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Dear Fellow Educators:
Welcome to the 2015 National Network of State Teachers of the Year Annual Conference! We’re so glad you’re here with us in Salt Lake City for what promises to be our best and most memorable event yet. I’d like to first thank all of our sponsors and supporters for making this event possible.
We’ve packed all three days with practical sessions, thought-provoking panels, and the chance to meet amazing educators from all over the country who are striving for excellence in teacher leadership. We have converged in Salt Lake City, with unique backgrounds and different experiences. But we certainly agree on a few things:
We’re here because we believe We’re here because we believe that teacher leadership is essential to improved education is the key to improving our nation’s education advancing any important cause that infrastructure. could improve people’s lives in this nation and around the world. We’re here because we believe all students in every community We’re here because we believe of our country have a right to a educational opportunities are essential to quality education. economic vitality and a robust civic life.
This year’s conference is about transforming our profession through implementing innovations in education. It’s about transforming some of our frustrations with the current educational system into visions for a better one and a plan for action. It’s about coming together, learning, making new friends and meeting new allies. It’s about becoming part of an exciting, essential and historic movement at a crucial moment. The staff and board of directors of NNSTOY designed the conference to have something for everyone — whether you are just starting to explore these issues or are already a seasoned expert. So dive in to the sessions, soak up and engage in the panel discussions, roll up your sleeves at a workshop and don’t forget to save a little energy to network and have fun! Get ready to inspire and be inspired. Transforming and innovating education starts here.
Onward,
KATHERINE BASSETT CEO, National Network of State Teachers of the Year
2015 Annual Conference 1 Transformers: Innovating Education National Conference 2015
JULY 7
TIME EVENT LOCATION 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast Wyoming
9:00 Meet in lobby for service projects 1:00 Back to hotel to relax
2:00 Focus Groups: University of Phoenix, AIR, State Chapters, and TBD Microsoft 4:00 Focus Groups: Scholastic, AIR, Teachers Teachers, and Pearson TBD
6:00 Evening reception with opening remarks by East Terrace Rebecca Snyder, NNSTOY Board President, Diana Suddreth, Director of Teaching and Learning at the USOE and Chip Wheeler, National Director, Community Relations, VOYA
JULY 8
TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast Grand Ballroom B
8:00 Welcome to UT Lily Eskelson Garcia, NEA President Grand Ballroom C
8:30 Opening activity Katherine Bassett, CEO, Grand Ballroom C Allison Riddle, Leigh VandenAkker
Extending the Conference Joe Fatheree
STRAND ONE: TRANSFORMING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING
9:00 Strand Introduction: Kathy McKnight, Pearson Grand Ballroom C
Keynote Address “Creating Schools That Eric Sheninger, Senior Fellow, International Work for Kids” Center for Leadership in Education 9:45 Break and move to sessions
10:00 Concurrent Session 1 “Tools, Techniques, & Curtis Chandler, Arizona Tactics for Teacher- Leader 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year Learning”
“The Power of Dyane Smokorowksi, Joe Fatheree, Grand Ballroom C Global Learning” Global Skype Session 10:45 Break and move to sessions
11:00 Concurrent Session 2 Model Code of Troy Hutchings, Jay Hoffman, Arizona Educator Ethics Lee-Ann Stephens
“What Does it Take?: Kathy McKnight, Center for Educator Grand Ballroom C Overview of Research on Learning & Effectiveness at Pearson Professional Practice?”
2 National Network of State Teachers of the Year JULY 8 (CONT’D)
TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION 11:45 Break and move to lunch
12:00 Lunch “Welcome to UT” Lt. Gov. Spencer Cox, Michelle Renn Grand Ballroom B
“Greetings from USED” John King, Senior Advisor to Secretary Duncan 1:00 Break and move to session
STRAND TWO: ELEVATING TEACHER LEADERSHIP
1:15 Strand Introduction: Kathy McKnight, Pearson Grand Ballroom C
Keynote Address “The Cage-Busting Teacher” Rick Hess, AEI
2:00 Concurrent Session 3 “Effective Technologies Anoop Gupta, Microsoft Grand Ballroom C for the Classroom: Understanding Your Perspective”
“Continuing Conversation Rick Hess, AEI on Cage Busting with Rick Hess” 2:45 Break and move to session 3:00 Concurrent Session 4 “Teacher Leadership Ruthanne Buck, Senior Advisor to Arne Arizona & Teach to Lead” Duncan, USED Teach to Lead and Maddie Fennell, Teacher Ambassador Fellow
“The View From the States: Duane (D.T.) Magee, Sarah Barzee, Grand Ballroom C Connecticut Christopher Poulos, Sarah Brown Wessling and Iowa” 3:45 Break and move to session
4:00 Concurrent Session 5 “Keeping Humanity in our Richard Ognibene, Arizona Profession: Three Challenges 2008 New York Teacher of the Year for Teacher Leaders in the 21st
Century”
Grand Ballroom C “Developing Teacher Mark Smylie, Professor of Education Leadership: New Perspectives Emeritus at the University of Illinois-Chicago from Research and Implications for Practice” 4:45 Break and move to session
5:00 Concurrent Session 6 “The Heavy, Not the Light: David Bosso, 2012 Connecticut Arizona How Teachers’ Perspectives Teacher of the Year Can Improve Educational Policy and Our World”
“Teachers Leading: Peggy Stewart, Grand Ballroom C Professional Learning Design 2005 New Jersey Teacher of the Year Lab” and Megan Allen, 2010 Florida Teacher of the Year 5:45 Adjourn
6:45 Reception Ballroom B
2015 Annual Conference 3 Transformers: Innovating Education National Conference 2015 (cont’d)
JULY 9
TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast Grand Ballroom B
8:00 Welcome to UT Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker Grand Ballroom C
Sharon Gallagher-Fishbaugh, President of Utah Education Association, 2009 Utah Teacher of the Year
STRAND THREE: STRENGTHENING STUDENT VOICE THROUGH SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING 8:30 Strand Introduction: Katherine Bassett, NNSTOY Grand Ballroom C
Keynote session “Using Storytelling to Terry Thoren, CEO WonderGrove Model Effective Social and Emotional Learning” 9:15 Break and move to session 9:30 Concurrent Session 7 “Noncognitive Assessment: Richard Roberts, Vice President and Arizona Status Update 2015 (It’s Chief Scientist at the Center for Innovative Grittier and More Growth- Assessments, Professional Examination Service Minded Than It’s Ever Been)”
“Everyone Matters” Kevin Honeycutt, Consultant for ESSDACK.org Grand Ballroom C 10:30 Break and move to session
10:45 Concurrent Session 8 “Student Voice! How to Chad Miller, 2012 Hawaii Teacher of the Year Arizona Empower Kids’ Voice and Tim Dove, 2011 Ohio Teacher of the Year Through the Study and
Integration of Philosophy”
“Low-Income Black Patricia Jordan, 1993 New York Teacher of the Grand Ballroom C and Latino Males Year and Dyon T. Rozier, Ph. D candidate at Beating the Odds” NYU’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development
