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Presenters M—R

• Jay McTighe
  

  Co-author of three books on assessment, including the best-selling Understanding by Design series, Jay McTighe is a member of the National Assessment Forum and writes many for educational journals, including those published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), the National Education Association (NEA), and the National Staff Development Council (NSDC). He earned a B.A. from the College of William and Mary and an M.A. from the University of Maryland; directed the development of the Instructional Framework, a multi-media database on teaching; directed the Maryland Assessment Consortium; directed the Maryland Summer Center for Gifted and Talented Students; and is a former committee chair for the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD). He is a member of the National Assessment Forum and has also served as classroom teacher, resource specialist, and program coordinator.

• Jim Moulton
  

  Jim Moulton, an independent K-12 educational consultant focused on technology integration and project-based learning, is a former classroom teacher who has worked under contract for the national Department of Education and individual state departments. Based in Maine, he travels across the country to support teachers, schools, and districts in their efforts to make best use of technology. He writes regularly for the Spiral Notebook blog at Edutopia.org.

• Carol Mowen
  

  Dr. Carol Mowen has taught in PreK-12 grade settings as a music educator and college instructor. After earning an M.A. from Spring Arbor College in education (with additional coursework in educational administration at Michigan State and Eastern Michigan University), she completed her Ph.D. online with Capella University. Dr. Mowen's compass as a teacher has been far-reaching; now an educational consultant, she has taught reading, mathematics, vocal and instrumental music, social studies, early childhood literacy, secondary school literacy, speech and language development, applications of quantitative research in the educational setting, graduate level statistics, education leadership, and curriculum and instruction. A national speaker, Mowen also conducts in-services and seminars on current best-practice.

• David Noyes
  

  David Noyes is a coach in English language development and sheltered instruction for the Long Beach Unified School District. The author of Astronomy Made Fun and Oceans Made Fun—both English learner support resources—Noyes is also a writer for McGraw Hill's Open Court English Learner Support Guide. He has an M.A. in early childhood education and curriculum; writes children's songs and poetry; and earned a 2005 Parents' CD Choice award for Oceans Made Fun. Noyes has presented for California Elementary Education Association/Staff Development Resources and been awarded 2006 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Long Beach Unified and the Los Angeles County Office of Education, for meeting the needs of English language learners.

• Patrick M. O'Shea
  

  Patrick M. O'Shea received his M.S. in General Secondary Education and his Ph.D. in Urban Services, both from Old Dominion University. Currently a post-doctoral fellow in instructional technology, Dr. O'Shea is the project director of the Handheld Augmented Reality Project (HARP). He is also an adjunct faculty member at Boise State University, Walden University, and Old Dominion University, teaching courses in augmented reality curriculum design, integrating technology in the classroom, teaching as a profession, action research, and a range of other subjects in education and technology. Among other positions, O'Shea has been a consultant for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and an assessment specialist for Virginia Beach Public Schools; he has built online testing protocols and has extensive experience with practical applications of technology in the educational setting. A prolific presenter and recipient of grants from a number of institutions, he has written for the Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The International Journal of Games and Computer Mediated Simulations, The Journal of Interactive Online Learning, The Journal of Experimental Education, and TechTrends.

• Meg Ormiston
  

  A highly active presenter, keynote speaker, and writer, Meg Ormiston is the author of Conquering Infoclutter: Timesaving Technology Solutions for Teachers, and, with Mark Standley, Digital Storytelling with PowerPoint. Her research focuses on how curriculum can be delivered through visual images, simulations, and multimedia, coupled with real-time assessment to check for comprehension. She has been a classroom teacher, curriculum coach, website developer, grant writer, consultant, and a founding member of the Educational Foundation for Excellence. Ormiston earned her Bachelor of Science in elementary education at Eastern Illinois University, and her Master's of Education in curriculum and instruction at the National College of Education in Illinois.

• Terri Peckham
  

  Terri Peckham taught English and social studies for twelve years before joining Educational Services and Staff Development Association of Central Kansas (ESSDACK), where she now coordinates and oversees student services and provides curriculum support for the fourteen ESSDACK Learning Centers that offer high school completion programs and credit recovery for high school students. She also offers professional development for English as a second language (ESL) instructors and paraprofessionals, and trains other educators in the new Kansas professional development regulations and in Blackboard technical support. She is currently engaged in working to develop project-based curriculum for implementation into the many instructional venues with which she is associated.

• Michelle Pedigo
  

  The 2000 Kentucky Middle School Principal of the Year and 2001 National Middle School Principal of the Year, Michelle Pedigo has served on the executive council for the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform and on the faculty of the National Middle School Association's (NMSA) Institute for Middle Level Leadership. She is the author of Differentiating Professional Development: The Principal's Role, published by the NMSA.

• Rosemary S. Planz
  

  Rosemary S. Planz has a B.S. and Ed. M. in elementary education from SUNY Buffalo. Certified in New York in special education and elementary school teaching, as well as school district and educational administration, she has also pursued additional coursework in computer technology and telecommunications. She served the Hicksville public school system as a teacher and administrator for over two decades, and has also been an adjunct professor, assistant superintendent, sales representative, and department director. The winner of three awards from the Hicksville Counsel of PTA's, Planz specializes in the legal issues surrounding the education of students with educational disabilities, with a focus on how the student's entire community can collaborate to construct effective  learning environments.

• Karla Reiss
  

  Karla Reiss is the founder of The Change Place, where, as a certified professional coach, she uses her experience in the education field—as a coordinator of professional development at Western Suffolk Board of Cooperative Education Services; and as director of planning and funding at Southern Westchester Board of Cooperative Education Services—to offer customized support to school systems and other organizations and individuals. Also a certified school district administrator, with an M.A. and professional diploma in special education, Reiss is the author of Leadership Coaching for Educators; Bringing Out the Best in School Administrators.

• Todd Risley
  

  Todd Risley, a professor of psychology, earned his M.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Washington and taught at the University of Alaska where he explored the impact of early family experiences on children's language development and subsequent academic abilities. The author of many professional articles and book chapters, as well as of five books—including (with Betty Hart) the renown Meaningful Differences in the Everyday Experience of Young American Children and The Social World of Children Learning to Talk—Dr. Risley studied the experiences of children with autism and other severe disabilities; he specialized in the structure of 'living environments' and the organization of human services programs; and was a passionate advocate for children. Dr. Risley, who was also a senior scientist at the Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies at the University of Kansas, died in 2007.

• Sharon Russell-Fowler
  

  Sharon Russell-Fowler has used her B.A. in elementary education and psychology from Rowan University, and her M.A. in language education from Rutger's University, as a teacher of English as a second language for students from kindergarten through college. While pursuing additional coursework at Thomas Edison College, Phoenix University, and Kean College, Russell-Fowler collaborates in presentations with Hope Blecher-Sass. She provides workshops as a state-registered professional development provider and teaches fifth grade.

• Concetta Russo
  

  After 18 years as Special Education Director of Massapequa Union Free School District, NY, Dr. Concetta Russo retired to become president of Crossroads for Educational Services and a specialized reading consultant. Dr. Russo is certified in regular education, special education, reading, and school district administration. Dr. Russo's dissertation on the effects of Fast ForWord (Scientific Learning Corporation) and Recipe for Reading (Orton Gillingham) on central auditory processing and phonological processing deficits among learning disabled and language disabled reading students in grades 1-6 informs her current private practice, teaching dyslexic children to read. Dr. Russo has been contracted by public and private schools nationwide to implement alternative reading programs.