Dan Morris, Co-Executive Director and Director of Professional Development
Dan has also created and delivered online classes through the National School Boards Association Online Learning Center and has been an online facilitator and trainer for a number International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Institutes and staff development projects working with K-12 administrators and teachers. He is also a National Senior Trainer and staff developer for the Intel Teach program, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Denver and has created and delivered a class called “Educational Leadership in a Digital Age” which is part of the university’s graduate outreach program for professional educators.
He most recently served for two years as the director of Educational Technology and Innovation for the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) and was responsible for assisting and supporting staff in effective use of 21st Century tools and collaboration strategies. He assisted CDE in identifying professional development strategies for the implementation of the next generation of content, standards, curriculum, instruction and assessment.
Dan received his B.A. and M.A. in Mathematics from the University of Colorado.
Teresa Yohon, Co-Executive Director
Dr. Teresa Yohon works with eNetColorado in the areas of blended learning, professional development, and marketing. Dr. Yohon has taught business and marketing education for 18 years, was a teacher educator at Colorado State University (CSU), the Colorado project director for business and marketing, and most recently, the Educational Technology Specialist for the Colorado Department of Education.Dr. Yohon has completed a variety of projects and activities in the area of educational technology. While at CSU, she supported the professional development of pre-service teachers and faculty in technology integration through workshops, boot camps, and web-based modules and courses. Additionally Yohon developed an online credentialing system for career and technical education teachers, which included the opportunity for electronic portfolios to be used to document teacher competency. She has developed multiple online or blended (i.e., face-to-face plus online) courses and has provided workshops on developing online courses. She has provided presentations to national and international audiences on online teacher education, blogging, electronic portfolios, and technology integration.
Dixie Griffin Good, Project Evaluation & Dissemination
Ms. Good is president of The Public Good, Inc., a Denver-based consulting firm known for its research on educational use of technology. In addition, she is a co-founder of and director of research and evaluation for the Council on 21st Century Learning. In her work with education groups and public agencies, Ms. Good uses her skills as a researcher, policy analyst, and writer to inform decision makers as they manage change and advance their organizational goals.
Good earned a Master’s degree in Future Studies from University of Houston in 1986, and worked in state government and non-profit communications before founding The Public Good, Inc. in 1996. She has completed evaluation studies at the federal, state, district and school levels, and conducted research on a broad range of K-12 education topics. She is co-author of Trendbenders: Building Healthy and Vital Communities (HRET/AHA Press, Chicago: 2002).
Julie Rieken, Colorado on iTunes U
Julie Rieken has 20 years of experience in education and technology. Julie started her career in the Denver Public Schools as an elementary ELA teacher. Several years later, she joined Education Access and began working with local school districts to incorporate technology into the classroom. Several years after that, she joined Apple, Inc. and worked there for 10 years as a Senior Account Executive covering K12 accounts in Texas and Colorado.
Marney Duckworth, DREAM
Marney Duckworth is an independent online learning and training development consultant for Duckworth Design; working with both educational and corporate clients. Recent project work includes working with East Central BOCES in Limon, Colorado, providing project management, training delivery, and online resource development for the TTBL (Trekking with Technology for Boosted Learning) project. Previous to consulting, Marney was the Senior Instructional Designer and Curriculum Developer for Colorado Teaching, Learning and Technology, located in Denver, Colorado. In 2001, she earned a Master of Arts in Information and Learning Technologies from the University of Colorado at Denver. Her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education is from the University of Nebraska.
Previous to her work with CTLT, Marney worked with the University of Colorado at Denver, providing professional development for faculty, as well as teaching for the institution. She also spent time working with the American Medical Center—Cancer Research Center, providing instructional design and training for their community and K-12 school outreach programs. Marney is a Certified Internet Webmaster-Certified Trainer, a Palm Education Training Coordinator, and member of ISPI (International Society for Performance Improvement) and ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) – an organization for which she serves as a technology and training consultant. When time allows, she continues to teach special topics for the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Denver.
Carolyn Gardner, Intel Teach Master Teacher
Carolyn Gardner has taught all levels of students from Kindergarten to seniors. For 22 years, she was a 3rd grade teacher and then became a District Technology Director for the following 8 years. During those 8 years, her most rewarding experience was working with the high school students who loved working with various types of technology.
Carolyn serves as an independent consultant at local rural schools and at an area BOCES with various trainings such as Infinite Campus, and some Microsoft Office courses. She is also a grant reviewer for Colorado Department of Education. She has been a Master Teacher for Intel Teach for many years and has taught many sessions of Essentials and Thinking with Technology courses. In 2010, she became a Senior Trainer and also a Master/Senior Facilitator of the Elements courses for eNetColorado.
Nancy Glissmann, Website Project Lead
In order to create websites that best fit their individual needs, Nancy has employed SchoolFusion’s Educational Website Software for eNetColorado and Peak to Peak Charter School. She has been involved with eNetColorado from the website design phase to present. For Peak to Peak Charter School, Nancy transferred over 1,600 pages of data from their old website to the new SchoolFusion website creating content and overall website appearance, editing, eliminating redundancy, and ensuring consistency throughout the website. Following their new website launch, she trained and created additional documentation for Peak to Peak personnel on the use of the SchoolFusion website.
Nancy has 33 years’ experience in writing, editing, and compiling documents using different technologies from NBI to PC with the use of various software applications. First, at NREL where she initially started in the WP Department (e.g., documents included mass mailings, book manuscripts, scientific journal papers, and newspaper articles), advanced to Manager, WP Department , and transferred to the Department of Energy (DOE) Site Office at NREL as an Administrative Assistant. After receiving a B.S.B.A from Regis University, Nancy worked at a Boulder start-up company, Reference Technology, where she recruited and hired administrative, engineering, software, and manufacturing personnel, developed performance reviews, personnel policies and procedures, and created and maintained personnel spreadsheets. Additionally, she was responsible for company property and casualty insurance, medical insurance, and compiled company non-disclosure agreements.
Nancy has been involved extensively in education outreach for the last ten years as a Colorado State Science Fair Board Member as well as being the Grand Awards Judging Coordinator for the state fair, coordinating secondary science fairs in the Boulder Valley School District, and organized the panelists for a Climate and Policy Summit at Peak to Peak Charter School. In addition, she is a Selective Service Board Member for Boulder County.