The Opportunity Group

	Susan Brooks-Young Susan Brooks-Young has been involved in the field of instructional technology since 1979. She was one of the original technology users in the district where she taught and has continued to explore ways in which technology can be used to facilitate student learning. She has worked as computer mentor, technology trainer, and technology curriculum specialist.   Prior to establishing her own consulting firm, Susan was a teacher, site administrator, and technology specialist in a county office of education in a career that spanned more than 23 years. Since 1986, she has published articles and software reviews in a variety of education journals. She is also author of seven books which focus on how school leaders can implement the NETS*A Standards.   Susan works with educators nationally, focusing on practical technology-based strategies for personal productivity and effective technology implementation in schools. She is available for keynotes, conference sessions and workshops, and local or regional training. For more information, read Susan's resume and visit her website.

	Ryan Imbriale   Ryan Imbriale is currently an Assistant Principal at Perry Hall High School in Perry Hall, Maryland.  Perry Hall is comprehensive four-year high school with over 2,300 students in a suburban area north of Baltimore.      Prior to joining the administrative staff at Perry Hall, Ryan was the e-Learning Specialist for the Baltimore County Public Schools.  In this role, Ryan worked with online stakeholders including vendors, school administrators, instructors, parents, students, mentors, and the community to delivery a comprehensive e-Learning program district-wide.    Before coming to Baltimore County Ryan was Facilitator of the Maryland Students Online Consortium, working with 17 Maryland school systems to review, pilot, evaluate, modify, and recommend online courses for students, as well as Program Coordinator for Professional Development at The Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education.   Ryan has extensive experience presenting to national and international audiences on online learning, technology infusion, curriculum design, and effective professional development models. Additionally, he teaches graduate classes for The Johns Hopkins University in project-based learning and advanced instructional strategies.  Ryan is also the President of MICCA, Maryland's ISTE Affiliate, and is a member of the ISTE Board of Directors. For more information, read Ryan's resume.

	Dan Morris Dan Morris has over 36 years of experience in public education.  He spent 15 years in the classroom as a high school math teacher and has been an administrator and has served in numerous appointed and elected positions working on issues related to education.    Dan has created and facilitated online classes through the National School Boards Association, ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education), and the Intel Teach Program. In his current position as director at the Colorado for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) group at the University of Colorado Denver he serves as lead trainer for CTLT and designs and delivers staff development sessions in the application of educational technologies.   Dan is also a senior trainer for the Intel Teach Program and has trained in many programs around the country including the MarcoPolo project, ISTE Institutes, and is a Palm (handheld computer) Education Training Coordinator.  Dan has consulted with many educational and business organzations during his career and just completed 10 years as a member of the Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning (McREL). For more information, read Dan's resume and visit his website.

	Chris O'Neal Chris O'Neal is a former elementary and middle school teacher originally teaching in the Calcasieu Parish School System in Louisiana, where he received numerous Teacher of the Year honors. After leaving the classroom, Chris went on to work in the Curriculum and Instruction office for the school district as a technology coordinator. He went on to work at the State Department of Education in Louisiana for 5 years, focusing on grant management, policy and planning issues, district support, and eventually becoming the state director of educational technology.   Chris is now working at the University of Virginia in conjunction with the Virginia Department of Education providing professional development to school administrators across the state. In addition, he teaches classes for the University of Virginia in both a traditional and online format.   Chris also provides leadership professional development, content development, and consulting for ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) and the George Lucas Educational Foundation, and conducts educational leadership institutes, workshops, and evaluations for several districts around the country. For more information, read Chris' resume and visit his website.

	Kevin McGillivray Kevin McGillivray has spent the last twelve years helping teachers and administrators connect curriculum and assessment to the use of technology within the classroom and school.   He has worked as a consultant on projects for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Open Systems Technologies, CORE BTS, and the Department of Defense overseas school system.   He has also directed a ten-year project of technology integration in a large school district.  His expertise includes: ·       Applying technology to teaching and learning ·       Applying technology to administrative applications that support program decision-making and staff productivity ·       Organizing and delivering professional development, particularly focused on integrating technology into the curriculum ·       Developing effective assessment strategies ·       Effecting large scale, systemic change in a large school organization ·       Writing and speaking in support of the overall instructional program and effective use of technology   Kevin is a recognized presenter at State, National and International conferences including NECC, NCCE, CoSN, ASCD, and the Harvard Graduate School of Education.    Kevin has designed and facilitated teacher and administrator workshops, on-line courses for administrators and mentored teams of educators – teachers and administrators – in educational change and improving teacher practices.  He has also developed and facilitated workshops and on-line courses in Data-Driven Decision Making for principals and superintendents.   Prior to becoming an educational consultant, Kevin was an educator in the Oregon Public Schools and the Department of Defense Dependent Schools (DoDDS) in Germany.      For more information, read Kevin's resume.

	Gene Bias   Gene Bias is an educator and trainer with proven leadership skills and experience in the area of staff development focusing on technology integration and Project Based Learning. During his career with the Orange County, Florida, Public Schools, the 12th largest district in the U.S., Bias was a resource teacher for the Technology Development Unit and part of the team responsible for staff development in technology integration for 170+ schools and more than 22,000 teachers and administrators. Bias also conducted staff development workshops where students and teachers teamed up to learn together. Active in making presentations, conducting workshops and giving keynote addresses at state, national and international conferences, Gene is currently an independent consultant focusing on the areas of staff development, technology integration, and educational leadership. He conducts workshops for private and public organizations, schools, school districts, and colleges and universities across the country and in Australia.    For more information, visit Gene's website.