fall of 1999, Mr. Driesler compiled a record of success and achievement as a trade association executive as well as in the field of public policy advocacy. He spent more than a decade as the Senior Vice President of Government Affairs and Chief Lobbyist for the nation's largest trade association, The National Association of Realtors (NAR). Mr. Driesler has also served as the Executive Vice President (Chief Executive Officer) of the National Multi Housing Council and as Chief of Staff to Congressman Larry J. Hopkins (R-KY). Before coming to Washington, D.C. in the late 70's Mr. Driesler practiced law in Lexington, Kentucky. Mr. Driesler received his bachelors and law degree (cum laude) from the University of Kentucky. (M307) Julie Duffield Ms. Duffield manages the Learning for Everyone strand of the Regional Technology in Educational Consortium (RTEC). She has more than 15 years of experience, both within and outside of the classroom, having received a teaching diploma from Kedron College, Brisbane, Australia; and a technology in education certificate from the University of California, Santa Cruz. (M102) Felicia Duncan Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, Wilson County Schools, TN Previous responsibilities have included the design and implementation of parent involvement programs for middle Tennessee counties, district-wide public relations programs, drug prevention and related prevention programs and statewide mentoring programs. Ms. Duncan continues to mentor teachers and assist schools in establishing mentoring programs. Her current responsibilities also include the design and implementation of the gifted program, professional development of principals and teachers and the ESL program. Other major responsibilities include the management of the K-12 Testing and Assessment program and the school and district improvement planning process. She presents at state and national conferences and provides training sessions across Tennessee for schools and districts in a variety of ares including testing and school improvement. She often trains or presents for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and for the Tennessee State Department of Education. (T202) Patricia Dyer For over twenty-five years, Ms. Dyer's professional experiences have included research and evaluation, program development, teacher development and video production all related to some facet of education. Ms. Dyer has directed and participated in numerous evaluation studies to assess the value and impact of various technologies on teachers' practice and use in the classroom, including studies on distance learning, multi-media, web-based resources and video technology. Her career interests are guided by the creative use of technologies to enhance communication, share information and deliver effective programs and services to increase access, equity and achievement in education. At CATE, Pat directs in house research for continuous improvement, strategic development and resource development activities. Prior to joining CATE in 2004, she worked with MAGI Educational Services, Inc., the Center for Children and Technology of EDC, Inc., NYS Education Department, Janus Films, Inc. and Keithley and Dyer, LLC, an independent video production company. They won a CINE Golden Eagle Award for a training video on the role of travel trainers for students with disabilities. (T404) Mark Edwards, PhD Dr. Edwards has enjoyed working as an educator for over 25 years. He is the former superintendent for Henrico County Schools in Richmond, Virginia. Henrico County serves a diverse school population of 45,000 in 65 schools. While in Henrico County, Dr. Edwards spearheaded one of the largest educational laptop initiatives in the country. In 2003, Dr. Edwards was awarded the Harold W. McGraw, Junior Prize in Education for his work on the laptop initiative. (T201) Julie Evans As Chief Executive Officer for the past five years, Ms. Evans has re-established NetDay as a national leader within the education technology sector. Prior to joining NetDay, Ms. Evans enjoyed a successful 18-year career in the technology industry as a sales and marketing executive with Unisys and two education technology startups. She serves on the Board of Directors of NetDay as well as the science education nonprofit, Project Tomorrow. Ms. Evans is a member of the Connect America Partner Council, an initiative of the Points of Light Foundation. Ms. Evans is the mother of three school age children and a graduate of Brown University.(M207) Adam Fischer Kent School, a boarding school with 550 high school students, was a pioneer in the use of 1:1 computing-first with laptops and currently with Tablet PCs. Mr. Fischer has developed a student computer mentoring program that is 50 percent female. A graduate of Columbia University, he spent 10 years building networks and doing software implementation and training prior to his arrival at Kent School. (T101) William Flaherty Mr. Flaherty supervises the school system's entire technology program. This includes all administrative and instructional resources including the television facilities and local cable channel. He administers multiple budgets that exceed $2.5 million annually. Since joining Hanover County Schools in 1992, Mr. Flaherty has established the Technology Institute, developed a model for use of technology in foreign language classrooms, overseen construction of the new Central Media Center and television studio. Prior to joining Hanover, Mr. Flaherty was director of technology services in the Middletown, New York School system near New York City. He has also worked as a teacher and department chairman in the Grand Island Central school system in Grand Island, New York. Mr. Flaherty's administrative accomplishments include implementation of a new student database and reporting system and the development of a data warehouse that focuses on student achievement and teacher accountability. He holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master's of Science Degrees, both from Niagara University and also holds an Advanced Certificate in Educational Administration. (M204) Lynda Franco Ms. Franco is responsible for the oversight of a state-wide Title II grant to provide professional development and develop capacities for teachers and administrators who serve second language learners in Colorado. Ms. Franco is an advisor to Colorado's Reading First programs, responsible for integrating appropriate instruction, assessments and policies for ELLs. Previously, she was a researcher at the Center for Applied Linguistics, worked extensively with the SIOP model and taught applied linguistics, cross-cultural understanding and curriculum materials development at the University of Southern Florida. She is the author of Language First!, a language-acquisition program published by LeapFrog SchoolHouse and also acted as an ESL advisor to the PBS television series Between the Lions. Ms. Franco holds an Master's in Education degree for Teaching English as a Second Language. (M106) Barbara Freeman HELP is a program designed to teach math content to ELL students. HELP is the product of a Public-Private partnership between the Colorado Roaring Fork (RE-1) School District and Digital Directions International, a developer and publisher of digital educational software for ELLs in the preK-12 market. Ms. Freeman currently sits on Colorado's English Language Acquisition/No Child Left Behind Policy Advisory Council and is an advisor to the Colorado Mentoring Institute for Latino Leaders. She spent much of her career as a risk management and technology consultant (Director, KPMG Consulting), establishing businesses and products for Blue Chip clients and government agencies in the U.S., Europe and Asia. (M106) Larry Fruth, PhD SIFA is an independent non-profit membership organization comprised of over 300 software vendors and educational institutions whose mission is the development of a platform independent, vendor-neutral XML Specification to enable data sharing among software applications in pK-12 education. Dr. Fruth comes from a long line of educators with over 20 years of experience in teaching and learning as a classroom teacher, curriculum and professional development designer and state and federal policymaker. Most recently Dr. Fruth served as an Associate Director for Ohio SchoolNet and the Ohio Department of Education where his oversight role included institutional strategic planning and alignment, development of Academic Content Standards in Technology, representative to the State Education Technology Director's Association, the development of eSchool Operating Standards, as well as pointing various pK-16 partnership initiatives. Prior to this he was the Vice President for 5 years at COSI Toledo, a large science and technology center in Toledo Ohio. Dr. Fruth has 10 years of classroom experience in pK-12 and higher education settings. He has been a national keynote speaker, grant reviewer for state and federal agencies and currently sits on state and national boards relating to education and educational technology. (M203) Lawrence Gallery Mr. Gallery has been with NYSERNet since 1999. Originally hired to secure extramural funding, Mr. Gallery was asked to assume responsibility for working with the K-12 schools in New York State to define a role and a process for Internet2 connectivity. Starting in August 2004 Mr. Gallery worked with the Regional Information Centers that provide networking and Internet access to over 8,000 schools in New York to identify level of interest, potential use and purpose of I2, connectivity issues and best practices. Mr. Gallery has a bachelor's degree from Syracuse University and a Master's degree from the University at Albany. (T304) Deborah Gendreau, PhD Dr. Gendreau holds a Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Connecticut. Her major responsibilities include: developing and implementing a Project Management Office including procedures and protocols with the Director of Technology; assisting teachers in the use of technology in support of curriculum, including national standards, the State frameworks, the Massachusetts Recommended PK- 12 Technology Standards and Springfield Public Schools Learning outcomes/ Scope and sequence; with principals and the Director of Technology identifying, organizing and supporting the implementation of high quality Professional Development in technology integration based on observed needs TSAT results and with the School Improvement Officers planning and providing School Improvement Planning professional development and support. Previously, Dr. Gendreau has served as a School Support Specialist, the Supervisor of the National Science Foundation Award, the Secondary Mathematics Resource Teacher and as a mathematics teacher. She is a member of NCTM, ACSD, MassCUE and PMI. (T302) Jeanine Gendron EdD Ms. Gendron's responsibilities include strategic planning and visioning in Instructional Technology, building organizational capacity for professional development and curriculum integration and ensuring timely evaluation of technology programs and initiatives. (M303) Polly Gifford EPS, Inc. was co-founded by Ed Gifford. Mrs. Gifford is a BICSI (Building International Consulting Services International) certified RCDD (Registered Communications Distribution Designer). Prior to forming EPS, Inc. Mrs. Gifford was an independent consultant specializing in design, construction and implementation of high end multi-media WAN and LAN infrastructures specifically for the Education industry. Mrs. Gifford has over 13 (thirteen) years of technology experience. (T301) Anita Givens This division is responsible for expanding opportunities for electronic instructional materials as well as traditional
textbooks for Texas schools. Ms. Givens has led the educational technology efforts in Texas for over twelve years. She
provides leadership for the integration, utilization, evaluation and expansion of educational technologies through the
on-going implementation of the State Board of Education's Long-Range Plan for Technology 1996-2010. This includes integration
of technology across all content areas K-12, Technology Grant Programs, Educational Technology Pilot Projects, Technology
