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Dear Colleagues,Welcome to the 2016 NNSTOY Conference: Bridging Theory and Practice. I am absolutely invig-

orated by what we will accomplish over our next few days together. I am excited because I know that for most of us, teaching is both a joy and an incredibly impor-

tant job. Yet, despite the tremendous satisfaction that educators often feel, we also find ourselves faced with real and difficult questions. Some of our problems are new, but others are longstanding challenges that we have not yet resolved. For example, I often hear teachers ask:

Welcome

exemplary practice in protecting students from bullying, engaging students with digital storytelling, and creating student-centered classrooms

innovations taking place at the Schurz High School Maker Space, through emerging technology, and in social/emotional learning

research about what it means to be a teacher leader, including the knowledge and skills necessary to lead educators, examples of hybrid teacher leadership roles, and ways in which teacher leaders can inform policy

perspectives on important issues for our profession, including closing gaps, teacher evaluation, and school accountability

In our current educational environment, how can I keep students’ learning at the center of my work?

How can I do more than protect my most vulnerable students, but actually help to propel them forward?

What can I do influence education policy in my school, my state and my district?

What can I do to advance the teaching profession so that skilled teachers are listened to, respected, and paid as professionals?

How can I use the latest knowledge, technology and emerging innovations in education to provide meaningful, rigorous learning experiences for my students?

Great questions. What’s more, how we choose to answer them has wide-ranging implications for our classrooms, our profession and our country. Over the next few days, we will work with great part-ners and presenters to take on these questions. We will dive into:

During our time together we will not only tackle our most intractable issues, but we will make connections and build support networks that allow us to return to our classrooms with new ideas and tools.

So I invite you to engage with us fully over the next few days. Get involved in discussions, ask questions, take pictures and tweet. Give yourself completely over to this experience and allow your-self and your colleagues access to the gift of your time, your experience, and your commitment to teaching and leading.

This conference would not be possible without the support of an incredible array of partners, who have much to offer us in terms of tools to support policy, practice and advocacy. Please get to know them over the next few days and thank them for their belief in our work. KATHERINE BASSETT President and CEO, National Network of State Teachers of the Year

JULY 11TIME EVENT SPONSOR LOCATION

7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast Sponsored by Educators 4 Excellence Guggenheim 3

7:45 Meet in lobby to depart for Mooseheart Lodge service project Sponsored by AFT

8:00 Meet in lobby to depart for Schurz High School Maker Space School service project

Sponsored by AFT

12:00 – 1:00 To-Go Lunch Sponsored by NEA Foundation Guggenheim 3

2:00 Focus groups: Teaching Partners, AIR, ProExam, E4E Bode, Getty, Field, Katherine Bassett’s suite

3:30 Focus groups: Walden, ProExam, Microsoft Bode, Field, Getty

6:30 Evening reception with opening remarks by Christopher Poulos, NNSTOY Board President and Chip Wheeler, National Director, Community Relations, VOYA

Opening Activity by Katherine Bassett

Sponsored by VOYA Montrose

JULY 12TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER/SPONSOR LOCATION

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Sponsored by Teaching Partners Louvre 2, 3

8:30 Welcome to NNSTOY Conference Katherine Bassett, CEO

8:40 Welcome to Illinois Beth Purvis, Illinois Secretary of Education

Lynn Gaddis, Conference Chair

Guggenheim 1, 2

8:50 Introduction to Sway Michelle Zimmerman Guggenheim 1, 2

STRAND ONE: CONSTRUCTING STUDENT-CENTERED CLASSROOMS

9:00 Strand Introduction

Keynote Keeping Students at the Center

Terry Thoren

Josh Stumpenhorst Sponsored by WonderGrove

Guggenheim 1/2

9:45 Networking Break Grand Foyer

10:15 Concurrent Sessions 1: 3 Keys to Unlocking a High Functioning Student-Centered Classroom

Empowering Students to Change the World Through Digital Storytelling

Social & Emotional Learning: From Theory to Practice

Mark Barnes

Joe Fatheree

Megan Hall

Guggenheim 3

Guggenheim 1, 2

Louvre 2


11:30 Concurrent Sessions 2: Breakout EDU Session

Anti-Bullying Strategies

To a “T”: The Six “Ts” to Creating a Student-Centered Classroom

James Sanders

Brett Bigham, Jane McMahon, Shanna Peeples

Whitney Crews

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

Teachers Leading: Bridging Theory & Practice National Conference 2016


Teachers Leading: Bridging Theory & Practice National Conference 2016

JULY 13TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER/SPONSOR LOCATION

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Sponsored by ProExam Louvre 2, 3

8:45 Welcome to Illinois Guggenheim 1, 2

STRAND THREE: BUILDING PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

9:00 Keynote No One Knows Teaching Like Teachers: An Idea Into Action

Wendy Sauer


10:00 Concurrent Sessions 6: From Dinner to Dynamic: Our Journey to Establishing a State NNSTOY Chapter

The 20time Project: How Educators Can Launch Google’s Formula for Future-Ready Students

Strengthen the Leadership Area of the Brain with These 12 Ideas

Jessica Garner, Cindi Rigsbee and Allison Ormond

Kevin Brookhouser

Rebecca Snyder and Joe Mazza

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

JULY 12 (CONT’D)

TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER/SPONSOR LOCATION

12:15 Break

12:30 Lunch Filling the Gap: Equalizing Educational Opportunities for All Children

James E. Ford Louvre 2, 3

1:30 Break and move to next session

STRAND TWO: LEADERSHIP SPANNING

1:45 Strand Introduction

Keynote It’s About Time!

Ernest Zamora, Walden University

Vicki Phillips Sponsored by Walden University

Guggenheim 1, 2

2:30 Networking Break Sponsored by University of Phoenix Grand Foyer

3:00 Concurrent Sessions 3: State of the States: Iowa and Connecticut

Walden Student and Alumni Panel: Benefits and Strategies To Be Successful in Graduate School

Seeing Teacher Leaders as Boundary Spanners: Synced Up and Cooked?

