Cheryl Lemke

Cheryl Lemke is President and CEO of the Metiri Group, a consulting firm dedicated to advancing effective uses of technology in schools.  She also serves as the practice l eader for Metiri Group Policy Consulting. Prior to launching the firm, she was the executive director of the Milken Exchange on Education Technology for the Milken Family Foundation.   Lemke specializes in public policy for K-12 learning technology, working at many levels with governors, legislators, superintendents, business leaders, and teachers. Last year, she facilitated public hearings in Silicon Valley, CA, and Atlanta, GA, for the Web-based Education Congressional Committee.

This year, she is working with several states on leadership in technology initiatives, and most recently authored the definitive work on 21st century skills, published by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory and the CEO Forum. Lemke's 25-year career in the public sector and her work with Metiri Group have included projects related to assessing the impact of technology on learning; gauging the progress of states, districts, and schools in bringing technology to the learning process; conducting surveys and focus groups; convening national experts in discussions on policy issues; and designing and prototyping educational technology frameworks.

As an associate superintendent for the Illinois State Board of Education, Lemke managed a center for learning technology with over 100 staff members, translating the $50 million annual budget into a new s tate backbone, professional development centers, community-based technology planning processes for Illinois schools, and online curriculum projects designed to help students learn. She also oversaw the development of state learning technology plans in both Illinois and Washington.

Recognized nationally as a proactive leader in learning technology, and sought after as a consultant, speaker, and writer, Cheryl Lemke has designed policy in the s tate house that translates into sound educational practice in the schoolhouse.

Lemke's sessions at FETC 2010 were"The Ripple Effect: 21st-Century Innovations in Education" and "Assessing Your Progress with 21st Century Learning, Technology, and Web 2.0.".