11:45 Break and move to lunch
12:00 Lunch “A Word from our Michelle Renn, Skype Grand Ballroom B Luncheon Sponsor”
“What About Your Own Shanna Peeples, SEL? Reflection for 2015 National Teacher of the Year Teacher Leaders” 1:00 Break and move to sessions
Federal Policy Update “Education Policy in Chris Minnich, CCSSO and Jane West, Grand Ballroom C Washington: What’s at NNSTOY Government Relations Advisor Stake for the Profession?” 2:00 Break
2:15 Board Business Board Members Grand Ballroom C
3:45 State Chapter Update Joe Fatheree
4:00 Adjourn
4:45 Meet in Lobby for Snowbird Outing Lobby
4 National Network of State Teachers of the Year JULY 10 STRAND FOUR: INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE
TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION 7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast Grand Ballroom B
8:00 Strand Introduction: Anoop Gupta, Microsoft Grand Ballroom C
Keynote “Passionate Learners” Pernille Ripp, creator Global Read Aloud Project 8:45 Break and move into sessions 9:00 Concurrent Session 9 “Coaching for Success” Joellen Killion, Senior Advisor to Arizona Learning Forward
“Interdisciplinary News Sarah Welch, Secondary English Grand Ballroom C Media as a Vehicle for educator in northern Georgia at Nonfiction Standards-based Fannin County High School Instruction” 9:45 Break and move into sessions 10:00 Concurrent Session 10 “Find the Funds for STEM: June Teisan, 2007 Michigan Arizona Grant Writing 101” Teacher of the Year
“Power 30-Reading” Karen Gorringe, Assistant Principal at Wyoming West Jordan High School
“The Future of Melissa Tracy, National Board Certified Grand Ballroom C Learning: Blueprint for Social Studies educator in Wilmington, DE Personalized Learning” at Conrad Schools of Science and Michele Johnson, National Board Certified Library Media Specialist at Towne Point Elementary School 10:45 Break and move into sessions 11:00 Concurrent Session 11 Creative Teaching- Jeune B. Provost, 2015 Virgin Islands Arizona Performing, Visual and Teacher of the Year and Rachelle Provost, Music Arts” Old Mill Middle School South
“Language Inventor: Jeff Baxter, 2014 Kansas Teacher of the Year Grand Ballroom C Helping Students Discover that Their Writing Matters Across the Curriculum” 11:45 Move to lunch 12:00 Lunch “Riding Mistakes Out of Sarah Brown Wessling, Grand Ballroom B Mediocrity: How We Must 2010 National Teacher of the Year Rethink Getting Better” 1:00 Concurrent Session 12 “Encouraging Teachers to Suzanne Culbreth, 2013 Alabama Arizona be Innovators” Teacher of the Year
“Reengineering Effective Gretchen Weber, Director of Educator Grand Ballroom C Professional Development for Effectiveness Programs and Managing Teachers: Creating a Strong Director within the Education division of the Return on Investment” American Institutes for Research 1:45 Break 2:00 Unconference! Grand Ballroom C, Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho 4:00 Wrap-Up Panel TBD Grand Ballroom C 4:45 Adjourn
2015 Annual Conference 5 Keynotes ERIC SHENINGER Eric Sheninger is a Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership NOTE: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the in Education (ICLE) and Scholastic Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year. Achievement Partners (SAP). Prior to this he was the award-winning Principal at New Milford High School in New Jersey. Under his leadership his school became FREDERICK HESS a globally recognized model for innovative practices. Eric’s work focuses on leading and learning in the digital An educator, political scientist and age as a model for moving schools and districts forward. This author, Frederick M. Hess studies has led to the formation of the Pillars of Digital Leadership, a K-12 and higher education issues. framework for all educators to initiate sustainable change to His books include “The Cage-Busting transform school cultures. His main focus is the use of social Teacher,” “Cage-Busting Leadership,” media and web 2.0 technology. “Breakthrough Leadership in the Digital Age,” “The Same His accomplishments include being a Bammy Award winner Thing Over and Over,” “Education Unbound,” “Common in 2013; NASSP Digital Principal Award winner in 2012; PDK Sense School Reform,” “Revolution at the Margins,” and Emerging Leader Award recipient in 2012; and winner of “Spinning Wheels.” He is also the author of the popular Learning Forward’s Excellence in Professional Practice Award Education Week blog, “Rick Hess Straight Up,” and is a in 2012. Eric is a Google Certified Teacher, Adobe Education regular contributor to The Hill. Hess’s work has appeared in Leader and an ASCD 2011 Conference Scholar. scholarly and popular outlets. TIME Magazine identified Eric as having one of the 140 Best Twitter Feeds in 2014 and his blog, A Principal’s Reflections, was selected as Best School Administrator Blog in PERNILLE RIPP 2013 and 2011 by Edublogs. Pernille Ripp helps students discover their potential. A former 5th grade teacher, she is now a 7th grade teacher in Oregon, TERRY THOREN Wisconsin. She has an educational Terry Thoren is the Chief Executive Officer blog (www.pernillesripp.com) and is of Wonder Media, LLC, a mission-driven also the creator of the Global Read Aloud Project, a global company that produces instructional literacy initiative has connected more than 600,000 students animations and printable extension since 2010. Her first book, titled Passionate Learners - How lessons for any child at risk of falling to Engage and Empower Your Students, will be republished behind before 3rd grade. this fall. Her second book, Empowered Schools, Empowered Terry was previously the co-founder and CEO of Students, was published in September, 2014. Her work TeachTown, Inc., which provides education software and has been featured by Edutopia, School Library Journal, other solutions for children with special needs and autism, by MiddleWeb, Learning & Leading magazine, as well as in many addressing language learning, social skills, communications podcasts and interviews. She is a Skype Master Teacher, as skills and emotional development. He was also the former well as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert for 2015. She CEO of Big Bad Tomato, an interactive studio specializing is the WEMTA Making IT Happen award recipient for 2015, in kid and family-based experiences for web, mobile, as well as the 2015 ISTE Award for Innovation in Global and social media applications. It won an Emmy Award in 2012 Collaboration Award recipient. She teaches others how to give and was nominated again in 2013 for its transmedia success, the classroom back to students through webinars and other producing SciGirls for PBS. formats. Follow her on Twitter @pernilleripp. Terry was also the CEO of Klasky Csupo, Inc. where he oversaw the production of family values animation for Viacom, Paramount and Nickelodeon, including the multiple Emmy Award winning hit The Rugrats, the multiple Emmy Award nominated series As Told By Ginger, The Wild Thornberrys, Rocket Power, Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, and two Rugrats spinoffs. Klasky Csupo produced the first 65 episodes of the Simpsons. Terry was also the creator of Animation Magazine, now in its 29th year of publication.
