Julia Brolin holds a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism and has received more than 20 awards for her storytelling. Early in her career she worked as a news reporter for Fox 21 News in Duluth, MN where she made many connections with school administrators, educators, and students which fueled her excitement around education and technology. In her free time Julia enjoys fishing and snowboarding in below zero temperatures and playing with her dog Cooper.

Connie writes for the K-12 EdTech industry.  Her goal is to help bridge the communication gap between K-12 districts and the education technology community.

Rachel is a freelance writer committed to telling stories of interest and value within the education space. Rachel spent several years as the Program Manager of an entrepreneurial mentoring organization. She studied economics and fire juggling at the University of Massachusetts.

A former archaeologist and middle school teacher, is the founder and president of Dig-It! Games, an independent developer of interactive educational games for kids. Through a seamless blend of fun and learning, Dig-It! Games believes in the power of games to change the way kids learn.

She has the pleasure and honor of showcasing the amazing work that educators across the country are doing. As Principal of Underscore Creative, a boutique marketing firm that specializes in working with education businesses, a significant part of Emily’s week is spent talking with educators about the innovative ways they’re using her clients’ products and services to improve learning outcomes for their students. Emily holds a Masters of Library and Information Science from Emporia State University. When she’s not at the office, she loves to read, eat doughnuts and ride her bike up tall mountains. Though rarely all at the same time..

Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Department of CSE, College of Engineering, University of Michigan. In 2001, UMich undergraduates awarded Soloway the “Golden Apple Outstanding Teacher of the Year”.  In 2004 and 2011, students in the EECS HKN Honor Society awarded him the “Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award.” Soloway has given presentations on educational technology all over the world for the past 20+ years.

Katie Ann Wilson brings passion to educational technology with over 12 years’ experience in the public school sector. She is known the world over as the go-to person for information on implementing augmented reality in schools with over 200,000 educators and administrators reached. She founded the Augmented Reality for Education Google+ group and her blog The Diary of the Techie Chick has generated many new ideas in educational technology.

Jonathan has more than 25 years of experience in information technology, cloud operations, data analytics, software development and corporate strategy.  As Chief Technology Officer of Intermedia, he is responsible for the company’s technology strategy, ensuring that Intermedia continues to deliver the security, availability and value that its customers depend on. Levine holds five patents on his innovations in online marketing and database technology, is the co-author of two books on e-commerce and Java technology.

John Page is a software engineer, originally from England, and now living in California's Silicon Valley. Seeing that computers could do a much better job of conveying concepts than heavy paper textbooks, he built the site Math Open Reference to help teachers teach and students learn.

Ted Levine is the president and CEO of the award-winning social studies and science publisher Kids Discover.

Dr. Leanna Prater is a Technology Integration Specialist at Fayette County Schools in Lexington, KY. She is also a LEGO Education Ambassador Program (LEAP) teacher. Connect with her on twitter: @TOTALTeacher

Cathleen Norris and Elliot Soloway work as team – bringing education and technology together – what a concept! Cathleen is Regents Professor & Departmental Chair, College of Information, Department of Learning Technologies, University of North Texas. Elliot is an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, Department of CSE, College of Engineering, University of Michigan. They can be reached at: cathie.norris@unt.edu or soloway@umich.edu

Mrs. Pepe is the Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction at the A. Harry Moore School of New Jersey City University in Jersey City, NJ where they do groundbreaking things with 21st century education and accessibility. @ipadqueen2012

Deborah has over 30 years experience in assessment, learning media, teacher professional development and blended learning. She is the Chief Education Officer at Awesome Stories and CEO of Learning Bond, LLC.

Jacqueline (Jackie) Lain is the founder and president of Learning List, Inc. Ms. Lain formerly served as an Associate Executive Director of the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) and as TASB's Director of Government Relations.

Stephany is a #MTPSpride Teacher in Middletown Township Public School District in New Jersey. Stephany is a Google for Edu Certified Trainer and Educator, a New Jersey Core Advocate, and Co-Moderator for the #njed Twitter chat. Connect with Stephany on Twitter @MissHesslein, and on Google+ google.com/+StephanyHesslein

Monique served as an elementary school teacher for 14 years and is now the district instructional coach at Parma School District in Parma, ID. You can follow her on Twitter @CoachMo21326.

Dr. Donald White, K – 12 Science Content Specialist, Coweta County Schools, GA.

Chris is the President and COO of Freshgrade and is passionate about growing and transforming the education sector. He has more than twenty years of experience as a director and contributor on numerous Boards and Committees exploring innovation and excellence in education. He currently sits on the Board of Directors for Free the Children.