Chris Todd, Sarah Barzee, D.T. Magee and Tania Johnson, Christopher Poulos, Moderator

Jennifer Walker, Derek Olson, Dorina Sackman, Moderated by Lisa Share and Ernest Zamora

Mark Smylie

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2


4:15 Concurrent Sessions 4: Structures and Substance: Ensuring Rigor and Engagement for All Learners

Teacher Leaders in Action

Schools Are the Answer: Bridging the Gap Between Policy and Practice

Jane McMahon

Monica Washington, Dana Boyd, Josh Parker, Moderated by Sean McComb

Richard Ognibene

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

Guggenheim 1, 2

5:00 Adjourn

5:30 Meet in lobby to depart for Lake Michigan river cruise

7:00 – 9:30 River Cruise Sponsored by ASCD

4 National Network of State Teachers of the Year

Teachers Leading: Bridging Theory & PracticeNational Conference 2016

JULY 13 (CONT’D)

TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION


11:15 Concurrent Sessions 7: Connected Classrooms and the New World of Learning

Teacher Researchers: Opportunities, Insights and Lessons Learned

Expanding on Teacher Leadership-- How to Influence Policy

Mike Soskil

Lynn Gaddis, David Bosso, Derek Olsen, Steve Elza, Pam Reilly Moderated by Ellen Sherratt

Terri Vest

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

12:00 Break and move to lunch

12:30 Lunch Emma Vadehra, U.S. Department of Education

Louvre 2, 3

1:30 Break and move to sessions

MEMBERSHIP MEETING

1:45 Federal Policy Update Education Policy in Washington: What’s at Stake for the Profession

Scott Palmer and Jane West Guggenheim 1, 2

2:30 Networking Break Sponsored by AIR Grand Foyer

3:00 Annual Membership Meeting

Guggenheim 1, 2

4:30 Adjourn

6:00 Reception Sponsored by ETS Montrose

JULY 14TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION

7:30 – 8:30 Breakfast Sponsored by AIR Louvre 2, 3

STRAND FOUR: EXPANDING ON TEACHER LEADERSHIP

8:45 Strand Intro

Keynote Teacher Leaders: The Critical Component of a Comprehensive Personnel Policy

Kisha Davis-Caldwell

Charlotte Danielson

Sponsored by NBPTS

Guggenheim 1, 2

9:30 Move to Sessions

9:45 Concurrent Sessions 8: Teach to Lead & The National Landscape of Teacher Leadership

ILSTOY Leading State Partnerships for Teacher Leadership

Teacher Leadership & Collaboration in Denver Public Schools

Aman Dhanda and Maddie Fennell

Lynn Gaddis, Pam Reilly, Rebecca Wattleworth, Annice Brave

Kate Brennan with Natalie Jacobsen

Guggenheim 3

Guggenheim 1, 2

Louvre 2

10:30 Break Sponsored by National University Grand Foyer


JULY 14 (CONT’D)

TIME EVENT TITLE PRESENTER LOCATION

11:00 Concurrent Sessions 9: NNSTOY Learning Module 2

Expanding on Teacher Leadership through National Board Certification

Leading from the Classroom through Teacher Blogging: Four-Year Case Study

Daniele Massey and Pamela Harman

Change to Michael Dunlea, Megan Allen, Lori Michalec, Moderated by Kisha Davis-Caldwell

Dave Stuart

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

11:45 Move to sessions

12:00 Concurrent Sessions 10: Spoken Reasons: A Journey from Self-Determination Theory of Motivation to Digital Storytelling in the Classroom

How Do We Grow From Here? Expanding Teacher Leadership from the Classroom to the Business World

Getting to Know You: What Do Teacher Leaders Do?

Michelle Zimmerman

Jennifer Bell

Mark Nieker

Guggenheim 1, 2

Guggenheim 3

Louvre 2

12:45 Lunch Teacher Leadership in the Education Policy Space

Nate Bowling Guggenheim 1, 2

1:15 Unconference Sponsored by Pearson Evaluation Systems

Guggenheim 1, 2

2:45 Conference Wrap-Up Guggenheim 1, 2

3:00 Adjourn

“As a California State Teacher of the Year and a National Board Certified Teacher, I’m committed to reflecting

on my professional practice and service as a leader in education while

staying in the classroom.”

Daniel Jocz, NBCT 2016 National Teacher of the Year Finalist

Register today—join more than 112,000 teachers advancing the profession and student learning.

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JOSH STUMPENHORST

Josh Stumpenhorst is a junior high teacher in suburban Chicago, Illinois, where he lives with his wife and two sons. He holds a master’s degree in curriculum and instruc-tion as well as National Board Certification

in early adolescence social science. His work as a classroom teacher has earned Josh many awards and honors at the state, national and international level. However, his greatest pride is in the recognition given by the students and parents who he works with every day.

Stumpenhorst is an active blogger at Stump the Teacher and a Twitter user @stumpteacher. He is the author of the newly released book, The New Teacher Revolution: Changing Education for a New Generation of Learners, which analyzes current practices in schools and suggests alternate and more effective strategies for all teachers.

Keynotes

WENDY SAUER

Wendy works with a variety of teacher network organizations to provide teachers opportunities to learn, connect and lead. She has spent the past twenty-plus years in education, teaching high school history and

English for a decade and then moving on to a variety of other positions in the field. She has been director of education for the Experience Music Project and independent consultant for clients including the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, the Stupski Foundation, the Sobrato Family Foundation, the Teaching Channel, and Education Development Center (EDC). She holds a BA in History from U.C. Berkeley and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Seattle Pacific University.

VICKI PHILLIPS

Vicki Phillips most recently served as Director of Education, College Ready, for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, where she led the work to ensure U.S. high school students graduate ready to succeed, and to

improve access to college.Phillips has built a strong education reform record

throughout her career, at all levels – from neighborhood schools to the federal government. For nearly three decades, she has endeavored to improve education – as a teacher, state-level policymaker, leader of a nonprofit education foundation, superintendent of a large urban school district and for nearly a decade as the director of education for the world’s largest foundation.

Prior to joining the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, she was superintendent of Portland Public Schools in Portland, Oregon. Earlier, Phillips served as Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s appointed secretary of education and that state’s chief state school officer. She previously served at the state level in her home state of Kentucky, helping to implement the sweeping

CHARLOTTE DANIELSON

Charlotte Danielson, a former economist, is an internationally-recognized expert in the area of teacher effectiveness, specializing in the design of teacher evaluation systems that, while ensuring teacher quality, also

promote professional learning. She advises State Education Departments and National Ministries and Departments of Education, both in the United States and overseas. She is in demand as a keynote speaker at national and international conferences, and as a policy consultant to legislatures and administrative bodies.