6 National Network of State Teachers of the Year Utahns WELCOMING REMARKS RALPH BECKER Salt Lake City Mayor
LILY ESKELSEN GARCÍA SPENCER J. COX Lily Eskelsen García is president of the Lieutenant Governor National Education Association, the nation’s largest labor union and the first SHARON GALLAGHER-FISHBAUGH Latina to lead the organization. She President of the Utah Education Association became a vocal critic of the standardized BRAD C. SMITH testing movement and raised alarms on the outsize role that State Superintendent of Public Instruction testing is playing in public education. She was named Utah Teacher of the Year in 1989 after nine years in the classroom. She also worked with homeless children and gifted children; as a mentor for student teachers; Speakers and as a peer assistance team leader at Orchard Elementary School in the suburbs of Salt Lake City. In 1998 she was the first Hispanic to run for Congress in her state and earned 45 percent of the vote against the incumbent. MEGAN ALLEN She blogs at “Lily’s Blackboard” bringing a teacher’s voice Megan M. Allen is the 2010 Florida to topical education issues. Her advice has been published in Department of Education/Macy’s Teacher Parenting magazine and she has been featured on MSNBC, of the Year and one of four finalists for CNN en Español and Fox & Friends. the 2010 National Teacher of the Year. Lily is a graduate of the University of Utah, graduating She is a National Board Certified Teacher magna cum laude in elementary education and later earned who has worked in several roles in education, including her master’s degree in instructional technology. seven years as an elementary school and special education teacher in Title 1 schools, and the educator-in-residence at the University of Central Florida. She is currently working as a program developer and visiting instructor for Mount Holyoke KAREN GORRINGE College’s Professional and Graduate Education Office and is also developing a Master of Arts and Certificate of Advanced A native of Utah, 27 year veteran educator Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Teacher Leadership. Karen Gorringe’s experience is vast. Karen is Megan serves in various leadership roles, including the passionate about helping students succeed Board of Directors for the National Board of Professional at any level. Recipient of 2011 Horace Mann Teaching Standards, the founding Board of Directors for Award for Teaching Excellence (top five in the Alliance for Public Schools, the bylaws committee and the nation), 2011 UEA/NEA Foundation Teaching in Excellence communication committee for the National Network of Award winner, Utah State Teacher of the Year runner-up 2009, State Teachers of the Year, and the Strategic Advisory Board and 2009-09 Jordan District Teacher of the Year. for Edmentum. Karen taught elementary school for 24 years before She has been featured in many publications, including Ed landing her present position as West Jordan High School, Week, Talks with Teachers, Good Magazine, CNN.com, Go Assistant Principal. Her vast knowledge of reading instruction Teach magazine, and Educational Horizons magazine. Visit led her inquiry to understand high school student’s reading her blog, Musings of a Red Headed Teacher, at ability. She found that there were students 4 and 5 grade www.teachingquality.org/MeganAllen. levels below what they needed to be and has written with a team of teachers a program to help struggling high school students read better. Power 30 is the high school remedial SARAH BARZEE reading program she will present today. Dr. Sarah Barzee currently serves as the Chief Talent Officer for the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE). Prior to serving the Department in this capacity, Dr. Barzee was the Division Director for Leadership Development in the CSDE Talent Office and served as Interim Chief Talent Officer for nine months. Prior to her roles at CSDE, Dr. Barzee was assistant
2015 Annual Conference 7 executive director for the Capitol Region Education Council Connecticut State University, and a Doctor of Education (CREC), where, she was responsible for the management and degree from American International College. Bosso’s implementation of CREC’s services to school districts, other dissertation focused on teacher morale, motivation, and agencies, and CREC programs. Before joining CREC, Dr. Barzee professional identity and has become a qualitative study of spent seven years at the State Education Resource Center State Teachers of the Year. (SERC). She served as its Associate Director, and previously as Assistant Director for Program Development and Consultant. Previously, Dr. Barzee held the positions of principal, adjunct SARAH BROWN professor, and teacher for both regular and special education WESSLING students. Dr. Barzee holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Sarah Brown Wessling has been teaching in Leadership from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, high school English for 17 years. While a MI; a sixth year certificate in Educational Administration and member of the faculty at Johnston High Supervision from the University of Hartford; and a master’s School, she has taught all kinds of courses degree and a bachelor’s degree in special education from from at-risk to Advanced Placement and has served the Saint Joseph College. She holds Connecticut certifications department and district in a variety of leadership roles. Sarah as a general and special education teacher, intermediate has been a National Board Certified Teacher since 2005 and administrator and superintendent. in 2010 was selected as the National Teacher of the Year. In that capacity she worked as an ambassador for education, JEFF BAXTER giving over 250 talks and workshops in 39 different states, as well as Japan and Finland. Currently she and works for Jeff Baxter is an AP Language & the non-profit Teaching Channel as their Teacher Laureate Composition teacher at Leavenworth and host of their PBS show Teaching Channel Presents. High School and is the 2014 Kansas She is an author of Supporting Students in a Time of Core Teacher of the Year. In his twenty-six Standards and frequently blogs on teaching and learning. years of teaching, Jeff has taught a broad range of students, from non-readers to National Merit Finalists. He brings the same passion and excitement no RUTHANNE BUCK matter whom he is teaching. Ruthanne Buck currently serves as a A fellow of the National Writing Project, Jeff has Senior Adviser to U.S. Secretary of presented hundreds of workshops to middle and high school Education Arne Duncan for educator teachers and college professors throughout the Midwest. outreach and engagement. She was Jeff is in the process of completing a book which began as a appointed by President Barack Obama to writing activity with his students. The book, More Than One serve in the Department first as Chief of Staff of the Office of Way Home, should be completed this summer. Legislation and Congressional Affairs in April 2012 and has Jeff is a graduate of the University of Kansas with a served in her current role as Senior Adviser to the Secretary Bachelor’s degree in Education and English and a Master’s since January 2014. Prior to joining the Department, Degree in Secondary Education. He also has a Juris Ruthanne served as Assistant to the President for Special Doctorate from Washburn University School of Law. Projects at the American Federation of Teachers. Ruthanne began her career in 2001 at the Democratic National Committee working on women’s and LGBT issues. Over DAVID BOSSO the course of her career, Ruthanne has led major field and David Bosso is the 2012 Connecticut political operations on behalf of progressive issues, agencies Teacher of the Year and 2012 National and candidates, with a particular focus on education issues. Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the She was raised in Alexandria, Louisiana; educated at Smith Year. He has traveled to Ghana, China, College in Northampton, Massachusetts; and lives in Takoma Saudi Arabia, Japan, Egypt, Israel, Finland Park, Maryland. and Switzerland as part of educational delegations for global understanding and visited Finland and Switzerland this summer in a similar capacity. Bosso was co-chair of CURTIS CHANDLER Connecticut’s 2015 Empowered to Lead Symposium, and Dr. Curtis Chandler is an Education was recently elected President of the Connecticut Council Specialist, Staff Developer, Researcher, for Social Studies. He was a 2014 fellow at the Lowell and Keynote Speaker working to improve Milken Center for Unsung Heroes and provided instruction the instructional capacity of schools. He in educational methodology for forty Rwandan educators has worked with the Center for Teacher in the Rwanda Teacher Education Program. He holds Quality, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Mid- Masters degrees from the University of Hartford and Central American Association for Computers in Education, and with
8 National Network of State Teachers of the Year school districts around the nation to improve student learning JOE FATHEREE through the use of instructional technology, problem-based learning, and increased student engagement. Curtis currently Joe Fatheree is serving as NNSTOY’s blogs for MiddleWeb, but his work and ideas have also been Interim Strategic Project Director and featured in Rick Hess’ book,The Cage-Busting Teacher, and is responsible for project development, Kristin Magette’s Embracing Social Media: A Practical Guide technology support, and provides to Manage Risk and Leverage Opportunity. Curtis was named assistance with branding and marketing. the Kansas State Teacher of the Year in 2011 and is also He is also an award winning educator and filmmaker. Prior an inductee into the Mid-America Educator Hall of Fame. to this position, Joe served as a founding board member for Above all, he enjoys spending time with his wife and favorite Advance Illinois. He also served on a professional development “students”–his four young sons. committee for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Joe currently also serves on a curriculum advisory committee for ITVS/Independent Lens. He has received numerous SUZANNE CULBRETH educational awards over the course of his career, including Illinois Teacher of the Year in 2007 and the NEA’s National Suzanne B. Culbreth, a National Board Award for Teaching Excellence in 2009. He is a former Certified Teacher, is the 2013 Alabama president of the Illinois Teacher of the Year organization. State Teacher of the Year, a 2011 He remains a full-time classroom teacher in Effingham, Illinois. Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Math Joe’s television work has aired nationally on PBS, The and Science Teaching and Alabama’s Milken Documentary Channel, and the Major League Baseball Educator for 1999. Currently, Suzanne works with teachers Network. As a producer he has received three Mid-America at Mountain Brook Junior High as their Staff Development Emmy awards, two for producing and one for writing. He Specialist. She is a 30-year veteran of the classroom, teaching served as a senior developer on The Composition Book Jam biology and math in Alabama, Florida and Texas. and has authored numerous articles. He is currently working Discovery is the cornerstone of Suzanne’s instruction and with a team to create a new creative educational entertainment she shares that with other teachers as an Alabama Math transmedia experience for children ages six and older. Science and Technology Initiative trainer. Integration of technology, hands-on activities, and cooperative learning added to the excitement in her classroom as her students MADDIE FENNELL were engaged and experiencing mathematics! Suzanne’s undergraduate degree is from Auburn Maddie Fennell has been an elementary University and she holds a Master’s degree from the teacher in the Omaha Public Schools University of Montevallo. In the fall, she can often be found for 25 years and is working in a hybrid tailgating with her husband on the plains of Auburn role as a Literacy Coach and as a United States Department of Education Classroom Teacher Ambassador Fellow. She was honored TIM DOVE as the Nebraska Teacher of the Year in 2007 and with the Carol Stowe Humanitarian Award from the National Tim Dove works for the Council of Chief Education Association. State School Officers (CCSSO), serving Maddie has served in numerous education advocacy primarily the leadership of the eastern roles, including Chairing the NEA Commission on Effective region states. He has had a longstanding Teachers and Teaching, presenting at the 2012 International career in teaching and learning. Summit on the Teaching Profession and at Education Nation Immediately prior to joining CCSSO in January of 2014, he in 2011. Maddie is currently serving on the Board of Directors worked with Battelle for Kids as a consultant in Hong Kong of the Nebraska State Education Association, as Secretary of working with teachers on formative instructional practices the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, and as a and PLC development. Tim worked for 32 years in the teacher representative on the Convergence Center for Policy classroom. He was also an adjunct professor at The Ohio State Resolution Re-Imagining Education Project. She is a National University working with teacher training and M.Ed. students Board Certified Teacher (Middle Childhood Generalist). in social studies education for 20 years. He also worked Maddie has an undergraduate degree from Creighton with colleagues in Russia, Poland, Ukraine and Morocco on University, a Master of Science in Elementary Education curriculum development and teacher training for 15 years and a Certificate in Urban Education from the University of as well. He has published many books and articles in the Nebraska at Omaha, and an endorsement in assessment areas of teacher education, pedagogy, the use of technology from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. and global education including coauthoring and coediting Collaborative Reform and Other Improbable Dreams: the challenges of Professional Development Schools (SUNY). NOTE: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year.