Planning and E-Rate. She serves on a variety of boards and committees at the state and national level. Ms. Givens is on the
Board of Directors of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and held the position of Chair for three William Gilcher, PhD Dr.Gilcher specializes in planning and implementing intercultural presentations using the internet and other electronic media on European-American themes and has coordinated programs with many German institutions. For the last several years, Dr. Gilcher has served as co-chair of CoSN's International Committee. (M302) Marilyn Gogolin Ms. Gogolin has over 35 years of public education experience, the last being Acting Superintendent for Los Angeles County Office of Education. Ms. Gogolin began working with ETS as it extended its vision to include K-12 education. She has been with ETS for three years, working to extend and expand web-based applications of instructional management systems and formative assessment. All of these activities have one purpose in mind: to increase student achievement and sucess; and to make the work life ot teachers and administrators more efficient and effective. (T403) Barry Golden Mr. Golden was a teacher and administrator for 19 years. He started and operated a K-12 educational technology company in Wisconsin for 15 years prior to coming to the Wisconsin DPI. Mr. Golden holds a Master's degree in education and has provided significant vision and leadership for school districts in the design and implementation of technology services. With his leadership background, knowledge and experience in technology and curriculum, he has provided the coordination to implement this critical research. (M305) L. Michael Golden Mr. Golden leads efforts to utilize educational technology as a tool to help students learn. Mr. Golden is also responsible for statewide initiatives to increase management productivity and effectiveness throughout the Pennsylvania educational enterprise establishing centralized, streamlined, comprehensive systems, processes and oversight that improve planning, operations and reporting and enhance information and communications that drive data based decision making as the basis for policy making, assessment and, ultimately, student achievement. (M205) (T405) Tom Greaves Not available at this time. (LS105) Bernadette Grey In her current role, Ms. Grey leads the editorial team for Instructor, Scholastic Administrator and Scholastic Professional Magazines Custom Publishing. Ms. Grey has also edited a wide range of national magazines outside of the education field, including Working Mother, Working Woman and Home Office Computing. (M303) Marcey Grigsby Ms. Grigsby is a third-year law student at New York Law School, where she is affiliated with the Institute for Information Law & Policy and Editor-In-Chief of the New York Law School Law Review. She will graduate with a JD degree in May 2006. She will join Debevoise & Plimpton LLP as an associate in the fall of 2006. Prior to law school, Ms. Grigsby was an account director of interactive marketing at Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners and Answerthink, Inc. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a B.A. in International Studies. (LS104) Smita Gulivindala Ms. Gulivindala is a third-year law student at New York Law School and is a member of the Institute for Information Law & Policy. She will graduate with a J.D. in May 2006. Prior to law school, Ms. Gulivindala has worked as a Business Analyst at Merrill Lynch in Capital Markets and Investment Banking. Ms. Gulivindala has an undergraduate degree from New York University's Stern School of Business with a dual major in Finance and Information Systems. (LS104) Don Hall Not available at this time. (M304) Michael Hall, EdD Dr. Hall's responsibilities have included reconfiguring the IT division to accommodate all reporting and data issues, redefining departmental infrastructure and creating a statewide instructional technology emphasis. With these projects intact and the creation of a new data warehouse, Dr. Hall has shifted his focus exclusively to creating 21st century learning environments and helping teachers change instructional pedagogy so as to make technology an important part of every lesson, every day. Dr. Hall is also responsible for creating the Georgia Virtual School as part of Governor Perdue and Superintendent Kathy Cox's educational initiatives to offer AP classes in all Georgia high schools during the '05-'06 school year. Dr. Hall represents the DOE on numerous state and national committees including the Statewide Wireless Project steering committee, Governor's task force on Multimedia and the Executive Board of the Tiger Woods Learning Center. With twenty-five years of experience in the education field, he holds Masters and Specialist Degrees in Education Administration and Supervision, as well as a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Before joining the Department of Education, he was principal of Houston County High School (HCHS) in Warner Robins, GA. (T103) Jeanne Hayes Not availble at this time. (LS105) Julia Heighway In her current role, Ms. Heighway manages 100 content providers and provides support, training and mentoring through consultation and workshops. '15 years in Museum Education: Educator/Programmer - Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Director of Education & Programs-Hook's Discovery and Learning Center. While at each museum, Ms. Heighway was instrumental in designing and delivering successful interactive videoconferencing programs. Past presentations include: '2005 American Association of Museums: Interactive Videoconference: an Outreach Tool That Expands Audience and Funding '2004 NECC: Accreditation-Assuring Quality in Videoconferencing '2004 Missouri Distance Learning Association Conference: Engaging the Participant '2003 Real-Time Collaboration Seminar: Conducting a Successful Video Conference '2003 Midwest Open-Air Museums Coordinating Council Conference presented via videoconference: What it Takes to be a Distance Learning Provider '2002 Indiana Distance Learning Association conference: Best Practices and Practicality: Making it Work for All' (T105) Karen Greenwood Henke Ms. Henke has written extensively about new technologies and district technology practices and is the editor for NSBA's Technology Learning News. She was project manager for the first NetDay wiring events in Silicon Valley and the NetDay Speak Up Day for Students in October 2003. (M104) Jim Hirsch Mr. Hirsch is in his 31st year serving public education and promoting the use of educational technology. During that time he has worked with thousands of teachers across the U.S. and Canada to integrate technology into their daily classroom activities and hundreds of school districts on strategic technology planning and curriculum design. Mr. Hirsch is a Past-Chair of the Board for the Consortium for School Networking, a Washington, DC-based advocacy group, serves on editorial advisory boards for Scholastic Administr@tor and eSchool News, is a member of the Eduventures K-12 Technology Panel and has served on education advisory panels for Apple Computer, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Palm Computing, Dallas Morning News and Knowledge Adventure. He is also active in the national Society for Information Managers as well as the Dallas CIO Council and Texas K-12 CTO Council. Recent recognitions include being named as an Ed Tech Leader of the Year Finalist by Technology + Learning magazine. He has published more than 90 articles on educational technology, most recently a series on technology leadership for AASA. Mr. Hirsch has also written three books, with his latest book, 'Palmtops: Computing @ Every Student', published by FTC, released in Fall 2002. (T201) (T302) Jill Hobson Ms. Hobson's duties include working closely with the Teaching and Learning Department to ensure technology direction and initiatives coincide with current objectives and focus, facilitating the development and implementation of a unified technology staff development program and working cooperatively with the school and ITS to ensure activities support the district's mission and objectives. Forsyth has become the first school system in the state to offer a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) class for students under Ms. Hobson's leadership. Previously, she served for 3 years as an Instructional Technology Specialist at Vickery Creek Middle School, Cumming, GA. Ms. Hobson assisted in the initial implementation of Forsyth's wireless notebook project, during her tenure as ITS. Before becoming an ITS, she taught middle school in Winder, Georgia. Ms. Hobson has served in a variety of leadership roles within the school and district including serving as delivering the initial professional development opportunities in Barrow County on using the integrating the Internet into instruction. She has presented at a number of state and national conferences. Ms. Hobson earned her Bachelors Degree in English Education from the University of Georgia and Master's degree in Educational Administration and Supervision from Georgia State University. (M304) Mark Hoffman Mr. Hoffman is the project coordinator for the Pennsylvania Department of Education's federal the Evaluation of Student and Parent Access through Recycled Computers (eSPARC) grant. eSPARC, is assessing the impact of providing refurbished computers and Internet access to fifth graders in four urban communities on student achievement and parental involvement. (M205) (T405) Russ Holland Mr. Holland is a dedicated educator who has been involved in the field of assistive technology for the past 25 years. He holds a Master of Education degree in special education and a Special Education Certification from New Jersey and New York. In addition to teaching, Russ was the founder and the director of Techspress (Alliance for Technology Access Center in New York). As an independent consultant, he has been deeply involved in advocacy work, training, consulting and public speaking focusing on eliminating barriers faced by people with disabilities and realizing the potential of assistive technology. Mr. Holland's numerous activities include serving on the Microsoft Accessibility Advisory Council and the Advisory Board for the Center on Disabilities at California State University, Northridge. Russ serves as the Program Director of the Alliance for Technology Access and is the co-founder of Adirondack AccessAbility, Inc. (M102) Margaret Honey, PhD Dr. Honey has worked in the field of educational research since 1981. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University in developmental psychology and has spent her career conducting research on the role of media in children's learning and development. In her leadership role, Dr. Honey oversees the Center's extensive involvement with educational research and development nationwide-more than 30 simultaneous research projects. In addition, she personally directs several research projects including efforts to identify teaching practices and assessments for 21st century skills. She is currently the Principal Investigator on a project that is developing new approaches to teaching computational science in high schools, Computational Literacy: A Study of the Efficacy of Computational Science in High School Biology, Earth and Space Science and Physics Classrooms funded by NSF's Interagency Education Research Initiative. Within the last two years, Dr. Honey has also led investigations of data-driven decision-making tools and practices, Linking Data with Learning: The Grow Network Study funded by Carnegie Corporation and Using Portable Computing to Build Observational Assessments for Mathematics Learning funded as part of NSF's Information Technology Research program. As a senior scientist in the field of education technology, Dr. Honey also supports national educational research and policy initiatives. She worked with Mathematica Policy Research, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) and the Institute for Education Sciences to design a study on the effectiveness of educational technology, National Study on the Effectiveness of Educational Technology funded by U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Honey also co-authored a white paper that informed the development of the National Education Technology Plan, the nation's long-term strategy for using technology to improve student academic achievement, which was funded by U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology via subcontract through AIR. In addition to crafting documents written for a policy audience, Dr. Honey has testified before several U.S. Senate subcommittees about technology's effectiveness as a teaching and learning tool and about the role of the federal government in this enterprise. She also was appointed to the U.S. Department of Education's Expert Panel on Educational Technology, charged with the responsibility for creating a framework to be used in assessing the effectiveness of all educational technology programs. She has served as the chair of the National Research Council's IT Fluency and High School Graduation Outcomes Workshop Planning Committee and recently served as an advisor to the Educational Testing Service on the development of the Information, Communications Technology component of the National Assessment of Adult Literacy. (T402) Michael Horning, Jr. NYLearns.org is the standards-based educational website that provides resources and tools for educators. In this position, Mr. Horning identifies and establishes collaborations with a broad range of cultural, civic and not for profit organizations to continually grow the collection of instructional resources aligned to New York Learning standards. Mr. Horning brings his past experience as Director of the Education Division at the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society and teaching experience in the Humanities at Buffalo State College and middle school social studies to enriching NYLearns.org with exciting content and primary resources. Among the organizations whose resources are reflected in NYLearns.org are: National Archives, Library of Congress American Memory, George Lucas Foundation, Karpeles Museum of Historical Documents and the Exploratorium. (M206) Liesl Hotaling Ms. Hotaling is the lead developer for instructional materials. As part of this work, she has engaged in the design and development of Internet-based classroom modules for the USEPA, NSF and other agencies. The instructional materials incorporate the use of real time data and tellecollaboration. (T205) Reina Huerta Ms. Huerta is a former classroom teacher, school librarian, staff developer and mentor for new mathematics teachers. She has Master's degrees in both bilingual teacher education and mathematics education and has helped to found a new elementary school in Bronx, New York. Ms. Huerta received a Fullbright Memorial Fund (FMF) Teacher Program Scholarship in 2002. (T405) Todd Hughes Mr. Hughes is a graduate of Southeastern Oklahoma State University with a Masters Degree in Mathematics Education. He joined the Durant School District in August of 1987 and served as a teacher of mathematics and computer science. In May of 1999, he became the Chief Technology Officer for the school district. Under Mr. Hughes's leadership, Durant Schools has evolved into one of the most technologically advanced public schools in the state. The Durant School District has been instrumental in working with the state of Oklahoma in developing a state Student Information Database utilizing the SIF standard to transferee data to a state data store which will be used for vertical reporting. (M203) Virginia Jewell, PhD Dr. Jewell has been directly involved with educational technology for 24 of the 25 years she has been an educator. Dr. Jewell holds a Master's degree in Educational Computing, an ED.S. in Administration and Supervision and a Doctorate in Applications of Technology to Education. She has broad experience working in both rural and urban environments, private and public schools and at both the P-12 and university levels. Dr. Jewell has presented workshops at state and national levels with a particular specialty in bringing reluctant teachers into the world of educational technology. Dr. Jewell is currently the Coordinator of Educational Technology for the Clarke County School District in Athens, Georgia. Her vision and passion for technology in education is contagious. (M102) Rich Kaestner Mr. Kaestner was responsible for coordinating the development of the CoSN-Gartner K-12 TCO tool and provide support and training for this web-based tool. He is also focusing on CoSN ubiquitous student computing and Value of Investment initiatives. Prior to CoSN, Mr. Kaestner developed a strong technology background in sales, support and management for various vendors, most recently as a consultant with Gartner. (M101) (T301) Stevan Kalmon Mr. Kalmon provides leadership in using technology to support powerful learning, with emphasis on development of learning and information skills. Before coming to DPS, Mr. Kalmon was Senior Consultant for the Education Technology Center at the Colorado Department of Education - guiding statewide efforts to strengthen teaching and learning with the support of technology. He has published widely on topics related to professional development, online learning and technology planning. Mr. Kalmon is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Colorado, Denver, where he teaches classes in technology leadership and instructional design for 21st century learning. (T103) Ken Kay Mr. Kay also runs Infotech's Education Technology practice. He has been a major voice in defining the potential and promoting the importance of information technology applications in critical areas such as education, health care, electronic commerce and government services. Ken also serves as president of the Partnership on 21st Century Skills (www.21stcenturyskills.org). The Partnership is an effort by the public and private sectors to work with stakeholders to reach consensus on how 21st Century skills should be incorporated into k-12 curriculum. From 1989-2003, Mr. Kay served as the founding executive director of the Computer Systems Policy Project (www.cspp.org). The group is the primary Chieif Executive Officer advocacy group for IT policy in the United States. Mr. Kay received his law degree in 1976 from the University of Denver and his undergraduate degree from Oberlin College in 1973. (T402) Thomas Kelsh, EdD Dr. Kelsh holds an EdD in Curriculum and Instruction from the State University of New York at Albany. He is a Senior Researcher at Magi Educational Services, where he currently directs the independent evaluation of the Buffalo's Niagara Falls Urban Technology Partnership funded through a Title IID. Dr. Kelsh was the Principal Investigator for the statewide evaluation of New York State's TLCF Initiative, as well as other educational studies integrating technology. He formerly worked for the Office of Higher Education of the New York State Education Department and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. Dr. Kelsh specializes in program evaluation, research design and measurement. He has directed projects in all content areas, including school reform. Dr. Kelsh directed New York State's Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Program Evaluation and currently directs the New York City School Support Team Evaluation and oversees the evaluation of the public television affiliate, WNED's development and implementation of a family of digital services in Western New York. (T404) Ed Kessler The Conferencing Services Department is responsible for coordinating all of the voice, data and video services within the county. The Broward County School Board utilizes a number of conferencing resources to support audio and video conferencing. During Hurricane Wilma, all of the Broward School Boards 300+ sites were impacted by the storm. Power outages affected over 95% of the county, fuel shortages, debris and missing traffic control devices forced the closure of our schools for two weeks. During the post storm recovery period, the School Board utilized its conferencing resources to connect hundreds of district administrators who were directing the recovery activities of thousands of employees. A record 179,000 minutes of administrative conference calls during the two week recovery period. (T307) Arjan Khalsa Mr. Khalsa has been the CEO of IntelliTools since 1991. His passion and broad vision have made him an active leader in the field of instructional technology and assistive technology and a reliable voice for the field through national trade associations and in legislative efforts on Capitol Hill. Mr. Khalsa's background is in education and curriculum development, and as an elementary teacher in 1980, he was one of the early users of the Apple in his classroom. A few years later he was training teachers at San Francisco State University in a course called "Computers Without Fear." He served on faculty at U.C. Berkeley's Lawrence Hall of Science as a technology specialist and author of FOSS, the Full Option Science System. As CEO of IntelliTools, Mr. Khalsa was the lead inventor of IntelliKeys, the most commonly used and highly awarded computer access device of its kind. He has been Principle Investigator on federal curriculum grants through the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. He has reviewed SBIR proposals for both departments and has been twice given the Tibbetts Award for SBIR excellence. Mr. Khalsa helped found the Alliance for Technology Access (ATA) in the mid-1980s, and he is a co-founder and past-president of the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) and serves as an ex-officio board member. Mr. Khalsa is currently a board member of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and contributor to the CoSN Accessible Technologies for All Students Initiative, as well as a member of the Heller Reports' 2005 Industry Advisory Board. (T305) Mark Klingler Mr. Klingler is responsible for the successful implementation and management of both the technical and instructional aspects of the district's instructional technology initiatives. Mr. Klingler was instrumental in installing interactive whiteboards in all permanent classrooms in the district. He began working in Forsyth as a Technology Education teacher back in 1989. He was the first Instructional Technology Specialist hired in Forsyth and was part of the Technology Task Force, a subcommittee of the 1995 Strategic Planning Process, which led to the initial technology initiative in the district. Mr. Klingler is a graduate of Brunswick College and the University of Georgia. (M304) Anne Knackert Not available at this time. (M306) Kathy Kraemer Not available at this time. (T304) Keith R. Krueger Mr. Krueger has a Masters of Arts in Public Affairs from the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute at the University of Minnesota. He serves on the Advisory Board for The New York Times Learning Network, onCourse, eSchool News, Riverdeep and Scholastic Administr@tor magazine. He is a representative for the National Science Foundation on a joint EU/US committee planning a joint research agenda for eLearning. He is a past Board Member for the Organizations Concerned about Rural Education (OCRE) and the National Committee on Technology in Education & Training (NCTET). He has been honored as an eSchool News IMPACT 30 key U.S. leader in educational technology. Darryl LaGace Mr. LaGace is the 2005 recipient of CoSN's prestigious Withrow Award for outstanding networking leadership, Mr. LaGace has demonstrated exceptional vision and creativity in the development of LemonLINK, the district's technology initiative. He is nationally recognized not only as a leader in network computing, but for LemonLINK's award winning One:One web tablet initiative. Mr. LaGrace is president-elect of the California Educational Technology Professionals Association and a member of California's HSN Committee. In addition to CoSN's Withrow Award, LemonLINK has received 2005 Cable in the Classroom Award, the AFFY Award for Distance Learning and the 2004 Classroom of the Future Award for Innovation in Education. (T101) Marina Leight Ms. Leight heads up CDE's strategic planning, relationships, events, research and