Ms. Danielson’s many publications range from defining good teaching (“Enhancing Professional Practice: a frame-work for teaching,” 2007), to organizing schools for student success (“Enhancing Student Achievement: a framework for school improvement,” 2002), to teacher leadership (“Teacher Leadership that Strengthens the Profession,” 2006), to profes-sional conversations (“Talk about Teaching! Conducting Professional Conversations,” 2009), to numerous practical instruments and training programs (both onsite and online) to assist practitioners in implementing her ideas.

changes demanded by the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990. Phillips has worked with the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C., and has been a middle and high school teacher.

Born in Kentucky and raised on a small farm, Phillips was the first in her family to go to college, and earned first a bachelor’s degree in elementary and special education and a master’s degree in school psychology from Western Kentucky University. She also holds a doctorate in educational leadership and management from the University of Lincoln in England, and she served as a founding member of the governing council for England’s National College for School Leadership.

Note: Teacher names printed in RED are State Teachers of the Year, in GREEN are National Teachers of the Year, & in ORANGE are Finalists.


WELCOMING REMARKS

BETH PURVIS Illinois Secretary of Education

TONY SMITH State Superintendent

Speakers

MEGAN ALLEN

Megan M. Allen is a National Board Certified Teacher, the 2010 Florida Teacher of the Year, and a finalist for 2010 National Teacher of the Year. She currently is serving as the director of the Master of Arts in

Teacher Leadership at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts. She has taught for ten years, most as an elementary and special education teacher, serving in Title One schools in Hillsborough County, Florida.

Megan is a huge policy nerd who enjoys blogging for Education Week at An Edugeek’s Guide to K12 Practice and Policy and for the Center for Teaching Quality at Musings of a Red Headed Teacher. She is also proud to serve on the Board of Directors for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the Teacher Advisory Board for Teaching Partners. @redhdteacher

MARK BARNES

Mark Barnes is a longtime educator, leader of the no-grades classroom move-ment, founder of Times 10 Publications, and creator of the popular Hack Learning Series—books that provide right-now solu-

tions for educators. Mark is the author of nine books, including Role Reversal--a 2013 Best Professional Book--The 5-Minute Teacher, Teaching the iStudent, and the bestselling Hacking Education--a 2015 IBPA Best Education book. Reaching nearly 5 million people on Twitter, @ markbarnes19 is one of education’s most recognizable engagers. A well-known speaker, Mark has presented at SXSW, ASCD, TEDxUrsuline, ISTE, the International Learning Conference, Learning & the Brain, and the International Reform Symposium. You can listen to Mark weekly on the popular Hack Learning Podcast, available on iTunes, Stitcher, and HackLearning.org.

SARAH BARZEE

Dr. Barzee currently serves as the Chief Talent Officer for the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE). In this role, she has oversight of the CSDE Talent Office, charged with educator preparation and certi-

fication, induction (TEAM), educator evaluation and support, professional learning, leadership development and other talent management initiatives. 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 role at CSDE, Dr. Barzee was assistant executive director for the Capitol Region Education Council (CREC). Previously, Dr. Barzee held the posi-tions of principal, adjunct professor, and teacher for both regular and special education students. Dr. Barzee holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Leadership from Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan; a sixth year certificate in Educational Administration and Supervision from the University of Hartford; and a master’s degree and a bachelor’s degree in special educa-tion from the University of Saint Joseph. She holds Connecticut certifications as a general and special education teacher, inter-mediate administrator and superintendent.

BRETT BIGHAM

Brett Bigham is the first special educa-tion teacher to be named Oregon’s Teacher of the Year. Brett created “Ability Guidebooks,” a series of how-to books that support people with autism to visit commu-

nity destinations. After being named an NEA Foundation Global Fellow, he visited Peru and created the first international Ability Guidebook, “I Am Going to the Museo de Inka!” He has since added books for Italy and Greece and will be traveling to Britain and Finland this year to create more books. Brett is well known as an advocate for LGBT youth and was honored in June by being a headline speaker at the Save Our Schools Rally on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

DAVID BOSSO

Dr. David Bosso, a Social Studies teacher at Berlin High School, is the 2012 Connecticut Teacher of the Year and 2012 National Secondary Social Studies Teacher of the Year. Over the course of his teaching career,

Bosso has traveled to Africa, Asia, the Middle East and Europe as part of educational delegations for global understanding. Bosso currently serves as the President of the Connecticut Teacher of the Year Council, as well as the Connecticut Council for the Social Studies. His areas of expertise, on which he has written and presented extensively, include teacher motivation


NATHAN BOWLING

Entering his eleventh year of teaching, Nathan Bowling is veteran of the United States Air Force Reserves and a graduate of the Evergreen State College. He was a 2014 recipient of the Milken Family Foundation’s

National Educator Award, the 2016 Washington Teacher of the Year and was one of four finalists for 2016 National Teacher of the Year. Nathan is a co-founder of Teachers United, a teacher led education policy advocacy group. He currently teaches AP Human Geography and AP Government & Politics at Lincoln High School, in his hometown of Tacoma.

ANNICE BRAVE

Annice M. Brave, 2011 Illinois Teacher of the Year, is a National Board Certified Teacher. She has taught Restorative Justice, English and journalism at Alton High School in Alton, Illinois, for 30 years. She received her

undergraduate degree in journalism and her master’s degree in Education from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Ms. Brave currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Illinois State Teachers of the Year, Illinois State Educator Preparation and Licensure Board, the Board of Examiners for NCATE (CAEP), the Board of Directors of the Illinois Education Association/NEA, the NEA Common Core Working Group, and the Educator Leader Cadre for PARCC.

KATE BRENNAN

Kate began her career as a high school French teacher in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in North Carolina. After several years teaching, she began working for TNTP, a national non-profit dedicated to

improving teacher quality. During her seven years with TNTP, she launched and ran the Denver Teaching Fellows program – an alternative licensure program – and consulted with several large, urban school districts across the country on their systems and structures to find, grow and retain the best teachers possible. Kate has worked at Denver Public Schools since 2014 and now serves as the Director of Teacher Leadership & Career Pathways. In this role Kate supports the systems and structures to elevate the teaching profession, providing opportunities for

AMAN DHANDA

Aman Dhanda is a Teaching Ambassador Fellow with the U.S. Department of Education in the Office of the Secretary. Her work focuses around Teach to Lead, an initiative to advance student outcomes

by expanding opportunities for teacher leadership, particularly those that allow teachers to stay in the classroom.

