Prof. Elliot Soloway

University of Michigan, USA

Biography

Elliot Soloway, Arthur F. Thurnau Professor, CSE Division, College of Engineering, School of Education, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In 2001, undergraduates selected him to receive the “Golden Apple Award” as the Outstanding Teacher of the Year at UMich. In 2019 Soloway co-founded the Center for Digital Curricula, whose mission is to provide deeply-digital, OER curricula to K-12 teachers and students. Since 2019-20, 10,000+ K-5, children have used the Center’s curricula – and demonstrated increased scores on standardized tests.

Prof. Cathleen Norris

(Co-speaker)

University of North Texas, USA

Biography

Cathie Norris, Regents Professor Emerita, College of Information, the University of North Texas, Denton, TX. From 1995-2001, Norris was President of the National Educational Computing Association, and led its merger with ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education, creating the largest, international organization for technology-minded educators in the world. Norris was Co-President of ISTE from 2001-2004. Norris taught high school for 14 years – receiving a Golden Apple Award from Dallas ISD along the way. Norris is the co-founder and Co-Director of the UMich. Center for Digital Curricula.

Prof. Anne Tapp Jaksa

(Co-speaker)

Saginaw Valley State University, USA

Biography

Dr. Anne Tapp Jaksa is a Professor of Teacher Education at Saginaw Valley State University for graduate and undergraduate programs within the College of Education. She serves as the Professional Development Director for the University of Michigan Center for Digital Curricula. She is Chair of the American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education (AACTE) Board of Directors and is Past-chair of the AACTE Advisory Council of State Representatives (ACSR) Executive Committee. Dr. Tapp Jaksa serves NASA JPL Education as their Educator in Residence and serves on the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Board of Directors.