publications. Ms. Leight is also Publisher for Converge magazine, a quarterly publication focusing on strategy and thought leadership. Converge launched as a print publication in 1999 and was an award-winning trade publication discussing technology's role in transforming education. It was converted to a digital format in 2003 and is now back in print, as of February 2006. A writer and former teacher, Ms. Leight has appeared on National Public Radio and is a frequent speaker on the importance of preparing students to work in a knowledge economy. She also served as executive director of Government Technology Executive Events, sister division of the Center, specializing in public sector technology topics for nearly twenty years. (M201) Cheryl Lemke Ms. Lemke's strength lies in systems thinking-seeing the big picture, forming the right team and taking actions that get results. With more than 20 years experience in public education, she has held positions as the state technology director in Washington State, the Associate Superintendent for Learning Technology for the Illinois State Board of Education and the executive director for the Milken Exchange on Education Technology. Metiri Group, a learning technology consulting firm based in Los Angeles, provides services ranging from public policy consultation to school technology audits and online assessment designs. Metiri Group clientele includes US Congressional Committees, state education agencies, high tech industry, foundations, professional organizations and school districts. Currently the Metiri Group is working with the State Education Technology Directors' Association (SETDA) to develop a suite of assessment tools for states to gauge their progress in using technology to meet and advance the goals of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) federal legislation. A national report Ms. Lemke authored for SETDA profiling year one of the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology is currently the focus of Congressional briefings. This year she also facilitated two national summits for the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future and is currently working with three large urban schools districts on learning technology initiatives. Ms. Lemke has been honored by professional organizations throughout the country. In 2000, she was identified as one of the twenty most influential educators nationally in the field of learning and technology. She has authored several journal articles and is a regular presenter at national, regional and state technology conferences. (M103) Douglas Levin Cable in the Classroom is the cable telecommunications industry's education foundation. The mission of Cable in the Classroom is to improve teaching and learning for children in schools, at home and in their communities. Previously, Mr. Levin worked as a Principal Research Analyst for the American Institutes for Research (AIR) in Washington, DC. While at AIR, he played a key role in the development of the nation's first educational technology plan, as well as its subsequent updates across both the Clinton and Bush Administrations. Mr. Levin has also played leadership roles in prominent national research studies, including as director of The Digital Disconnect (conducted on behalf of the Pew Internet & American Life Project), which highlighted the widening gap between internet-savvy students and their schools and as Associate Director of a project to design the ongoing Congressionally mandated experiment on the effectiveness of educational technology. Mr. Levin, an alumnus of the Institute for Educational Leadership Policy Fellowship Program, holds a Master's degree in quantitative sociology from George Washington University and an A.B. in English from the College of William and Mary. (M104) Katie Lovett Ms. Lovett's responsibilities for enterprise wide information and communication technologies. Fulton County School System serves the area of Fulton County outside the city limits of Atlanta, Georgia; with approximately 10,000 full-time employees; and more than 80,000 students who attend 52 elementary schools, 18 middle schools, and 14 high schools. Ms. Lovett is currently serving on the Board of Directors for Consortium of School Networking (CoSN), Chief Technology Officers Council and has been instrumental in creating and leading the Metro-Atlanta Chief Information Officers Council. She has presented on numerous occasions including participation in the Capital Hill Briefing on Data Driven Decision-Making in Washington DC. Ms. Lovett has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Education from Ohio State University, and Master of Science Degree in Education Administration from the University of Akron, Ohio. Jennifer MacDougall Ms. MacDougall facilitates research and education collaborations among MAGPI member institutions. (T304) Timothy Magner Not available at this time. (M307) Bette Manchester Ms. Manchester has responsibility for integrating, focusing and aligning education technologies with state educational efforts at meeting the Guiding Principles and Maine Learning Results. Ms. Manchester designed a network and professional development plan that helped to successfully launch the largest state wide educational technology effort in the country, the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI). The program provides a personal laptop for each 7th and 8th grade student and their teachers within a wireless school environment along with software, databases and professional development. Ms. Manchester is the recipient of educational awards, which include Maine Distinguished Principal of the Year, Milken Award, Principal of a National School of Excellence-the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, the Governor's Award in Education, Inabeth Miller Award. (M201) Dale Mann, PhD Dr. Mann is a leading evaluator of e-learning programs in the United States and internationally. Dr. Mann will comment on the school finance, curriculum, e-teaching and platform outcomes of the West Vancouver model and its potential contributions for US school districts. (M305) Michael Margolis THIRSTY-FISH is an innovative strategic communications firm that helps organizations to bring their story to life. In his current role, Mr. Margolis provides guidance to a variety of businesses and nonprofits in the areas of story strategy, social marketing, promotional campaigns, cultural communications and social entrepreneurship. Mr. Margolis is also the co-author of a forthcoming book on strategic and organizational storytelling to be published by Jossey-Bass in 2006. Mr. Margolis has a long history of working on messaging for education technology and science education, including recent projects with NASA, NSTA and the National Alliance of State Science & Mathematics Coalitions. He is a former social entrepreneur, co-founding and leading two nonprofits in the fields of technology workforce development and community technology. Mr. Margolis's work has been recognized by the likes of Fast Company magazine, Silicon Alley Reporter, the Harvard Business School, the Department of Commerce and National Public Radio. In 2001, he was selected by ASTD's Training & Development magazine as one of "Training's New Guard". Mr. Margolis is a frequent speaker and presenter at a wide range of venues such as NASA, the Smithsonian, Innovation Convergence, the Nonprofit Center on Learning and Leadership and the DC Mayor's Office. (Pre Conference Workshop) (T303) Sylvia Martinez Ms. Martinez is a veteran of the software industry and a respected leader in the interactive entertainment and educational software industries, with over a decade of development experience. Prior to joining Generation YES, Ms. Martinez oversaw product development, design and programming as Vice President of Development for a major publisher of game and educational software on PC, Internet and console platforms. For seven previous years, Ms. Martinez served as executive producer at Davidson & Associates/Knowledge Adventure. She holds a Master's degree in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University and a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles. (M304) Mike Mellon Mr. Mellon was Director of Instructional Resources and Technology for the Department of the Monterey County Office of Education in California, where he administered a wide range of services to over 130 school sites in the areas of online resources, staff development using technology and digital video and VHS distribution. Mr. Mellon provided for Resource Centers, television programming from the department's television station and the coordination and staff development in mathematics and science content areas. Before rising to the level of Director, Mr. Mellon was a teacher for Monterey County, during which he held many leadership positions such as department and division chairs, curriculum developer and magnet school lead. He then became active in statewide leadership roles in technology acquisition and implementation and became very successful in the procurement of multimillion dollar grants. (T105) (M108) Doug Meyer Mr. Meyer's career has also included classroom teacher, drama director, football coach and technology/videoconferencing integration specialist. (T105) Patricia Miller Ms. Miller is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher, Middle Childhood Generalist. She was the Director of Technology for the Las Cruces Public Schools for six years and was originally a special education teacher for elementary and middle school students with behavioral and emotional disorders. Ms. Miller presents regularly on topics as varied as technology, conflict resolution and differentiated instruction. (T106) Steven Miller Tech Boston Academy is a nationally recognized Pilot School in Boston. Mr. Miller also serves on the Boston Public Schools' CIO Advisory Committee. His Net Day campaigns to create school networks involved over 2/3rds of Massachusetts' districts and 20,000 volunteers utilizing over $35 million in private donations. Miller's work in technology-facilitated education reform was recognized by an invitation to present to President Clinton's 1999 National Education Summit. Mr. Miller served as Director of Strategic Planning for the Commonwealth's Office of Management Information Systems, directed the creation of the first Lotus 1-2-3 Reference Manual, was Editor-in-chief of LOTUS magazine and a co-founder of the Lotus Philanthropy program. He consults for the Ford Foundation/Harvard Kennedy School Innovations in American Government Program. Miller has served on the national boards of the Consortium for School Networks (CoSN), Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) and as chair of Grassroots International (GRI). His media credits include four books, numerous articles, TV commentator, host of radio interview show and stage performances. (Pre Conference Workshop) Thomas Miller Mr. Miller has been with the Howard County Public School System for ten years and emerged from the classroom three years ago to pioneer the newly formed e-Learning Department. Mr. Miller has been instrumental in creating Howard County's Collaborative Learning Community, Document Repository (a content management system) and a Student Intervention Management System. Mr. Miller is a Maryland Technology Academy Fellow and a member of MICCA and NACOL. (M202) Bailey Mitchell Not available at this time. (CTO Forum) Wendy Modzelewski Ms. Modzelewski works with all districts and charter schools in facilitating and implementing statewide initiatives in instructional technology. Ms. Modzelewski has worked with iEARN for the past 2 years as a facilitator of the International Education Technology Cluster - a 90 hour professional development unit offered to Delaware teachers. (T204) Bruce Montgomery, PhD Dr. Montgomery holds four degrees from Michigan State University, including a Doctorate in Educational Administration. He is Executive Director of the Freedom to Learn (FTL) (www.ftlwireless.org) program at Ferris State University. FTL is a K-12 wireless technology initiative to improve student achievement for 20,000 middle school students across Michigan. Dr. Montgomery leads planning and operations, strategy