Aman’s ten years of teaching experience at the elementary level in Woodland, California, has allowed her to work with diverse student populations with large percentages of English Learners. She has also served as a Teacher Consultant with the National Writing Project since 2008.

KEVIN BROOKHOUSER

Kevin Brookhouser, M.Ed. is the author of The 20time Project: How Educators can Launch Google’s Formula for Future-Ready Students. He teaches project based learning, digital citizenship, and

design at York School in Monterey, California and is a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Certified Trainer, and National Association of Independent Schools Teacher of the Future. Kevin serves on the board of The International School of Monterey. He is a learning animal.

KISHA DAVIS-CALDWELL

Kisha Davis-Caldwell is a National Board Certified Teacher in early adolescent math-ematics and current Director of Outreach and Engagement at the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Kisha’s 20 years of teaching experience includes teaching, curriculum development, instructional coaching and profes-sional development facilitation. The recipient of the Freeman Foundation and Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund awards, Kisha has a global perspective on education; shaped by experiences studying abroad in Beijing, teaching in Japan, and exploring schools in Australia, China, England, Italy, New Zealand, UAE and Qatar. From 2010-2012, Kisha served as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow for the National Science Foundation and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Kisha serves as a member of NEA’s Common Core Working Group and the Board of Directors for edReports.

and morale, educational history and policy, global education, and teacher leadership. Bosso holds master’s degrees from the University of Hartford and Central Connecticut State University, and a Doctor of Education degree from American International College.

teachers to lead without leaving the classroom. She believes whole heartedly that it is through empowering our teachers that we will most effectively improve instruction and, therefore, outcomes for all of our students.


STEVE ELZA

William Fremd High School Applied Technology Teacher Steve Elza was named the 2015 Illinois Teacher of the Year by the Illinois State Board of Education. Mr. Elza currently teaches several courses in automo-

tive technology in his current position at Township High School District 211 in Palatine, Illinois. Outside of the classroom, Mr. Elza is heavily involved in Fremd High School’s extracurricular activities: sponsoring the Automotive Club, Ford/AAA and Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge, the school’s Safety Committee, and is a part of the Viking Advisory Mentoring Program (VAMP).

MICHAEL DUNLEA

Michael is in his 13th year of teaching and is currently a second grade teacher. He lives with his wife and three children in Manahawkin, New Jersey. He was selected in 2012 as an America Achieves

National Teacher Fellow, and in 2014 as a Hope Street Group National Teacher Fellow. Michael serves as an advisor to the NJ State Department of Education on several councils and committees. He co-founded a non-profit organization called Stafford Teachers And Residents Together (START), to clean up his town after Hurricane Sandy hit in 2012. You can email him at [email protected] or his Twitter address @ MichaelJDunlea.

JOSEPH FATHEREE

Joe Fatheree is an award winning author, educator and filmmaker. He has received numerous educational awards, including Illinois Teacher of the Year and the NEA’s National Award for Teaching Excellence.

He was a Top 10 Finalist for the 2016 Global Teacher Prize. He currently serves as the Director of Strategic Projects for the National Network of State Teachers of the Year and is the instructor of creativity and innovation at Effingham High School in Illinois. Fatheree’s television work has aired nationally on PBS, the Documentary Channel, Hulu, and the MLB Network. He is the recipient of three Mid America Emmy Awards for writing and producing.

MADDIE FENNELL

Madaline (Maddie) Fennell has been an elementary teacher for 23 years. She has served as a leader at the local, state and national level, most recently chairing the Commission on Effective Teachers

and Teaching, presenting at the International Summit on the Teaching Profession and serving on the Board of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year. She holds a bach-elor’s degree from Creighton University, a master‘s degree and a Certificate of Urban Education from the University of Nebraska at Omaha, and an endorsement in assessment from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. Her honors include the Carol Stowe Humanitarian Award, the Ruth E. Pyrtle Leadership Award, and the 2007 Nebraska Teacher of the Year.

JAMES E. FORD

James E. Ford is the Program Director at the Public School Forum of North Carolina, an education think-tank and advocacy organization. He is the 2015 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. Ford taught World

History at Garinger High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, starting in 2010.

He is Charlotte Magazine’s 2014 Charlottean of the Year, the 2014 National Alliance of Black School Educators’ Teacher of the Year and is a Carnegie Fellow. He writes and speaks extensively on the topics of race, class, educational equity and advocates for the most disadvantaged student populations. He writes for Education Post, Education Week and EducationNC.

JESSICA GARNER

Jessica Garner is in her 18th year as an educator. She works in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, as the Curriculum and Global Education Coordinator. Her teaching experience spans 4th grade through 12th

grade, as well as online graduate courses. She is a National Board Certified teacher who received her B.A. in Modern Foreign Languages from James Madison University and her M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from Indiana Wesleyan University. Jessica was named the 2009-2010 North Carolina Teacher of the Year. She is currently serving as the president of the North Carolina chapter of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year.


NATALIE JACOBSEN

Natalie Jacobsen is a First Grade Literacy teacher and Senior Team Lead at Carson Elementary School in Denver, Colorado. Natalie has been teaching for 11 years. Natalie grew up in Minnesota and attended

the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul for her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and English. She also attended the University of Colorado at Denver for a Masters in Elementary Reading and Writing. Natalie is currently attending the University of Denver and is in the Executive Leadership for Successful Schools program.

TANIA JOHNSON

Tania Johnson is Iowa’s 2013 Teacher of the Year. She taught kindergarten for 22 years in the Cedar Rapids Community School District. She is now the District Resolution Team Facilitator, a teacher leadership

position that helps staff members work through a variety of concerns. She is National Board certified and has a master’s from the University of Northern Iowa.