2015 Annual Conference 9 ANOOP GUPTA KEVIN HONEYCUTT Anoop Gupta is a Distinguished Kevin Honeycutt grew up attending schools Scientist at Microsoft, focusing on cross- in many cities across the United States. As disciplinary projects that have potential for he witnessed education around the country large business or societal impact. He is he collected powerful experiences that still currently focusing on future of rich-media influence his conversations and his work documents and collaboration, and technology as a tool for with educators. He spent 13 years teaching art K-12 in public transformation in education. school and spent 17 summers leading creative adventure camps From 2007-2009, Gupta served as corporate vice president for kids of all ages. In 1991, he received the Making IT Happen (CVP) of technology policy and strategy. He guided Microsoft’s Award, which is an internationally recognized awards program engagement with governments and institutions regarding for educators and leaders in the field of educational technology Microsoft’s vision for upcoming technology innovations, and integration in K–12 schools. The program identifies and rewards policies to maximize their benefits for citizens. During this educational technology leaders around the world for their period, Gupta also served as CVP of the Unlimited Potential commitment and innovation. Group and Education Products Group. From 2003-2007 Gupta was the founding CVP for Microsoft’s Unified Communications TROY HUTCHINGS business (now Skype for Business). From 2001-2003, Gupta was technology assistant to Bill Gates, Microsoft’s chairman. Troy Hutchings researches, writes, speaks, Prior to that, he led the Collaboration and Multimedia Group and develops materials on a national level in for Microsoft Research. Gupta joined Microsoft in 1997 after the areas of teacher sexual misconduct with Microsoft acquired his startup VXtreme. students, educator decision-making, and Before joining Microsoft in 1997, Gupta was a professor the professional continuum-of-responsibility of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Stanford associated with a framework for an ethical and legal teaching University. He has published more than 100 papers in major practice. He provides training to numerous across the United conferences and journals and has 75+ issued US patents. He States and in Canada. Dr. Hutchings is an expert witness in received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Presidential the field of educator misconduct, actively collaborates with Young Investigator Award in 1990. Before joining Stanford in state, provincial, and federal agencies on policy initiatives, 1987, Gupta was on the research faculty at Carnegie Mellon and develops university curricula on educator ethics and law. University, where he received his Ph.D. in computer science in His contributions to educator professional practices were 1986. He holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering recognized nationally by the National Association of State from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, where he Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) graduated receiving the President’s Gold Medal in 1980. in 2009, when he received the Annual Doug Bates Award and gave the associated lecture. Hutchings has a record of full-time teaching, research, and administrative responsibilities at the university level spanning 14 years. He also served as a high school administrator, JAY HOFFMAN teacher, and coach in public and private schools for 16 years. Jay Hoffman is a middle school Technology He earned his B.S. in English Education from the University Education Teacher. He was most recently of South Dakota, M.A. in Secondary Education from Arizona honored as Vermont’s 2013 State State University, M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Teacher of the Year. A 20-year veteran Northern Arizona University, and his doctorate in Educational in his profession, he is also a recipient Leadership from Northern Arizona University. of the prestigious National Cable & Telecommunications Industry “Leaders in Learning Award”, recognizing him for his MICHELE JOHNSON unconventional use of Media Technology in the classroom. Michele Johnson is a National Board For over a decade Jay has dedicated his energy and expertise Certified Library Media Specialist and out side the classroom as a teacher trainer and mentor. On a teacher of gifted and talented students state level Jay is a member of the Vermont Standards Board at Towne Point Elementary School in the for Professional Educators where he helps write and regulate Capital School District. In 2008, Michele policy for all of Vermont’s schools. As an active advocate for was the Capital School District and East Dover Elementary education Jay contends that the best way to increase student Teacher of the Year. outcomes is to develop highly effective teachers. To this cause Currently in her 12th year of teaching Michele serves Jay has formed collaborations and works continuously to on the Towne Point School Success and School Climate develop models focused on the act of teaching. committees as well as AR and Family Reading Nights. She facilitated the design and planting of school gardens at East Dover Elementary (Models of Excellence in Education recipient, Natural Wildlife Backyard Habitat, and Delaware
10 National Network of State Teachers of the Year Nature Society Elementary Teacher of the Year.) Michele PDK’s EDge, The Changing Face of Professional Development, represented Delaware teachers at the iEARN Conference and resources associated with the Transforming Professional in Cairo, Egypt following several successful international Learning (TPL) initiative in Kentucky and six other states. education and technology initiatives at East Dover. She has also served on the Governor’s Task Force on School Libraries and the Delaware Department of Education Library JOHN KING Leadership Advisory Committee. Michele is a SMART Certified John B. King, Jr. is the Senior Advisor Trainer and facilitates professional development classes in the Delegated Duties of Deputy Secretary integration of technology into classroom instruction. of Education at the U.S. Department Michele holds a Master of Arts degree in Information of Education. Prior to his arrival at Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona the Department, King served as the and a Bachelor in Science degree in Government & Politics commissioner of education for the state of New York, where from the University of Maryland University College. he was one of the nation’s youngest state education leaders at the time of his appointment and the first African-American and PATRICIA Puerto Rican to serve as New York State education commissioner. JAMES JORDAN Before becoming commissioner, King served as senior deputy commissioner for P-12 education at the New York State For 30 years, Pat Jordan has taught Education Department. mathematics and conducted support King also served as a managing director with Uncommon programs as a clinical psychologist in Schools, a non-profit charter management organization that New Haven, New York City, Malverne, operates some of the highest-performing urban public schools and Roslyn public high schools. She was recently inducted in New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts. Prior to joining into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. Her other awards Uncommon Schools, King was a co-founder of Roxbury include New York State Teacher of the Year, the