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About the Wiki
This Wiki was created for EPS 415 Technology and Educational Reform, under the guidance of Dr. Nicholas C. Burbules and co-instructor Jane Blaken-Webb during the summer of 2011. Student authors are pursuing master's degrees at the University of Illinois Educational Psychology department in the Curriculum, Technology and Educational Reform program.

About the Authors

 * Joanne Chatlos** is Director of Curriculum and Instruction at St. Alcuin Montessori School in Dallas, TX. Previously, Joanne worked in the positions of Lower and Upper El Guide in Montessori classrooms at the school as well as serving as International Baccalaureate coordinator. She earned her BA in History from William Jewell College in Liberty, MO. She completed Montessori primary and elementary training in Toronto, ON, and later finished her AMI Montessori elementary training in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She will complete her master's degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in August 2011.


 * Katharine Foster (Katy)** is Assistant Principal at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, California, ten miles north of San Francisco. Prior to going to Drake, she was a social studies teacher, reform coordinator and Assistant Principal in the San Francisco Unified School District. She earned her bachelor's degree in International Relations from the University of Virginia and is currently working toward a master's degree at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign in Curriculum, Technology and Education Reform. She believes in public education as a means for social justice, and looks forward to continuing to learn new ways that technology can help connect students to school as she works on becoming a connected administrator. You can follow her blog at [|http://ifyoucantbeatem.wordpress.com] and her Twitter feed at kfostertweet.

 
 * Brian Johnson** is currently the single credit coordinator at the Regional Alternative School in Blooomington, Illinois. Additionally, he teaches high school math for the program. Prior to working at his current location, Brian completed his undergraduate studies obtaining a Bachelor of Science at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. He continued his education by persuing his Masters in Sport Management also at Illinois State University. Brian is entering his final semester of his second Masters at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign in the Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform sequence. He also heads the technology component of a 7-district curriculum team currently in the process of creating a full year of math and english curriculum based on the new national learning standards. This curriculum will be on line based incorporating Moodle as the learning management system.
 * Brishundra McGrier** is currently a full-time student studying at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. Since being out of the classroom for the first time in her teaching career, she has found a great passion for learning how to integrate more advanced technology into the 21st century classrooms. Since 2007, Brishundra empowered all students to excel in and outside of the classroom by relating math to their lives. She taught 8th grade Pre-Algebra and Algebra I/GT at a Title I middle school in Graniteville, South Carolina. Brishundra takes great pride in enabling underprivileged children to excel through writing and receiving grants, e.g., Lowe's Toolbox for Teachers, SRNS Innovative Teacher Mini Grants, MATHMOVESU Grant/Scholarship, and Center of Excellence in Middle-level Interdisciplinary Strategies (CE-MIST). She graduated from the University of South Carolina-Aiken with a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education-Mathematics. Since moving to Illinois, she has incorporated her passion for teaching math with her novel technology skills from CTER in order to start her own tutoring business, MATH Tutoring on the Go!
 * Steve Ryan** currently serves as a social studies teacher and technology facilitator at Butler Junior High School in Oak Brook, Illinois. Prior to joining the staff at Butler, Steve graduated //magna cum laude// with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with majors in history and secondary education. He is currently pursuing his master's degree from the University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign in Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform. Steve has presented at both the Illinois Council for the Social Studies fall conference and Secondary Reading League's Day of Reading on integrating social technology into the curriculum. Additionally, he serves as a consultant to small business owners interested in engaging customers and presenting company information through social networks.


 * Kathryn Wyss** is currently a biology teacher at East Aurora High School in Aurora, Illinois, located approximately 35 miles west of Chicago. Since 2009, Kathryn has been a science teacher for District's Magnet Academy, which was designed to focus on Math, Science, and Technology. The Magnet Academy will be in its 4th year serving students from 3rd grade through 11th grade. Prior to teaching at EAHS, she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and Secondary Education from Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois. Kathryn is currently pursuing her Masters in Education from the University of Illinois- Urbana Champaign in Curriculum, Technology, and Educational Reform.