Ryan is the principal of Maui Preparatory Academy. Ryan’s experiences have seen him as a Marine Science instructor at Seacamp in the Florida Keys, a naturalist for killer whale, dolphin, and beluga whale shows at the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre, a tree planter in British Columbia (including encounters with grizzly bears), and a manager of video game testers in Europe and Canada. Ryan is one of the founding faculty members of Maui Prep. He looks forward to seeing the school extend itself as a leader in 21st century teaching and learning on Maui.

As Sustainability Manager at Austin ISD, Darien implements programs and tracks performance in water & energy conservation, recycling & composting, alternative transportation, green building, and teaching & learning. She enjoys addressing sustainability to create positive change towards conservation, responsible practices, and youth engagement at Austin ISD.

Dr. Marty Bray is the former Chief Technology and Information Officer for the Forsyth County Schools and currently an intellectual-at-large. Prior to working with the Forsyth County Schools Marty was a Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of West Georgia. He has made numerous national and international presentations on the accessibility of websites and the integration of technology into the classroom.

Nancy Dellamore is product manager for The Marvel Group’s Focus Desk product line, a series of height-adjustable desks and tables for schools and libraries. The mother of a child with dyslexia, Nancy has personal experience in the benefits of sit/stand desks for children with learning differences. Learn more at http://marvelfocusdesk.com.

Ryan Schaaf is Associate Professor of Educational Technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and faculty member in the Digital Age Learning and Educational Technology program at Johns Hopkins University. His passion is working with educators to explore the potential of gaming in the classroom, the characteristics of modern-day learning and learners, and exploring emerging technologies and trends to improve education. Follow him on Twitter @RyanLSchaaf

Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman are educators and co-authors of nonfiction children’s books on the topics of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Their newest STEM book release Everyday Superheroes: Women in STEM Careers shares stories of 26 diverse women in STEM.  Erin provides author and S.T.E.M. encounters for schools to encourage the next generation of STEM professionals. She can be reached at erinedu365@gmail.com

Chaks Appalabattula is the founder of Bloomz, a free app voted the 2018 Best App for Teacher/School-Parent Communication for two years in a row by Tech Edvocate andused by more than 3 million parents and teachers to strengthen the home-school connection.

Dr. Sonny Magana is an award-winning teacher, best-selling author, and pioneering educational technology researcher. His book Disruptive Classroom Technologies has received wide international acclaim as: “A visionary work; truly insightful and inspirational!” (Robert Marzano, 2017); “A brilliant breakthrough in our understanding and use of technology for learning (Michael Fullan, 2017); and, “A major step forward; Magana’s T3 Challenge is credible, powerful, and exciting let’s do it!” (John Hattie, 2019). Sonny is an avid musician, yoga practitioner, climber and bee keeper.

L. Beatriz Arnillas MFA, SPHR, is the former director of educational technology at the Houston Independent School District and senior education advisor to itslearning, Inc.

Talya Taylor is the principal at Clay Charter Academy in Middleburg, Florida.

Vlada Lotkina is the CEO and co-founder of ClassTag, simple free parent-teacher communication that just works, for everyone. She is a former Fortune 100 Executive, Wharton MBA graduate and mom of a 3rd grader.

Dr. John Kao, founder of EdgeMakers, has spent almost 30 years creating compelling learning experiences for emerging innovators and entrepreneurs. He was a professor at Harvard Business School, taught at the MIT Media Lab and Stanford’s Bowman House. He was an advisor to countries on innovation policy and is a serial entrepreneur, as well as the best-selling author of books about innovation, a Tony award-winning producer and Yamaha Music’s first “artist in innovation” and a Yale Medical School trained psychiatrist.

Jamie Bricker was a long-time elementary school administrator and teacher from just outside Toronto, Ontario.  He is now an international educational writer and speaker.   He can be contacted at www.jamiebricker.com.

Dr. Kent Peterson is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his research includes more than 90 studies and articles on the leadership of school principals.

Kat Crawford is director of technology solutions for the Center for Education Excellence in Alternative Settings (CEEAS)

Lynn Erickson is the K-12 Technology Integration Specialist for Stafford Public Schools. Paul Gigliotti is a social studies teacher and a tech enthusiast with 20 years of experience. For more information on the SAMR and TPACK model, visit Lynn and Paul’s Rethinking Technology Integration in the Classroom webinar as well as Lynn’s blog post at http://blog.mimio.com/see-how-samr-works-in-real-classroomsand-in-your-lessons.