Disney Preparatory Charter School. Prior to founding Roxbury Prep, American Teacher Award in Mathematics, and the Dolly King taught high school social studies in San Juan, Puerto Rico Parton Chasing Rainbows Award. Pat administers the and Boston. Juanita James Memorial Scholarship Fund, an organization King earned a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Harvard she founded in memory of her mother that offers financial University, a Master of Arts in the teaching of social studies from assistance and mentoring to college students from housing Teachers College, Columbia University, a J.D. from Yale Law projects in the Bronx. School, and a Doctor of Education in educational administrative Pat attended the Bronx High School of Science, practice from Teachers College. Vassar College (B.A. Psychology, Africana Studies), City College (M.S. Special Education), and Hofstra University (Ph.D. Clinical Psychology). DT MAGEE Duane (D.T.) Magee was named by Iowa JOELLEN KILLION Governor Terry Branstad to fulfill the role of Executive Director of the Iowa Board of Joellen Killion serves as senior advisor to Educational Examiners in July 2012. Learning Forward, after serving as the Magee began his career as a high school association’s deputy executive director. business and technology teacher in the Jefferson-Scranton She is leading several foundation- (IA) Community School District. In his 12 years at Harlan funded initiatives including Transforming (IA) Community School District, Magee fulfilled many roles Professional Learning to Prepare College- and Career-Ready including: teacher, coach, activity sponsor, assistant high school Students and implementation of Standards for Professional principal, elementary principal, and middle school principal. He Learning. She contributed to the development of state policy also served as the Assistant Superintendent/ Director of Human and the implementation of policy through practice guides in Resources in the Waukee (IA) Community School District. several states and in overseas, international, and American Magee is a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines, IA, schools in multiple countries. Her books include What Works where he received a bachelor’s degree in secondary business in the Middle; What Works in the Elementary Grades; and education and an education specialist degree in educational What Works in the High School; Teachers Who Learn, Kids leadership. He also holds a master’s degree in education Who Achieve: A Look at Model Professional Development; administration from Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, IA. Assessing Impact: Evaluating Staff Development, 2nd edition; Magee lives in Waukee, IA with his wife, Kim, an elementary teacher. Collaborative Professional Learning Teams in School and They have three children: Gabby, 19; Nolan, 15 and Lauren, 12. Beyond: A Tool Kit for New Jersey Educators; Taking the Lead: New Roles for Teacher and School-based Coaches; The Learning Educator: A New Era in Professional Learning; Becoming a NOTE: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the Learning School; and Coaching Matters. She authored and Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year. co-authored numerous papers, reports and workbooks such as
2015 Annual Conference 11 KATHERINE McKNIGHT development and adoption of the Common Core in 45 states. In the last two years Minnich has led the Council’s advocacy Katherine McKnight leads the Center and communications teams in rallying states to collaboratively for Educator Learning & Effectiveness reform their standards and accountability systems. at Pearson. In her role, she has directed Minnich has an extensive background in assessment research and evaluations, focusing on and accountability work. From 2005–08 he held multiple whole school reform and educator positions at Harcourt (now Pearson), all focused on the effectiveness. Her current projects focus on educator advancement and improvement of assessments. As the evaluation systems and career pathways; integration of director of test design and implementation at the Oregon technology for learning; and collaborative processes for Department of Education in 2003–05, Minnich led statewide enhancing instruction and learning opportunities for students. online assessment implementation. The Research & Innovation Network’s mission is to research Minnich holds a bachelor of science in political science and invent capabilities and tools educators need to help from the University of Washington, Seattle, as well as a ensure that engaging, meaningful, and personalized learning master of public policy from the University of Maryland, is available and supportive of student success. The Network College Park. Minnich lives in Alexandria, VA, with his wife, comprises six centers with distinct, but related, research Whitney, and his son, Carson. agendas. Each center is led by accomplished researchers who both provide intellectual leadership in the field and advise practitioners working at the front lines of education. RICHARD OGNIBENE She has taught statistics as an Adjunct Assistant Professor Rich Ognibene teaches chemistry and at University of Arizona and at George Mason University physics at Fairport High School in and has developed online statistics courses to train program Rochester, NY. In September he will evaluators. She holds a doctorate degree in Clinical begin his 30th year in the classroom. Psychology with an emphasis on Quantitative Methods from Besides teaching high school science, the University of Arizona. Rich has been a soccer coach, softball coach, class adviser, mentor teacher, Gay-Straight Alliance adviser and an adjunct CHAD MILLER professor at Monroe Community College. Rich leads a district-wide program called Brotherhood- Dr. Chad Miller is the 2012 Hawaii State Sisterhood Week which uses multiple modalities of Teacher of the Year, a National Board instruction to address the concepts of civility, respect and Certified teacher, and current Director of embracing of human differences. Rich is the 2008 New York Teacher Development at the University State Teacher of the Year. In 2009 he received the of Hawaii at Manoa’s Uehiro Academy Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. He was for Philosophy and Ethics in Education. In this “hybrid” role, inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame in June 2015. Dr. Miller teaches “Philosophy for Children” courses in the College of Education to pre-service teachers and serves as the Kailua High School Complex’s Philosopher in Residence, SHANNA PEEPLES where he collaborates with K-12 teachers and helps them incorporate the activity of philosophy into their classroom Shanna Peeples was named the 2015 practice through the use of the “Philosopher’s Pedagogy.” National Teacher of the Year. She took a If he is thinking about the environmental implications of circuitous route to the classroom, working “driving” clouds with third graders, or the cyclical nature of as a disc jockey, medical assistant, pet violence and drug abuse with sophomores, or the value of sitter and journalist before teaching. living the “examined life” with undergraduates, Dr. Miller finds Shanna now teaches at Palo Duro High School in Amarillo, himself participating in extremely meaningful and rigorous Texas, where she spends half of her day as a high school philosophical inquiries with students and teachers each day. English teacher and the other half mentoring, coaching and challenging her colleagues to grow in the teaching profession.