development, stakeholder communications, program evaluation and program funding. He is developing a national institute on one-to-one learning. From 1997-2005, Dr. Montgomery was responsible for planning, marketing, launching and managing major online initiatives at Michigan Virtual University (www.mivu.org), particularly in lifelong learning and career development. He was hired as director and later became Chief Executive Officer, of the Michigan Virtual Automotive College, which merged with the Michigan Virtual University in late 1998. From 1994-1997, Dr. Montgomery served as the inaugural Dean of the University Center (www.nmc.edu/ucenter) at Northwestern Michigan College, where he directed a partnership with 12 universities to deliver 40 baccalaureate-degree completion programs and graduate degrees to northwest Michigan. From 1988 to 1993 , he was the Associate Director of the Presidents Council, State Universities of Michigan (www.pcsum.org). Dr. Montgomery has held prior teaching, research and administrative positions at Michigan State University and the University of Michigan. (M201) Bob Moore Executive Director, Information Technology, Blue Valley School District #229, KSMr. Moore is the Executive Director of Information Technology Services for Blue Valley School District 229 in Overland Park, Kansas. He earned his master's degree in information technology from Auburn University and has been in educational technology leadership for nearly 18 years, the past 11 in Blue Valley. He is Immediate Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), a leading educational technology association. Among other professional activities, he serves on the editorial advisory board of eSchool News and Scholastic Administr@tor publications, as well as educator advisory boards of IntelliTools, Inc. and Dell Computer. Jessica Kim Mulkey Ms. Mulkey has responsibility for the technology initiatives for the BellSouth Foundation. Prior to coming to the foundation, she was responsible for re-engineering the product development process for the marketing department supporting complex business customers. Previously in her career with BellSouth, she held positions such as industry manager for education responsible for the development and management of this market, application software analyst, designer and programmer; and sales support representative to large business customers. Before coming to BellSouth, she was a high school teacher in Georgia. Since joining the Foundation in 1996, Ms. Mulkey co-wrote the BellSouth $25M NetDay initiative "Learning will Never be the Same!" and was the principal author of the BellSouth Foundation's $10M initiative, BellSouth edu.pwr3 which she is currently wrapping up. Ms. Mulkey graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education. She is also a board member for Consortium for School Networking, NC Center for Math, Science and Technology Board Member. (T202) Robert Nelson Mr. Nelson's work supports learning in urban communities. Current projects include affiliation with CoSN, serving on their CTO Council and affiliation with the Council of Great City Schools, providing strategic assistance to member districts. He is also working with regional and state projects to advance the work of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Nelson was presented the CGCS's Distinguished Service Award in 2005. He retired from Milwaukee Public Schools in 2003 after 35 years of service. Mr. Nelson latest assignment in MPS was director of technology where he spent 8 years leading capacity building to use technologies to support learning in over 4000 classrooms. This work has been guided by strategic planning involving local, state and national partners and has been featured in numerous national publications. Previously, Mr. Nelson worked in MPS high schools for 27 years as a teacher and principal. (M103) Paul D. Nichols, PhD Dr. Nichols received his doctorate of philosophy in Educational Psychology from the University of Iowa. He has training as a cognitive psychologist with an interest in the measurement of student performance through testing. Prior to joining PEM, Dr. Nichols was an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. While at UW-Milwaukee, he was the director of a National Science Foundation project designed to improve the reliability of innovative assessments in mathematics and science. In addition, he consulted with the National Academy of Sciences' Board on Testing and Assessment and with the Office of Research for the Milwaukee Public Schools. Most recently, Dr. Nichols, while working for the ACT, Inc., was the senior research associate on the standard-setting project for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Among other projects, Nichols is directing a research program at PEM designed to investigate the viability of "essay scoring engines" and their usefulness in large-scale assessment activities. (T403) Cathleen Norris, PhD Dr. Norris's efforts in research, teaching and service all have a common focus: integrate learning technologies more effectively into classrooms, in K-12 as well as post-secondary education. She has served as president of both NECA and ISTE. Norris is a co-founder and Chief Education Architect of GoKnow Learning, Inc., in Dallas, TX. Beth Simone Noveck Professor Noveck is an Associate Professor of Law, Director of the Institute for Information Law and Policy. She also directs the Democracy Design Workshop, an interdisciplinary "do tank" dedicated to deepening democratic practice through technology design. Professor Noveck teaches in the areas of e-government and e-democracy, intellectual property, innovation and constitutional law. A founding fellow and project director of the Yale Law School Information Society Project, she concentrates her research and design on information and technology law and policy with a focus on the intersection between technology and civil liberties. Professor Noveck is the founder of the annual conference "The State of Play: Law & Virtual Worlds," cosponsored by New York Law School, Harvard and Yale Law School. (LS104) John O'Connell Mr. O'Connell coordinates the 'Enhancing Education Through Technology' federal funding for Iowa. In this capacity, he has been responsible for the development of a state-wide technology system that supports the Iowa Professional Development Model. Currently, this technology network covers 135 school districts, includes 186 school buildings and 703 participating teachers. Mr. O'Connell holds Master's degrees in Curriculum and Instruction Technology from Clarke College in Dubuque, Iowa and History from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. He is currently working on his PhD at Iowa State University, with an anticipated graduation date of May 2006. (M305) Alice Owen, PhD Dr. Owen is a veteran educator, who been a bilingual teacher, principal, staff development director, adjunct professor, technology director and served as the executive director for a non-profit organization, the Texas Computer Education Association in Austin. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master's degree from Austin College and her Doctorate from the University of North Texas (UNT). Dr.Owen's background also includes conducting research at the Texas Center for Educational Technology (TCET), supervising student teachers through the Center for Professional Development & Technology (CPDT) at UNT and teaching on-line university courses. Dr. Owen has also served on a national committee sponsored by the National Staff Development Council (NSDC) and the National Institute for Community Innovations (NICI) to develop standards for online professional development. The work of the committee was recently published in the Journal of Staff Development as well as a publication entitled, E-Learning for Educators. Dr. Owen has also written for ISTE's journal, Learning & Leading with Technology. She is a member of CoSN and serves as secretary to the newly created Texas K-12 CTO Council, an affiliate of CoSN. (T101) Marianne Pack Ms. Pack is experienced in coordination and implementation of professional development programs in curriculum and technology at the state, regional and county level. She has a strong foundation implementing state and federal programs designed for improvement in education. She has served as the Director of the California Technology Assistance Project, Delta Sierra Region 6, a five-county consortia, for the past six years. She is currently the State Chairperson of the Program Management Committee for the California Technology Assistance Project. Ms. Pack was a past classroom teacher for twenty-five years and a District Technology Coordinator of Instructional Technology in a rural district. Ms. Pack holds a State of California, Life Credential in Elementary Education and an Administrative Services Credential. She also holds a State of California Certificate of Competency with a Target Language and Culture-Spanish emphasis. She is a Board Member of National Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) organization and also serves on the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) Advisory Committee along with the California Learning Resource Network Advisory Committee (CLRN) and the EdTechProfile Advisory Committee. (T205) (Washington Advocacy Boot Camp) Seymour Papert, PhD Dr. Papert is an internationally recognized thinker and activist in the evolution of learning in the digital world, collaborated with Jean Piaget, was a founder of the MIT Artificial Intelligence and Media Laboratories and is the principal inventor of the Logo programming language. Dr. Papert is the author of many books including Mindstorms, The Children's Machine and The Connected Family. Dr. Papert now lives in Maine and founded the Learning Barn, a small laboratory that develops methods of learning in line with his vision for education. He was instrumental in fostering the state of Maine's commitment to provide laptop computers for each post-elementary student. (T407) Liz Pape VHS, Inc. is a non-profit collaborative of high schools across the U.S. and abroad offering Internet-based courses to high school students. For the past fourteen years she has been involved in education, as a technology specialist, integrating the use of technology in the curriculum, as the grant administrator for the Virtual High School Technology Innovation Challenge Grant and now as the Chief Executive Officer of VHS, Inc. Ms. Pape has shared her expertise in K-12 online education, speaking nationally at numerous education and technology conferences, including the National Education Summit, the American Association of School Administrators, the Association of Supervisors and Curriculum Developers, the National School Board Association and National Educational Computing Conference and has written nationally about online education. She currently serves on the U.S. Department of Education National Online Education Policy Forum, the NCREL Blue Ribbon Panelist for Online Education and is a founding board member of the North American Council for Online Learning (NACOL). In 2005, Ms. Pape received the Community Builder Award from the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training, in recognition of her efforts in advancing the use of technology in education. (T306) Susan Patrick Ms. Patrick is the former Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education. As Director, Ms. Patrick published the National Education Technology Plan, Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law and Today's Students Are Revolutionizing Expectations in January 2005. Ms. Patrick managed the federal government's educational technology policies and produced two Secretary's Technology Leadership Summits: Empowering Accountability and Assessment Through Technology and Increasing Options through E-Learning. She served as Co-chair of the federal government's Advanced Technologies Working Group for Education and Training; and served as a member of the Secretary's Rural Education Task Force. In the late 1990's, Ms. Patrick was Site Director for Old Dominion University's TELETECHNET program, managing a distance learning campus in Richmond, Virginia and opened the first site in Arizona. She