DANIELE MASSEY

Daniele Massey has over 12 years of experi-ence as a classroom teacher, virtual teacher, mentor, instructional coach, teacher leader and educational consultant. She is the Department of Defense Education Activity

(DoDEA) 2013 Teacher of the Year.Her career started as a high school math teacher in

Michigan and then progressed into student affairs administra-tion in higher education. In 2006, she found her way back to the high school classroom teaching in Germany with DoDEA where she implemented a flipped mastery Algebra I classroom. She is an active volunteer in her community in her role as a military spouse. This summer she will start a new adventure teaching at Mount Holyoke College for the master’s in Teacher Leadership Program.

She currently teaches financial literacy to military connected students around the world at a virtual school in Quantico, Virginia.

D.T. MAGEE

Duane (D.T.) Magee served as the Executive Director of the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners from July 2012 until June 2016. He is currently the Superintendent of the Norwalk, Iowa, Community School District.

D.T. began his career as a high school business and tech-nology teacher and athletic coach in the Jefferson-Scranton and Harlan Community School Districts in Iowa. D.T. served as the assistant high school principal, elementary principal, and middle school principal in Harlan. D.T. also served as the Assistant Superintendent/Director of Human Resources in the Waukee (IA) Community School District.

D.T. was appointed to serve as the interim director of the Iowa Department of Education for a ten-week period during the summer of 2013 while a replacement was found for Dr. Jason Glass.

D.T. lives in Waukee, Iowa with his wife, Kim, an elementary teacher. They have three children: Gabby, 20, Nolan, 16 and Lauren, 13.

MEGAN HALL

Megan Olivia Hall is the 2013 Minnesota Teacher of the Year. In her 15 years of teaching science, Megan has worked with students of many ages and levels, from kindergarten to Advanced Placement. She

serves as a lead teacher in the social and emotional learning (SEL) and service learning programs at Open World Learning Community in St. Paul Public Schools, developing SEL curriculum and training colleagues in effective homeroom pedagogies. Megan has led SEL master classes and delivered SEL keynotes at the local, state, and national levels, including the EL Education National Conference, Minnesota Association of Colleges for Teaching Education Congress, and Minnesota School Board Association. Her writing on deeper learning and project-based science has been featured in Education Week and The Science Teacher. Megan is a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow. She is currently pursing a Ph.D. in education as well as National Board certification.

PAMELA HARMAN

Dr. Pamela Harman is the 2008 Alabama Teacher of the Year. Dr. Harman holds a Doctorate in Teacher Leadership, a Master of Geosciences from Mississippi State University and a bachelor’s degree in

Biology, Earth and Space Science from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She has been teaching in the Hoover City School system for eighteen years. She is a former member of the US Marine Corps and a National Board Certified Teacher. She has presented across the nation on differentiated instruction and is published in the Journal of Geoscience. Dr. Harman has been on the ALNBCT Network board for since 2009, where she served as president from 2013-2015.


SEAN McCOMB

Sean McComb teaches students English at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts and facilitates professional learning for secondary school teams and administra-tors for Baltimore County Public Schools, in

Baltimore County, Maryland, where he has spent his entire 10- year teaching career. Sean is also Teacher Laureate at Teaching Channel. He is the 2014 National Teacher of the Year.

JANE McMAHON

Jane McMahon is currently acting as the Director of Teaching and Learning in the Baraboo School District. The 2014 Wisconsin Teacher of the Year, Jane taught middle school language arts for 24

years and acted as an instructional facilitator for two before moving into administration. She has presented at several state and national conventions on literacy, meeting the needs of advanced learners, technology integration, quality assessment creation, and coaching. She is also a certified Google Education Trainer and a Teaching Partners Advisory Board Member. In her free time, she and her wife Lisa enjoy baseball, fishing, and paddling the rivers of Wisconsin.

LORI MICHELAC

Lori Michalec, 2015 Ohio Teacher of the Year, teaches high school English in Tallmadge, where she is a Lead Mentor Teacher and co-facilitates the 4-Year Resident Educator program. Lori has

taught all levels of students in grades 9 through 12 during her 15-year career, including College Credit Plus courses. An active member of her school’s Building Improvement Team, local, regional, and state teachers associations, she is a vocal advocate for student-focused education policy improvements; most recently, Lori served on the OEA Commission on Student Success, which published a report outlining a vision for high quality public education for all students.

RICH OGNIBENE

Rich Ognibene is a 2015 inductee into the National Teachers Hall of Fame. In 2009 he received the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence and in 2008 he was named New York Teacher of the

Year. Rich teaches Chemistry and Physics at Fairport High School; September begins his 31st year in the classroom. He

DEREK OLSON

Dr. Derek Olson, 2009 Minnesota Teacher of the Year, is an educator, published author, researcher and presenter. Derek is on the National Network of State Teachers of the Year research committee and

co-authored “From Good to Great; Exemplary Teachers Share Perspectives on Increasing Teacher Effectiveness Across the Career Continuum” and the follow-up study, “From Great to Influential.” His doctoral work focused on exemplary teachers’ perspectives on the elements of effective teaching and teacher evaluation. He has been teaching at the elementary level for 25 years after receiving his BA in Economics from St. Olaf College, his Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of St. Thomas, and his doctoral degree in Teacher Leadership from Walden University. He has taught as an adjunct instructor in the graduate education department at University of Wisconsin, River Falls. He also testifies on education issues at the Minnesota House and Senate. Derek is proud to still be “in the trenches,” teaching 6th grade in Stillwater, Minnesota. He lives in Stillwater, Minnesota with his wife and children.

SCOTT PALMER

Mr. Palmer provides policy, legal, stra-tegic planning, and advocacy services to education leaders across the country, including state/national policy counsel and

federal advocacy before the White House, U.S. Department of Education, and Congress. He works on a wide range of major reforms, from designing K-12 policies that promote college and career readiness, to building comprehensive birth-to-five early learning systems, to promoting access and diversity in higher education. Mr. Palmer previously served as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education and Attorney and Policy Advisor in the Clinton White House where he worked on the President’s Race Initiative on educa-tion and civil rights issues. He holds a Juris Doctor from the University of California Berkeley Boalt Hall School of Law, a Master’s in Public Policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor of Arts with honors from the University of Maryland.

has also been an adjunct professor of chemistry at Monroe Community College. Besides teaching science, Rich is a leader of Brotherhood-Sisterhood Week, a district-wide program designed to teach the values of civility, respect, and embracing of human differences. During his career, Rich has been a class advisor, a soccer coach, a mentor teacher, a gay-straight alli-ance advisor, a senior-trip chaperone and a vice-president for the teachers’ union. Rich is a recipient of the 2006 Fairport Crystal Apple Award and the 2002 American Chemical Society Teacher of the Year Award.