CHRIS MINNICH Chris Minnich was named executive CHRISTOPHER POULOS director of the Council of Chief State Christopher Poulos, Connecticut’s 2007 School Officers (CCSSO) in December Teacher of the Year, currently teaches at Joel 2012. He was hired in 2008 to direct Barlow High School in Redding, CT. He is CCSSO’s standards program—the work National Board Certified and teaches all that would later become the Common Core State Standards levels of Spanish. During the past two years (Common Core). In 2009 he was the strategic initiative director Chris served in a hybrid role, splitting his time between teaching of standards, assessment, and accountability, leading the in his district and serving as a Teacher Leader-in-Residence at
12 National Network of State Teachers of the Year the Connecticut State Department of Education. Chris currently Aptitude Battery [ASVAB]) as well as new assessments related serves as an officer of both the Connecticut Teacher of the Year to big data, the gamification of education, multimedia Council and the National Network of State Teachers of the Year. assessments, cross-cultural competence, cognitive biases, and In 2014, he was a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow noncognitive skills (e.g., teamwork). and previously was a member of the inaugural Teacher-Leader His main area of specialization is an especially dry topic— Fellowship hosted by the Aspen Institute. measurement—with a special emphasis on developing and researching innovative new items types for the assessment of both cognitive and noncognitive factors, as well as constructs JEUNÉ PROVOST that have elements that straddle these two domains (e.g., emotional intelligence). Rich has published over a dozen Jeuné B. Provost is the 2015 Virgin Islands books, and about 200 peer-review articles / book chapters on State Teacher of the Year. With a Bachelor these topics in diverse sub-disciplines (including, education, of Arts degree in Mass Media Arts and psychology, business, medicine, health policy, and wind a Masters of Arts degree in Elementary engineering), with nearly 400 presentations across the globe. Education, Jeuné is passionate about infusing performing and music arts into the day to day practices within the classroom. In addition to being a 3rd grade public school teacher she is a performing arts instructor DYON T. ROZIER at the St. John School of the Arts. She has been teaching Dyon T. Rozier attended Skidmore Radio, TV, and Film classes for the past four years. College and majored in Education and Psychology. He went on to graduate from Lesley University in Cambridge, RACHELLE PROVOST MA. He taught at his former elementary Rachelle Provost is an award-winning school, PS/MS 29 in the South Bronx. While teaching, he choreographer, professional educator, also attained a second master’s degree in Supervision and and dance teacher at Old Mill Middle Administration in Education. School South, in Anne Arundel County Dyon is currently a student at New York University’s Maryland. Rachelle’s love for teaching Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human grew out her early work with organizations such as Freedom Development as a Doctor of Philosophy candidate. He School, 21st Century Learning Centers, and, Americorps. recognizes that the type of education a child receives This passion for working with youth, particularly those who dictates his/her opportunity, mobility, and future chances. are underserved, motivated Rachelle to pursue her career This realization prompted his curiosity to study the in education. Her love for dance lead to a natural marriage inequalities and injustices that currently exist in public of the two. Rachelle has almost a decade of experience schools and in the lives of young men of color. Dyon spends teaching in the public school system, and she wrote the time listening to the stories and experiences of urban youth. middle school ‘Dance for Athletes’ curriculum for Anne He also researches the factors and conditions that contribute Arundel County Public Schools. and impact their everyday lives and realities. Rachelle graduated cum laud from Temple University in Philadelphia, PA and Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA, where she received her B.F.A. in Dance, and M.A.T. in DYANE SMOKOROWSKI Elementary Education, respectively. She has completed Dyane Smokorowski is the 2013 Kansas coursework toward both Reading and ESL certificates, and State Teacher of the Year and is currently recently started working towards her Admin Certification at serving as an Instructional Technology Trinity Washington University. Coach in the Andover Public Schools in Andover, Kansas. She believes in a project-based, student-centered classroom that helps students RICHARD ROBERTS build skills in communication, planning, research and cultural Richard D. Roberts, Ph.D. is currently Vice awareness. Smokorowski wants her students to develop a President and Chief Scientist at the Center love for learning, communication and technology, but also to for Innovative Assessments, Professional understand how to use those passions to advance their own Examination Service, New York, NY. A futures, as well as that of the global community. former National Research Council Fellow (1996-1998), he has also been a Senior Lecturer at The University of Sydney (1998-2003), and a Managing Principal Research Scientist at the Educational Testing Service (2003- 2014). Across these various organizations, he has worked on NOTE: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the traditional human assessments (e.g., Armed Services Vocational Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year.
2015 Annual Conference 13 MARK A. SMYLIE JUNE TEISAN Mark A. Smylie is Professor of Education June Teisan is a veteran urban educator Emeritus at the University of Illinois- who designs and delivers vibrant learning Chicago (UIC) and Visiting Professor in the experiences for students and fellow Department of Educational Leadership, teachers. June was named Michigan Policy, and Organizations at Peabody Teacher of the Year 2007-2008 and was College, Vanderbilt University. His research concerns school one of four finalists for 2008 National Teacher of the Year. organization and organizational change, administrative and She was awarded the White House Presidential Award for teacher leadership and workforce development, and urban Excellence in Science Teaching in 2005, and Middle School school improvement. His work has appeared in the American STEM Educator of the Year by the National Science Teacher Education Research Journal, Educational Researcher, Association in 2012. June is a National Board Certified Educational Administration Quarterly, Educational Evaluation teacher, President of the Network of Michigan Educators, and and Policy Analysis, Educational Policy, Journal of School is currently an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow Leadership, Leadership and Policy in Schools and Review in Washington, DC working in the Office of Education at the of Research in Education. He has contributed chapters to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. numerous books on teachers and teaching, leadership and June holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biological administration, and educational change. Sciences, a Master of Arts degree in Science Teaching, an Professor Smylie was awarded a National Academy Education Specialist degree in Educational Leadership, and of Education Postdoctoral Fellowship, the William J. is a doctoral candidate in Educational Leadership. Davis Award from the University Council for Educational Administration, and the American Educational Research Association’s Research Review Award. He was a Residential MELISSA TRACY Fellow at the Spencer Foundation. Before his work at the Melissa Tracy is a National Board Certified university level, Professor Smylie was a high school history social studies educator in Wilmington, DE teacher. He received his Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University and at Conrad Schools of Science. She currently B.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Duke University. teaches AP human geography to 9th-12th graders in a distance learning lab along with LEE-ANN STEPHENS world history and personal finance. She annually travels with her students to Model United Nations and Youth in Government. Lee-Ann Stephens, Minnesota Teacher of Melissa is a 2014 National Hope Street Group Teacher fellow, the Year 2007, has been an educator for a National America Achieves Fellow and currently serves 25 years with K-12 teaching and leadership as a member of the Rodel Teacher Council with a focus on experience. She currently serves as a personalized learning. In 2013, Melissa was the Conrad Schools teacher on special assignment with the St. of Science Teacher of the Year. She’s highly interested in civic Louis Park School District in Minnesota, where she works with education, technology, and ensuring that all students receive a Latino and African American high school students who are high quality education. enrolled in Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate Melissa earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from and honors’ classes. She previously served as an adjunct Tulane University, a Master of Education degree in curriculum professor at Metropolitan State University and she served and instruction (social studies) from the University of Delaware, on Minnesota’s Board of Teaching. Currently, she is a board and she’s currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in history member for the NBPTS and a member of NASDTEC MCEE at Villanova University as a James Madison Fellow. Task Force. She holds a B.A. in International Studies, B.S. in Elementary Education, M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction. She is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership, GRETCHEN WEBER as well as her superintendent’s license. Gretchen Weber is the Director of Educator Effectiveness Programs and Managing PEGGY STEWART Director within the Education division of Peggy Stewart is the 2005 New Jersey the American Institutes for Research. She State Teacher of the Year, a Princeton oversees and directs technical assistance University Distinguished Secondary School and applied research projects on components of the educator’s Teacher, and a National Board Certified career continuum, particularly evaluation and professional Teacher. After a rewarding career in growth of educators. Weber directs multi-faceted, multi-year empowering students to broaden their world view, Peggy projects for states and districts and has facilitated statewide provides professional learning services to support teachers in committees, led trainings for educators, and created research- developing leadership skills and improving practice. based resources on aspects of education evaluation, induction and mentoring, compensation reform, teacher leaders, and
14 National Network of State Teachers of the Year educator talent management. JANE WEST She has presented at national conferences for organizations such as the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, Jane West provides education the National Governor’s Association, ASCD, Learning Forward consulting services to a range of national (NSDC), and the National School Board Association. She has organizations who seek to engage with co-authored the Guidebook for Distinguishing the Right Leader policy makers and inform decision making for Your School (2010) and the Toolbox for Distinguishing the at the national level. With a Ph.D. in special Right Leader for Your School (2010). Weber is a National Board education and several years as a teacher, administrator and Certified teacher who recently renewed her certification and higher education faculty member, she brings a professional perspective to her work. As a former professional staff also holds a master’s of education degree. member for the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) she understands the policy SARAH WELCH making process from the inside out. In addition to serving as NNSTOY’s Government Relations Advisor, she consults for the Sarah Ballew Welch is a secondary English American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and educator in northern Georgia at Fannin the Higher Education Consortium for Special Education. She County High School. She was recently is a visiting professor at the University of Maryland where she appointed to serve on the Georgia House teaches advanced courses in education policy and politics. of Representatives Study Committee on the Role of the Federal Government in Georgia’s education, aligning her interests in policy and education. She was a Georgia Teacher-of-the-Year finalist in 2015. Sarah was a Round I winner of Georgia’s Innovation in Teaching Grant as part of the Race to the Top funding in 2013, which led her to film a production on innovative instruction with Georgia Public Broadcasting. As a member of the English Advisory Council and State Superintendent Advisory Council, she has helped to influence curriculum direction at the state level. She is passionate about secondary English education, as well NOTE: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the as classroom engagement. She lives in Epworth, GA with her Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year. husband Christopher and her daughter Addison.