taught as an Adjunct Faculty. Susan Patrick has published articles and appeared on national news media such as CNN, Forbes, Newsweek, USA Today, US News and World Report, ABC News, NBC, CBS, Christian Science Monitor, CSPAN2, Computerworld, National Public Radio, Education Week, eSchool News, Converge, American School Board Journal, Educational Technology Journal and numerous other publications. (T306) William R. Penuel, PhD Dr. Penuel has extensive experience in conducting evaluations of programs in schools, youth development organizations and community centers. Dr. Penuel's current research interests center around developing and testing new methodologies for studying the effectiveness of designs for learning in school and community settings. He is Principal Investigator of the Social Capital for Technology Integration program, a National Science Foundation funded investigation of the role of teacher collaboration in promoting the adoption of computers for instruction. Dr. Penuel also serves as Principal Investigator of the Transforming Instruction by Design in Earth Science Project (TIDES), an experimental study of three different professional development models aimed at middle school science teachers. With Barbara Means and Chris Padilla, he is the author of The Connected School: Technology and Learning in High School and is the author of several journal articles and book chapters. (M301) Amy Perry Del-Corvo Ms. Perry Del-Corvo was the Chairperson of the 2004 NYSCATE Conference and a board member for many years, recently she completed her term as an ISTE Board Member and has presented to many institutions such as New York State Education Department and conferences like the 2005 NECC Conference in Philadelphia. Ms. Del-Corvo is well-known in the technology field and has a vast amount of experience and contact. Ms. Del-Corvo was recruited to speak on CSPAN regarding technology trends and was published online in Converge magazine. (M301) Eric Peterson As President and CEO of PPSC and through his prior affiliation with Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO), Mr. Peterson is known by educators, State of Michigan executives and legislators throughout the state. Mr. Peterson has worked with the Michigan Departments of Education, Treasury and Management and Budget, Michigan Legislators and both the House and Senate Fiscal Agencies over the last fourteen years. He has collaborated with various State of Michigan Departments and the legislature to solve challenging public policy issues, served as legislative resource, developed organizational development, process compression and informational seminars encompassing all areas of public school administration. During the last thirty-six months, Mr. Peterson has presented at MSBO, Michigan Institute for Educational Management (MIEM), Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA), Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) and various intermediate school district conferences, seminars and workshops relative to central and site office public school organization, property tax administration, fraud and abuse, ethics, budgeting in difficult financial times, the utilization of technology as a tool to enhance financial, human resource, student and operational administration and the total cost of educational technology ownership. In addition, Mr. Peterson performs process and organizational studies for public schools and business' throughout Michigan. In April 2004, he was presented the Distinguished Service Award by the MSBO Board of Directors for 13 years of outstanding support to Michigan Schools' business officials. (M101) Gary Phye Mr. Phye holds rank in both Curriculum & Instruction in the College of Human Sciences and Psychology in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences. Mr. Phye is the director of the Psychology in Education Research Laboratory located at Iowa State University. The Psychology in Education Research Laboratory and the Bureau of Instructional Services of the Iowa Department of Education have developed a partnership between a state agency and an institution of higher education to promote technology transfer, the assessment of academic achievement and the promotion of instructional accountability in a K-12 public school system. (M305) John Q. Porter Mr. Porter has worked in the legal, business and now educational leadership fields. Mr. Porter currently serves as Deputy Superintendent of Information and Organizational Systems, Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland, a district with 140,000 students and 194 schools. In this role, he leads the work of the organizational development, technology and accountability units in the continued development of knowledge management systems that assure alignment among organization goals, human resources and technology systems. The Office of Information and Organizational Systems provides a unified approach to information management, timely and differentiated professional development, evaluative research and quality control. Mr. Porter was named 2005 Public CIO of the Year by Public CIO Magazine. (M107) (M204) Joseph Porto, EdD Not available at this time. (M307) Natalie Porto Ms. Porto is currently a third-year law student at New York Law School and will join as Hogan & Hartson LLP as an associate in the fall of 2006, after receiving her JD. in May 2006. Ms. Porto's prior business experience includes working as a Product Director for the Institute for International Research where she produced a series of business-to-business conferences for network engineers. She graduated from Binghamton University with a B.A. in 1996. (LS104) Richard Powell Not available at this time (M205) Mary Reel, EdD Ms. Reel began her career teaching in Columbia, Tennessee. After 10 years in elementary/middle school classrooms, Ms. Reel served Maury County Public Schools as an elementary and middle school principal. At Milan Special School District, she served as a special education supervisor and finance director. (T102) Tom Rolfes Mr. Rolfes assists with statewide funding, policy and infrastructure development for K-12 and Higher Education. Before coming to state government in 1998, he had been a secondary science teacher and technology coordinator for 15 years. Mr. Rolfes has Masters Degrees in Curriculum and Instruction and Educational Administration and is currently working on a doctorate in Leadership Studies and Change Management. (M104) Brian Robinson Mr. Robinson is a third-year law student at New York Law School whose studies are focused on Intellectual Property and Patent Law. He will graduate with his JD, in May 2006. His prior work experience includes positions as a process engineer and validation consultant at several pharmaceutical and medical products companies. Mr. Robinson graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering in 1998. (LS104) Raymond Rose Not available at this time. (M104) Steven M. Ross, PhD Dr. Ross received his doctorate in educational psychology from Pennsylvania State University. He joined the University of Memphis in 1974 and is a noted lecturer on school programs and educational evaluation. Dr. Ross is the author of six textbooks and over 120 journal articles in the areas of educational technology and instructional design, at-risk learners, educational reform, computer-based instruction and individualized instruction. He is the editor of the research section of the Educational Technology Research and Development journal and a member of the editorial board for two other professional journals. In 1993, Dr. Ross was the first faculty recipient of the University of Memphis Eminent Faculty Award for teaching, research and service and recently held the Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence in Urban Education. He has testified on school restructuring research before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families and is a technical advisor and researcher on current federal and state initiatives regarding the evaluation of technology usage, supplemental educational services, charter schools, Reading First and Comprehensive School Reform. (M201) Linda Roberts Ms. Roberts directed the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology from its inception in September 1993 to January 2001 and served as the Secretary of Education's Senior Adviser on Technology. While Project Director and Senior Associate at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Ms. Roberts led 3 landmark technology studies: Power On! New Tools for Teaching and Learning; Linking for Learning: A New Course for Education; and Adult Literacy and Technology: Tools for a Lifetime. Roberts advises Apple Computer and other leading technology companies, as well as foundations and government agencies. She is a Trustee of the Sesame Workshop and the Education Development Center and is a Board Director of Carnegie Learning, ProQuest and Wireless Generation. (T104) Madeleine Rothberg Ms. Rothberg oversees NCAM's major educational and technical access research initiatives and represents the needs of people with disabilities on numerous national advisory boards and panels. She also serves as NCAM's representative within the IMS Global Learning Consortium and NSF's National Science Digital Library. Ms. Rothberg directed a highly acclaimed, NSF-funded research project that developed guidelines to make science, engineering and mathematics multimedia titles accessible to blind and visually impaired students. An experienced multimedia content developer, she has expertise in instructional models for children and software functionality and implementation. (T305) Bill Rust IV Mr. Rust is a Research Director for Gartner, Inc. where, among other projects, he was the lead Research Analyst working on the CoSN/Gartner TCO tool. Prior to joining Gartner, he was the Director of the Department of Technology for the Baltimore County Public Schools, an adjunct faculty member at Johns Hopkins University and a two-time President of the Maryland Instructional Computer Association. (T301) Kirsten Schroeder Not available at this time. (M208A) Farimah Schuerman Ms. Schuerman is a former classroom teacher she has successfully introduced innovative educational technology products to the higher education and K-12 markets for more than 20 years. A recognized leader in the industry, Ms. Schuerman works with companies that deliver education via all formats of media, including new and emerging technologies and has done considerable work with companies that specialize in community building platforms for education. She has also worked with more than one dozen start-up ventures. Ms. Schuerman areas of expertise include business development, sales and strategic marketing for e-learning and video-based learning companies. She is an active member of CoSN, SIIA, the Teaching and Learning with Technology Group and serves on the editorial board of Learning Times. (M106) Joseph Seaman Prior to the New Jersey Department of Education, Mr. Seaman was a teacher and technology coordinator for twenty years. Mr. Seaman has a graduate degree and has teaching experience on the elementary, secondary and college levels. As an Educational Technology Specialist, Mr. Seaman is involved in state initiatives regarding educational technology, which includes assisting school districts with technology integration into the curriculum and being a program officer for Title II-D discretionary grants. He has also been a program officer for an Assistive Technology grant with the New Jersey Office of Special Education. He has presented educational technology and web site accessibility workshops at both regional and state conferences in New Jersey. (T305) Chris Seiberling Not available at this time. (Pre-Conference Workshop) Ferdi Serim Mr. Serim helps people learn to read, write and think, using technology to expand the boundaries of what they read, write and think about. His work as Bureau Chief for Literacy, Technology & Standards at the NM Public Education Department, director of the Online Internet Institute (OII), (and jazz musician) helps people understand and harness technology's transforming potentials for distributed learning and networked knowing. Mr. Serim's authored three