PAM REILLY

Pam Reilly has a teaching career that spans over twenty years. She has taught kinder-garten, first and second grades along with junior high summer school. She currently has a hybrid role working as a teacher

leader, supporting instructional coaches in Palos Heights District #128, and as a consultant for Illinois P-20 Teacher and Leader Effectiveness Committee. In addition to this work, she serves as the vice president of the Illinois State Teachers of the Year (IL-STOY) and serves on the Educator Advisory Committee for Advance Illinois. Pam is one of the facilitators of the Illinois Teacher Leadership Network convening meetings with Illinois educational stakeholders on the topic of teacher leadership. Pam was named the Illinois Teacher of the Year in 2014. She earned her master’s degree in curriculum and instruction at National Louis University. She is currently working on her prin-cipal’s endorsement in the new award winning Principal Prep Redesign Program that is now offered in Illinois. Pam has given numerous speeches and teaches workshops to educators on utilizing technology in the classroom, teacher leadership and meeting the social and emotional needs of students. She is passionate about teacher leadership and helping to bring the Teach to Lead Initiative into Illinois schools.

CINDI RIGSBEE

Cindi Rigsbee is a National Board Certified Teacher currently working as a Regional Education Facilitator for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The 2009 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, Cindi

was a finalist for National Teacher of the Year and is the author of Finding Mrs. Warnecke: The Difference Teachers Make and a contributing author to Teaching 2030: What We Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools...Now and in the Future.

JOSH PARKER

Joshua Parker is a Specialist in the Office of Title I of Baltimore County Public and is the 2012 Maryland Teacher of the Year. A graduate of Towson University (B.S.) and the Notre Dame of Maryland University

(M.A.), Josh has held a variety of positions throughout his decade-long career in education such as Department Chair of English/Reading, Junior Varsity Basketball coach and Gap Reduction Specialist. Mr. Parker is a proud member of the National Network of State Teachers of the Year, a 2013 Pearson Global Fellow and adjunct professor. Mr. Parker is the only African American male educator from Baltimore County to win the state award. He lives in Owings Mills, Maryland with his wife, Tiffany and two children, Laila and Joshua.

DORINA SACKMAN

Dorina Sackman is the 2014 Florida Teacher of the Year, and a Finalist for National Teacher of the Year. She is a leading authority on teaching English Language Learners and has spent the past

18 years face-to-face with students of diverse backgrounds at the elementary, high school and college levels. An expert in building solid relationships that result in successful learning experiences for students and teachers, Ms. Sackman strongly believes culturally relevant teaching, connection and commu-nity make up the true learning experience. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Walden University focusing on adult teaching and learning. When not wearing her educator hats, Dorina dons a Stetson, working her ranch and tending to her beloved rescue cows, goats, horses, pigs and chickens.

JAMES SANDERS

James Sanders is the founder of Breakout EDU and the Chief Innovation Officer for EdTechTeam. Previously, James served as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the White House working on education open

data initiatives. He was the founder of the White House Film Festival (showcasing technology in education) and co-founded the Future Ready Schools initiative.

Before the White House, James oversaw innovation for KIPP Schools in the San Francisco Bay Area where he managed the region’s blended learning and technology integration initiatives. In addition to his work at KIPP and the White House, James served as a project manager for YouTube EDU (Google). At Google he created YouTube Teachers and managed the K-12 video content curation project. James is also the co-founder of ClassBadges, a website that allows teachers to award digital badges to students. ClassBadges was acquired by EdStart in April of 2014. His career in education began teaching history in both South Los Angeles and San Francisco during which he pioneered a paperless, fully-blended, classroom model.


LISA SHARE

Lisa Share, Ph.D., currently is the program director of the doctoral programs in early childhood and the initial and advanced licensure programs at Walden University. She designs programs, participates on the

college advisory board, sponsors student organizations, and is the faculty liaison for State Teachers of the Year. Dr. Share also volunteer in elementary classrooms in a local public school. Dr. Share was an administrator and taught in public schools in Georgia and Florida. Professional volunteer activities include being a board member of the Mothers of Super Twins interna-tional service organization, reviewing NAEYC SPA applications, and training as a CAEP trained site visitor.

ELLEN SHERRATT

Ellen Sherratt, Ph.D. is Deputy Director of the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL Center) at American Institutes for Research, where she leads the technical assistance for state education agencies

and regional centers on efforts to ensure that all students have access to great teachers and principals. Her areas of exper-tise include teacher shortages, teacher compensation, teacher voice, and ensuring equitable access to excellent teachers and principals. She led the launch of the GTL Center practi-tioner advisory group, the Equitable Access Toolkit, and the From Good to Great study of excellent teachers’ perspectives on improving teacher effectiveness. Dr. Sherratt has served as a consultant to state and local education agencies, teacher associations, and leading organizations in the field, and has authored or coauthored numerous reports and policy briefs on teacher and principal quality. She also co-authored two books, Everyone at the Table: Engaging Teachers in Evaluation Reform and Improving Teacher Quality: A Guide for Education Leaders, both published by Jossey-Bass. Dr. Sherratt earned her bachelor degree in economics from Cornell University and her doctoral degree in education from the University of Oxford, where her dissertation focused on teacher shortages and teacher pay.

MARK SMYLIE

Mark Smylie is Professor Emeritus in Education at the University of Illinois-Chicago and Visiting Professor at Peabody College, Vanderbilt University. He holds a PhD from Vanderbilt University and BA and MEd

degrees from Duke University. Smylie’s research concerns educa-tional leadership and its development, teacher leadership, and school improvement. He has taught leadership theory and prac-tice, school organization effectiveness and change, and educator professional development. Smylie worked with the National Policy

REBECCA SNYDER

Rebecca Snyder teaches English at Greater Latrobe Senior High School in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. An 18-year veteran of the classroom, she has taught multiple grade levels and courses as both a secondary

practitioner and adjunct professor. She also has served as a teacher representative on several Pennsylvania Department of Education committees, including those engaged in the revi-sion and development of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, the Keystone Exams, and the Pennsylvania Common Core. The 2009 Pennsylvania STOY, Dr. Snyder serves as Immediate Past Chair of NNSTOY’s Board of Directors and is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania’s Mid-Career Doctoral Program in Education Leadership.