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2015 Annual Conference 15 Board of Directors
REBECCA SNYDER CHRISTOPHER POULOS MADALINE FENNELL JOHN OSWALD NNSTOY Board NNSTOY Board Vice NNSTOY Board Secretary, Vice President and Chief President, Pennsylvania President, Connecticut Nebraska Teacher Operating Officer of Teacher of the Year 2009 Teacher of the Year 2007, of the Year 2007 K–12 Student Assessment NBCT Programs, ETS NNSTOY Board Treasurer
MICHAEL J. BROWN PEGGY ALLAN ELEANOR HORNE MARGUERITE IZZO KELLY KOVACIC Former President, Illinois Teacher Vice President, ETS New York Teacher Executive Director of Portfolio 100 Black Men of America of the Year 1989 Social lnvestment Fund of the Year 2007 Management, Denver Public (retired) Schools; 2010 California Teacher of the Year
JUSTIN MINKEL JON QUAM BOB WILLIAMS JOHN I. WILSON KIMBERLY WORTHY Arkansas Teacher Director, National Teacher of Alaska Teacher of the Former Executive Director, District of Columbia of the Year, 2007 the Year Program, Council of Year 2009, NBCT National Education Association Teacher of the Year 2009 Chief State School Officers
16 National Network of State Teachers of the Year 2015 Conference Committee
CHAIRS MEMBERS Jeanne DelColle Blaise Messinger Allison Riddle Amber Augustus Tim Dove Chad Miller Leigh VandenAkker Brett Bigham Katie Ferguson Christopher Poulos Stephen Bongiovi Jay Hoffman Katy Smith Julie Boyle Barbara Hopkins Dyane Smokorowski Sarah Brown Wessling Marguerite Izzo
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER DIRECTOR OF PROFESSIONAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISOR Katherine Bassett DEVELOPMENT SERVICES Jane West Peggy Stewart DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RESEARCH AND Bradley Hull DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT AND MARKETING Jessica Hansen DIRECTOR OF SPECIAL PROJECTS Shaun Lane Joe Fetheree
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LEIGH VANDENAKKER ALLISON RIDDLE
Leigh M. VandenAkker is Utah’s 2012 Teacher of The Year and Allison Riddle has been an elementary educator in Northern winner of Utah’s 2011 Golden Apple Award. She is a 2015 Utah for the past 27 years. She currently teaches 5th grade recipient of the prestigious Huntsman Award. As co-author of at Foxboro Elementary School in North Sal Lake, where Techniques for Tough Times TM, Leigh has trained teachers she is also a Davis District Mentor. Allison is a Utah State nationwide, providing insight and support by educating teachers University student teaching supervisor, and was named in classroom management and how to teach SEL. She presented USU Cooperating Teacher of the Year in 2011. Allison recently on “Whole Child vs. No Child” at SXSWEDU. is the 2014 Utah Teacher of the Year, and she currently represents Utah’s teachers as a member of Governor With over 20 years experience in the educational setting, Leigh Herbery’s Excellence Education Commission and the USOE has developed strategies and techniques that really work in Professional Learning Committee. Allison has been a full today’s classrooms. Designed to aid classroom teaching of time mentor for her district, and she created a mentor communication and anger management skills, her curriculum program at her school which as been highlighted on the supports the strategies for teaching metacognition. Students Teach to Lead web Immersion schools as well as Korean learn to self-advocate, have a voice and use higher order thinking and German student teaching programs. skills to power through lives obstacles. Leigh holds a M.Ed. degree as well as certifications in Special Education, Criminology Allison is a recipient of the 2015 California Casuality Award and Corrections, ESL, and Conflict Resolution (communication, for Teaching Excellence and the 2015 Horace Mann Award mediation, negotiation.) She is highly skilled in program for Teaching Excellence. She is an Evaluation Lead for development and coordination. Her particular expertise is the Davis Education Association and an active lobbyist with “at-risk” populations, grant proposal writing and program for the Utah Education Association. Allison has been an management. Leigh just returned from visiting the country of independent consultant for Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks Brazil as a 2012 Pearson Global Scholar, where she had the (Edmonton, AB) for the past nine years. She conducts unique opportunity to examine its education system. K-9th mathematics workshops and family math nights for schools, districts, community centers and universities across She is recognized as a consummate professional who cares the country. Allison is a member of the National Council deeply for students, she is a full-time public high school teacher. of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), and she presents at VandenAkker is presently teaching at East High School in Salt regional and national NCTM conferences each year. Allison Lake City School District. She is currently serving on the Utah is a member of the University of Phoenix SLC campus Education Association Teachers Excellence Task Force. You can find Advisory Committee, and she is currently researching out more about her by viewing her recent TED talk using this link: Teacher Leadership with Weber State University. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Npymt6cd4fc
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