books: 'NetLearning: Why Teachers Use the Internet', 'From Computers to Community: Unlocking the Potentials of the Wired Classroom' and 'Information Technology for Learning: No School Left Behind'. Mr. Serimi has walked the talk: his students' Internet achievements are documented in the Scientific American, Los Angeles Times, the Learning Channel and other media. Ferdi also presents at numerous state, regional and international conferences, conducts staff development workshops and seminars for parents, teachers, school administrators and others involved in systemic school reform, including the US Department of Education, National Science Foundation, the Milken Exchange on Educational Technology, the Singapore and Malaysia ministries of education and others. Mr. Serim is a member of the advisory board for the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. His favorite credential, however, comes from Dizzy Gillespie, who said he's a "pretty good drummer." (M103) Linda Sharp Not available at this time. (LS105) David Silvernail Not available at this time. (M201) Gary Silverstein Mr. Silverstein's evaluation work has focused on assessing the implementation and impact of efforts to expand the Internet and related technologies to underserved populations, examining the relationship between learning technologies and student achievement and studying federal, state and local efforts to enhance educational opportunities for children and adults. Mr. Silverstein's technical assistance work has focused on developing logic models, identifying performance indicators and designing online performance monitoring systems. (T405) Elliot Soloway Over the past 25 years, Dr. Soloway has explored ways to use emerging technologies to empower children to enjoy learning. Rosina Smith, PhD Dr. Smith has eighteen years as a teacher in the K-12 context and has served as consultant and Acting Director of the Centre for Gifted Education at the University of Calgary. She was awarded the 2000 post-doctoral fellowship from the Galileo Educational Network at the University of Calgary. Dr. Smith has extensive experience in professional development and has served as external consultant to e-learning contexts in the national and international arena. She has authored several publications, serves on many e-learning committees and boards and has presented at conferences in North America and abroad. (T306) Vijay Sonty Mr. Sonty is a recent recipient of the Florida Commendation Medal Award for meritorious service to the Florida Army National Guard during the 2004 hurricane season and was a 2005 finalist for CIO of the Year. Broward County has 40,000 employees and is the nation's fifth largest school district. (M202) Helen Soulé, PhD Cable in the Classroom is the cable telecommunication industry's education foundation. Previously, Dr. Soulé served as both chief of staff and special assistant for technology to the assistant secretary for the Office of Post Secondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Soulé formerly served as director of the Mississippi Department of Education Office of Technology, is founder and past chairman of the State Education Technology Directors Association, is a member of the George Lucas Educational Foundation Advisory Board and has served on the board of the Consortium for School Networking. (M307) Irene Spero In addition to her positions with CoSN, Ms. Spero is also the Director, External Relations, at NetDay (www.netday.org), an organization dedicated to expanding the technology opportunities of students. Prior to joining CoSN in 2003, Ms. Spero was the first executive director of SchoolTone Alliance, a global consortium of education technology and service provider companies. Ms. Spero served as Director of External Relations at the Web-based Education Commission where she was responsible for directing its outreach efforts, organizing its public hearings and managing its public relations and communications efforts. The Commission submitted its report, The Power of the Internet for Learning: Moving from Promise to Practice, to Congress and the President in December 2000. Ms Spero worked for 16 years as Executive Director for Federal and State Relations at the College Board. Based in Washington DC, her primary responsibility was to represent the interests of the association by conducting and directing a comprehensive government relations program at the federal and state level. As the College Board's representative, Ms. Spero was frequently asked to advise policymakers and comment on issues relating to the transition from secondary to higher education, access and equity issues. In that capacity, she testified before congressional committees and state legislative bodies and appeared at national education association meetings. Ms. Spero received a BA degree cum laude with honors in political science from Bryn Mawr College and an MA in Public Law from Columbia University. (T302) Gary Stager Mr. Stager, an internationally recognized educator, speaker and consultant, has helped learners of all ages on six continents embrace the power of computers as intellectual laboratories and vehicles for self-expression for 24 years. He led professional development in the world's first laptop schools in 1990, has designed online graduate school programs since the mid-90s and is a collaborator in the MIT Media Lab's Future of Learning Group. Mr. Stager's doctoral research involved the creation a high-tech alternative learning environment for incarcerated at-risk teens. He is Editor-At-Large of District Administration magazine, Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University, author of Exceeding Expectations for Apple Computer and an Associate of the Thornburg Center for Professional Development. In 1999, Converge magazine named Gary a 'Shaper of Our Future and Inventor of Our Destiny.' Mr. Stager's client list includes Logo Computer Systems, Inc., Universal Studios, Claris, Microsoft, Disney, Apple, Compaq, Tom Snyder Productions, Fablevision, Netschools, LEGO and numerous independent, public and home schools. (T201) Lynn Streeter, PhD Pearson Knowledge Technologies is the industry leader in automated essay assessment applications that provide instant content-based feedback on student essays. Dr. Streeter has held vice president and general manager positions at U S WEST Advanced Technologies where she directed research and development and marketing of work in e-commerce, computer science, online multimedia training, information retrieval and interface design. Prior to U S WEST, Ms. Streeter held computer science technical management positions at Telcordia and Bell Laboratories. She also holds a patent with Tom Landauer and Karen Lochbaum for Latent Semantic Analysis. Dr. Streeter has a doctorate of philosophy from Columbia University Teacher's College and completed the Stanford Business School Executive Program. (T403) Karon Tarver Ms. Tarver earned her Master's in Education through an on-line program of the University of Texas in Brownsville. Current projects include continuation professional development projects of the Students and Teachers Accessing Real-time Knowledge and TARGET II high school math and science. She has been a technology director for the last seven years at various schools and continues to focus on educator professional development in traditional and innovative settings. Ms. Tarver has co-authored a master's level on-line course with the University of Brownsville for the teachers of West Orange-Cove CISD. (M306) David Thornburg, PhD Dr. Thornburg conducts research and provides staff development in the areas of educational futures, multimedia, communications and whole mind education throughout the Americas. Dr. Thornburg helps clients to think intelligently about the future and is active in exploring ways that telecommunications and multimedia will change the face of learning, both at home and in the classroom. In addition to his work at the state and local level, he is also involved at the Federal level in helping to shape telecommunications and education policy for the benefit of all learners. In his capacity as Senior Fellow of the Congressional Institute for the Future, Dr. Thornburg shares his perspectives with policy makers throughout the country. He was recently commissioned to write a position paper for the United States Department of Education on the future of technology for K-12 education. (T406) Cammy Todd Ms. Todd is one of six Instructional Technology Specialists serving a district of 49,000 students and 3,800 teachers. She is one of the project managers, professional developers and web resource designers for the district's assessment data-collection and analysis initiative. Over the past four years, Ms. Todd has presented on various related topics at the district, state and national level, including a session titled "A Data-Driven District is Only a Click Away" at the 2005 NSBA T& L conference. Ms. Todd led similar presentations at the Mid-America Computers in Education Conference and the Kansas Technology Leadership Conference. Her job duties allow her to offer many technology related workshops in Wichita Public Schools and neighboring districts. Her fields of expertise include data systems and analysis, student response pads for formal and informal assessment and online professional development. (M304) Hugh Tompkins Mr. Tompkins is responsible for the OCPS Technology Plan rollout and implementation, develop and implement Technology Coordinator training for OCPS and help develop OCPS technology direction with respect to emerging technologies. Primary Visual Casel support administrator and Altiris support administrator for all district installations. Technical Background: Operating systems experience include DOS, Win3.x, Win9x, Novell4x,5, Win2000/2003 Active Directory, Visual Casel, Altiris Deployment Server Help support a 1000 server, 75,000 workstation WAN spread across 200 locations. (M203) Barbara Treacy Ms. Treacy directs EdTech Leaders Online (http://www.edtechleaders.org), a national capacity building online professional development program for state departments of education, school districts, regional education service providers and teacher training institutions with participating organizations in over 35 states. Since the inception of EdTech Leaders Online in the fall of 2000, Ms. Treacy has led teams of curriculum developers, online facilitators, instructional designers and online specialists to provide graduate level training programs in online learning, a catalogue of over 25 online workshops focused on specific K-12 subject areas and grade levels and a national forum for online specialists implementing local online programs and courses. (M306) Katherine Tsamasiros, EdD Dr. Tsamasiros manages information and administrative technology for over 260 schools across Brooklyn and Staten Island. Prior to this, she was the Instructional Technology Director for Community School District 20 in Brooklyn managing information and instructional technology initiatives for 30 schools. Additionally, Dr. Tsamasiros is a dissertation advisor for doctoral candidates studying in Nova Southeastern University's Instructional Technology & Distance Education program. Barbara Weiner, NYCDOE Regional Technology Manager Barbara Weiner manages information and administrative technology for over 260 schools across Brooklyn and Queens. Prior to this she was the Director of Information and Instruction Technology for District 75, Special Education District, the largest special education district in the United States. Additionally, she was responsible for the implementation of an assistive technology program for 350 school sites, 22,000 special needs students. (M303) Kallen Tsikalas As Director of Reserach and Learning Services, Ms. Tsikalas conducts research on the impacts of home computing on the academic performance and engagement of low-income students in the program. She also works with parents, teachers and schools to enhance learning through home computing. Ms. Tsikalas is a PhD candidate in educational psychology at the CUNY Graduate Center. She has worked for over ten years with innovative educational technology projects nationwide. (T405) Jennifer Unger Ms. Unger has done