MICHAEL SOSKIL

Michael Soskil, a Top 10 Finalist for the 2016 Global Teacher Prize, is a teacher who empowers students to believe they can change the world for the better and helps them achieve their dreams. As a global

service learning, STEM education, and technology integration expert, he has developed and presented numerous profes-sional learning sessions for K-12 teachers, educational media, and social innovators from around the world. His innovative teaching practices have been recognized by the President of the United States and the US National Science Foundation with the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST), and his work has been lauded by several international organizations. Currently he works as an elemen-tary science teacher in the Wallenpaupack Area School District where he inspires young scientists to develop new ways to make the world a better place by collaborating with others.

Board for Educational Administration and CCSSO to develop the new Professional Standards for Educational Leaders 2015, which replace the ISLLC Standards. His most recent work explores caring in educational leadership.

DAVE STUART, JR.

Dave Stuart, Jr. is a high school teacher who also writes and speaks about literacy instruction, character strengths, and the inner work of teaching. His words are read by over 35,000 people each month at

DaveStuartJr.com, and he gives keynote speeches and work-shops around the country. His efforts are animated by a simple belief: all students and teachers should flourish.


TERRY THOREN

Terry Thoren is an animation producer with 40 years of experience in traditional media and digital applications for new media in education. He is the former CEO of Klasky Csupo, Inc. (Rugrats, the Wild

Thornberrys, Rocket Power, etc.) and is now CEO of Wonder Media USA. He partnered with the Institute for Habits of Mind to produce the 16 Habits as a powerful set of instruc-tional animations for students and created the SEL solution: www.wondergrovelearn.com

When educators experience the power of Wonder Media’s instructional animations to motivate young learners, they consistently ask Terry for instructional animations for students in middle school and high school. Responding to these requests, he and the Wonder Media team developed a remark-able program called Wonder Media Story Maker™. Producing animated shorts using Story Maker gives students the ability to conceive, write, voice record, edit, score and use a library of animations to bring their stories to life! Teaching students to tell stories using animation has proved to be a powerful way to engage them inside the classroom in the same they are enter-tained outside the classroom. Thoren designed Wonder Media Story Maker™ to be STEM, STEAM, project based learning, collaborative learning and career based learning all in one very rich teaching tool. www.wondermediastorymaker.com

CHRISTOPHER TODD

Chris currently serves in a hybrid role, splitting his time between teaching Government at Windsor High School and working as a Teacher Leader-in-Residence at the Connecticut State Department of

Education (CSDE). In his 12th year at Windsor High School, Chris has taught a wide variety of social studies courses at multiple levels including both AP and alternative education. Chris was a finalist for Connecticut’s 2014 Teacher of the Year, was the 2013 Connecticut James Madison Memorial Fellow and was the 2013 Connecticut DAR Outstanding Teacher of American History. Chris holds a BA in history from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a Master’s in Public Policy from Trinity College, and he recently received a Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of Connecticut.

TOM TOTUSHEK

Tom Totushek is an advocate for Standards-Based Grading and Reporting (SBG&R), STEM education with emphasis on under-represented groups, and Social Emotional Learning (SEL). He has taught at Open

World Learning Community (OWL) for over a decade and is

EMMA VADEHRA

Emma Vadehra began her service as chief of staff to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in July 2013. From 2009 to 2011, she served as deputy assistant secretary for planning, evaluation and policy devel-

opment at the U.S. Department of Education, overseeing K-12 education policy development and issues related to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

From 2011 to 2013, Vadehra served as chief of staff at Uncommon Schools, a charter school management organiza-tion that starts up and manages urban charter schools. Before joining the Department in 2009, she worked as a senior educa-tion counsel for the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy on the staff of the U.S. Senate Education Committee, as well as on K-12 education policy, and student loan and national service policy. Vadehra has a juris doctor from Yale Law School and a bachelor’s degree from Brown University.

the Crew leader of the “Best Crew at OWL,” the Snakes and Foxes. Tom has presented regionally and nationally on both SBG&R and SEL and is excited to join Megan in the work of the Homeroom Institute. When not working as a full-time teacher, consultant, or writing curriculum, Tom likes to spend time camping with his family, reading high fantasy, gaming, watching sports, and sleeping.

TERRI VEST

Terri Vest has taught for 35 years, working in kindergarten, first, second and 7-12 social studies and English language arts. She is also a teacher in Vermont’s online school.

Through various organizations such as the NEA, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and TeachStrong, as well as on her own initiative, Terri Vest has lobbied to help promote education policy that works for students. In the past 10 years she has been invited by Senator Bernie Sanders to participate in various panels and discussions. During ESEA reauthorization, Terri lobbied with the Leadership Conference on Human and Civil Rights, including writing an action alert. She was featured in a video recently released by the NEA Foundation about teacher voice. Terri believes every accom-plished teacher should feel comfortable and empowered in the political process. Terri is a Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence awardee, a member of both the Hope Street Group National Fellowship and America Achieves National Fellowship for Teachers and Principals.


MONICA WASHINGTON

Monica Washington is an English III and AP English III teacher at Texas High School in Texarkana where she serves as department chair. She started her career in Memphis, Tennessee, 19 years ago and moved to

Texas in 2007 with her husband Ricky, a native Texan, who is a sixth grade social studies teacher. Monica became Texas State Teacher of the Year in 2014, and that role continues today as she travels the country speaking to teachers and advocating for the profession. She serves on the Teaching Profession Committee in the Texas State Teachers Association. In addi-tion, Monica is a 2015 Lowell Milken Center Fellow and works with her students and the center to discover and honor unsung heroes. She is also a 2015 NEA Foundation Global Fellow and traveled to Peru in 2015 to study the educational system there. Monica is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Education in Teacher Leadership.