extensive work in the design of effective professional development models, leadership training for teachers and administrators, professional portfolios for educators, implementation models for systemic change, data utilization and development of learning communities. Her current area of emphasis is facilitation of district and school leadership teams in the development of strategic district and school improvement plans. Ms. Unger is an Adaptive Schools trainer as well as a trainer for the Using Data/Getting Results project. She is a consultant working with Council of Chief State School Officers on the Surveys of Enacted Curriculum. Before starting her own consulting business, Ms. Unger was a Professional Development and Strategic Planning Specialist for the Massachusetts Department of Education. Donna Vakili, PhD The Idaho Digital Learning Academy is a statewide virtual high school and has been actively involved in online education and teacher training for over 9 years. Before joining IDLA, Dr. Vakili taught graduate and undergraduate courses for Boise State University and has made multiple presentations on topics such as learner-centered Principles and Online Education, Building a Virtual High School with Blackboard Building Blocks, Assessment in Online Education and Integrating Technology into the Classroom Curriculum. (T205) Ellis Vance The California Learning Resource Network is a California Department of Education Statewide Education Technology Services Project. The CLRN website and its resources are accessed by educators in all 50 states and 81 countries around the World. Mr. Vance has been an educator in California for almost 40 years, having served at the school site, district, and county office of education and state levels. Previous to CLRN, he was Executive Director for California Computer Using Educators and a regional director for the California Technology Assistance Project. (T401) Matt Wasowski Mr. Wasowski has been in the educational software industry for six years, working with instructors worldwide while at both Student Online and Horizon Wimba. Most notably, Mr. Wasowski is the creator and host of the Horizon Wimba Desktop Lecture Series, a free, weekly, online presentation series that brings education and technology leaders to desktops of those around the world. Over 10,000 persons have participated in this innovative series. (M308A) Jerry Weast, EdD Appointed by the Board of Education in 1999, Dr. Weast has directed a series of reform measures designed to improve the academic performance of students, particularly those impacted by poverty, English as a second language and disabilities. Ongoing initiatives include improved early childhood education, expanded full-day kindergarten, increased academic rigor, comprehensive teacher development, strengthened accountability and expanded parent and community involvement. MCPS is the largest school district in Maryland and the 17th largest in the United States. This year, nearly 140,000 students are enrolled in 194 schools, the largest enrollment in the school system's history. (M107) Jill Weber Project Co-Director, the Rhode Island Accountability and Assessment Project, EDC (Education Development Center) Ms. Weber's work focuses on supporting state and district technology planning and evaluation efforts and assessment and accountability strategies and resources. She serves as adjunct faculty at Lesley University and Framingham State College. She has elementary/middle school classroom experience and was a technology integration specialist at the K-8 and district levels. (T102) Barbara Weiner Ms. Weiner manages information and administrative technology for over 260 schools across Brooklyn and Queens. Prior to this she was the Director of Information and Instruction Technology for District 75, Special Education District, the largest special education district in the United States. Additionally, she was responsible for the implementation of an assistive technology program for 350 school sites, 22,000 special needs students. (M303) Ruby Corn West Ms. West advocates for online assessment and trains teachers on how to use technology. Her background includes developing and administering large-scale state assessments with the Georgia Department of Education's Testing division. She has worked with online testing and traditional paper-based testing on a state and local level and knows the clear value that online testing provides, both fiscally and educationally. While with the Department she also gained extensive experience with the contractual and financial issues associated with educational programs from her experience with the Department's Finance and Business office and Legal Services office. She is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where she specialized in Human Factors Engineering and Psychological Testing. She has also worked for the Georgia Tech Research Institute in the area of Business Development. Ruby continues as a guest speaker for the Research Institute today. She is proud to be a part of the devoted team at Gainesville City Schools. (T202) Mona Westhaver Ms. Westhaver has over 25 years experience in software product development and corporate management. As President of Inspiration Software, Ms. Westhaver guides the overall direction and focus of the company. She is also a board member of the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA), Education Division, the Software Association of Oregon (SAO) and the Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) of Oregon and Southwest Washington. Ms. Westhaver is a graduate of Antioch University in Seattle, Washington, where she received a Master of Arts degree in whole systems design, with an emphasis in organizational development. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus in communications and management. (T308A:) Claudia Wheatley Prior to her current position, Ms. Wheatley was Program Director for the Southern Indiana Education Service Center. Her career includes teaching pre-K through graduate level courses, serving as President of the Indiana Staff Development Council and directing Indiana's Summer Institute for Technology (T105) Bev White WCPSS is the 23rd largest school district in the U.S. and is proud of the achievement of its students with over 90% of students in grades 3 through 8 scoring at or above grade level on end-of-grade tests. Prior to assuming the CTO role at WCPSS 3 years ago, Ms. White was Executive Director of Education Technology Services at Greenville School District in Greenville, SC. In addition, White has headed technology at public and private post-secondary institutions in Pennsylvania. (T401) Bruce Wilcox Mr. Wilcox has an 18-year career in the development of instructional technology for elementary, secondary and adult learning settings. Prior to running Inkwell, Bruce was Vice President of eBusiness for Reed Elsevier's Harcourt Education Group, a leading publisher of K12 print-based instructional materials. Bruce's career spans early involvement in the development and sales of computer-based instructional programs for elementary and secondary education, diagnostic/prescriptive programs for adult learners in need of basic skills enhancement, startup and founder roles in education technology companies along with senior management roles at Simon & Schuster (now Pearson) and more recently with Harcourt Education Group. (M307) (T201) Brenda Williams Ms. Williams has worked in the area of instructional technology at the Department of Education since 1983. Prior to 1983, she was a classroom instructor working with students in the 5-14 grade levels and adult education as she integrated instructional technology. Ms. Williams is currently responsible for directing all statewide instructional technology and competitive programs in K-Adult public schools and classrooms. Programs and grants include state and federal funding for turnkey technology solutions which provide planning, installation of hardware and software, initial and ongoing teacher staff development, infrastructure preparation, maintenance and renewal/updates of programs. (M305) Leslie Wilson Ms. Wilson served public education for 31 years as a teacher, special education administrator, high school principal and executive director for secondary education. She currently directs the professional and curriculum development for Michigan's one to one technology education initiative. Ms. Wilson has her BSEd from the University of Michigan where she has completed her doctoral coursework in Education Leadership. She has a Master's in Instructional Technology from Wayne State University and Endorsement in Special Education Administration from Eastern Michigan University. As an Education Policy Fellow with the Institute for Educational Leadership, Ms. Wilson's focus was on education technology integration and sustainability. (M101) Mary Ann Wolf, PhD In her current position, Dr. Wolfe oversees many of SETDA's major initiatives including the SETDA Profiling Educational Technology Integration (PETI) tools, Technical Assistance Partnership Program (TAPP) with nine federal evaluation (ESETP) grantees and SETDA State Profile Survey. Dr. Wolf has lead the development of the programs for the National Leadership Institutes and other professional development opportunities for SETDA members. She has included articles in the THE Journal and has recently presented on educational technology programs and policies at the following conferences: NCES, NCSL, CCSSO's Large Scale Assessment Meeting, CoSN, NAESPand NECC. Dr.Wolf's background includes experience in education and consulting. She taught fifth grade in a Virginia public school and studied education leadership at the University of Virginia. She recently conducted extensive primary research on teacher time and opportunities for administrators to support teachers in order to improve student learning. Mary Ann has a Ph.D. in Education from the University of Virginia, a Masters Degree in Elementary Education from the George Washington University and received her Bachelors in Accounting and Marketing from Georgetown University. (M205) (M305) Leslie Yoder Ms. Yoder currently works for Saint Paul Public Schools in St. Paul, Minnesota, with a NCLB- inspired technology integration initiative. Prior to her work with educational technology, she was a library media specialist and a teacher of Spanish. She holds a BA in Spanish from the University of Minnesota and a MA in Education from the College of Saint Thomas. Her Library Media Specialist Degree is from the University of Minnesota Mankato and her certificate in school technology leadership is from the STLI Program at the University of Minnesota. (T103) Julie Young Florida Virtual School is a national leader in online learning for middle and high school students She is a frequent conference speaker and has played an important role in e-learning policy direction. Winner of numerous awards, Young was inducted into the United States Distance Learning Association's Hall of Fame in 2003. Ms. Young serves on several boards including the North American Council for Online Learning and the Florida Learning Alliance, the Southern Regional Education Board Distance Learning Task Force, the USDLA, the Florida Taxwatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability and the Florida Digital Media Education Consortium. (T306) Ed Zaiontz Mr. Zaiontz has spent 28 years in K-12 education including teaching middle school math and serving as RRISD's Director of Instructional Technology. Mr. Zaiontz also serves as the chair of CoSN's CTO Council and is currently the chair of the newly created Texas K-12 CTO Council, CoSN's first state chapter. (M202) Andy Zucker, EdD Mr. Zucker is lead author of The Virtual High School, a book based on five years of research about one of the nation's first online high schools. He has evaluated federal education technology programs, developed award-winning videotapes for teaching and learning mathematics and managed groups of education researchers and practitioners. Mr. Zucker and his colleagues recently created the Web site http://ubiqcomputing.org to provide evaluative information about the growing number of states and districts supporting 1:1 computing. (T101) |