REBECCA WATTLEWORTH

Rebecca Wattleworth is a Warrensburg-Latham High School Science and Math teacher. She received her bachelor’s degree from Millkin University in Chemistry and Education and her master’s in Education

Administration from Eastern Illinois University. She has taught for 21 years in the public education system. Rebecca has received many teaching awards including, Radio Shack National Teacher of the Year, PTO Teacher of the Year, National City Teacher of the Year and was one of the 2012 Illinois Teacher of the Year Finalists. She is involved in many educa-tional groups advocating teacher voice and teacher leader-ship including being the first Illinois National Hope Street Group Fellow, Co-Chair for the Educator Advisory Council for Advance Illinois, Board member for Advance Illinois, co-chair for the last two years for Illinois ECET2/ELI and exec-utive member for ILSTOY as acting Finalist Chair. Rebecca continues her work with these passions as a speaker at such topics as teacher voice and leadership at the National ECET2 Convention in Utah, Illinois ECET2/ELI, STEM science educa-tion at the New Teacher’s Science Convention in Illinois, and influencing policy with the Center for Teacher Quality at the Center of Education in small urban communities workshops. She is also very active in her local district as the PLC leader for the science at math departments at Warrensburg, voting PERA member, Building Representative, study group for Standard Based Grading, gifted team member and Student Assistant committee. Currently Rebecca is working with a team led by Lynn Gaddis on writing and presenting a plan for the Agents for Learning Competition sponsored by Learning Forward and the National Commission on Teaching & America’s Future to help teachers plan for ESSA.

JANE WEST

Jane West is an education policy consultant working in Washington, DC. She serves as NNSTOY’s government relations advisor. Jane’s policy experience includes serving as an education staff member for US

Senate HELP Committee, a senior advisor on the Presidential Commission on the HIV Epidemic and SVP for for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education. A visiting professor at the University of Maryland and adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, Jane teaches doctoral courses in education policy and politics. She has authored several articles about education policy and spoken at numerous national conferences. A former special education teacher, Jane’s Ph.D. is in special education.

ERNEST ZAMORA

Ernest Zamora has been a professional educator for 44 years as a classroom teacher, supervisor, principal, and central office administrator at the public school level, education service agency (Executive

Director and Deputy Executive Director), state department of education (Associate Commissioner), and higher educa-tion (undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels). Since 2006, Ernest has worked as an adjunct professor at Walden University in the EdD Teacher Leadership and Administrator Leadership programs serving as an online instructor, coordinator, and program director (PD) at the graduate and post-graduate levels. Currently, Ernest is PD in the EdD/EdS and PhD Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment department.

MICHELLE ZIMMERMAN

Michelle Zimmerman, PhD, has taught all grades from Pre-K through 10th and is simultaneously a full time classroom teacher and researcher. She has presented her research across the US and Canada since

2007, and is excited to see the results of her work expressed in her students also speaking at conferences, submitting their own proposals, and co-authoring with them for invited blogs and book chapters. She is passionate about experiential, project-based blended learning, mentoring and STEM. She was thrilled to lead the school to become FETC STEM Excellence Award Finalist for 2016, Microsoft Showcase School, Award of Excellence for Digital Curriculum and Content Strategy, and the inaugural Lester R. Bayer Award for Excellence in Urban Education. Dr. Zimmerman is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Surface Expert, Lead PBS DigitalMedia Innovator, and was named 2016 NCCE Outstanding Technology Educator of the Year, and received the Ahead of the Class – Excellence in Education Award (presented by Renton City Council and Seattle Seahawks).


KELLY KOVACIC Executive Director of Portfolio Management, Denver Public

Schools; 2010 California Teacher of the Year

PEGGY ALLANIllinois Teacher

of the Year 1989

JOHN OSWALD Vice President and Chief

Operating Officer of K–12 Student Assessment

Programs, ETS NNSTOY Board Treasurer

ELEANOR HORNEVice President, ETS

Social lnvestment Fund (retired)

MARGUERITE IZZONew York Teacher of the Year 2007

REBECCA SNYDERImmediate Past Chair,

Pennsylvania State Teacher of the Year 2009

CHRISTOPHER POULOSNNSTOY Board Vice

President, Connecticut Teacher of the Year 2007,

NBCT

MICHAEL J. BROWN Former President,

100 Black Men of America

JOSHUA PARKER Maryland State

Teacher of the Year 2012

JON QUAMDirector, National Teacher of the Year Program, Council of Chief State School Officers,

(retired)

BOB WILLIAMSAlaska Teacher of the

Year 2009, NBCT

JOHN I. WILSON Former Executive Director,

National Education Association

CHERYL ANDERSONVice President for Strategic

Intiatives & Community Partnerships for the

College of Education at University of Phoenix

Board of Directors

MADALINE FENNELLNNSTOY Board Secretary,

Nebraska Teacher of the Year 2007


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CO-CHAIR Peggy Allan

LIASON Marguerite Izzo

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Dr. Peggy Allan, the 1989 Illinois Teacher of the Year and former NNSTOY President, currently serves on the NNSTOY Board of Directors. A dedi-cated teacher of middle school English/Language Arts, Social Studies, and Gifted education for many years, Dr. Allan is now working to support teachers through coaching and mentoring as a teacher coach in East St. Louis, Illinois. She is a Milken Educator (1988) and was recognized by Learning Magazine with their Professional Best Award. She strongly believes in the importance of actionable feedback as one of the most effective methods of helping classroom teachers strengthen their prac-tice and improve student learning.

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LYNN GADDIS

Dr. Lynn Gaddis, NBCT, 1995 Illinois Teacher of the Year, is president of ILSTOY and chairperson of the NNSTOY Conference Committee, and member of the NNSTOY Membership and Government Affairs Committees, leading the Illinois Teacher Leadership Network. After teaching for twenty years and leading in the Unit School District 5 (Normal, Illinois), Lynn has been a teacher leader in many capacities: three-year Teacher-in-Residence at the Illinois State Board of Education, co-chairing development of the Illinois Professional Teaching Standards; coaching teacher/administrator teams in struggling schools in Chicago, rural Illinois, and the U.S. Virgin Islands; and designing and directing the Illinois and CPS National Board candidate support programs for over 5,000 NBCTs. Lynn co-authored two NNSTOY/Pearson reports on teacher career advancement initiatives, and serves on the Illinois teams for the CCSSO Teacher Leadership Action and Leading Educators Statewide Toolkit. Her passion and commitment is currently with NNSTOY and ILSTOY’s work to fulfill ILSTOY’s mission to “use our collective voices to involve teachers to impact practice, policy and advocacy for student learning and the teaching profession in Illinois and the nation.”

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