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Amy Kretsch |
Amy has been in the technology education arena for more than 14 years. She has an
undergraduate degree in Elementary Education and an MS in Library Media Technology
from Mankato State. She started her career as an elementary library media specialist
for Minneapolis Public Schools. Amy moved to Osseo Area Schools to be a media/technology
specialist at Brooklyn Junior High. After six years of jr. high life, Amy moved
into a Technology Integration Collaborative Teacher (TICT) position. The TICT focus
is helping teachers integrate technology into curriculum. Amy currently continues
to work closely with school districts and technology in the Midwest region.
In her free time, Amy enjoys cooking, traveling, SCUBA diving, reading, and spending time
with her nephews. She enjoys the never-ending adventure of learning about new technologies
and finding out how school districts are integrating technology.
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Andi Bodeau |
Andi has been in education for more than fifteen years and has worked with students
and staff from kindergarten through twelfth grade. She taught secondary social studies
before receiving her M.S. in Information Media in 2000. Currently she is the library
media specialist at Maple Grove Junior High in the Osseo Area School District. Andi
lives with her husband and two children in Minnetonka, MN.
In her free time, she enjoys yoga, biking, cooking, and reading.
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Rojanne Brown |
Rojanne has been in the field of education for 25 years, the last twelve as a technology
integration collaboration teacher in the Osseo Area School District. Currently Rojanne
teaches at Woodland Elementary School in Brooklyn Park, an ethnically diverse school
serving Pre-K - Grade 6. Rojanne collaborates with teachers to plan strategies to
integrate technology into student learning and instructional delivery. She spends
her workday team teaching, acting as a resource, and working with small groups of
students on special projects. Her favorite role is facilitating the live, daily,
student-produced morning news broadcast. Rojanne has an M.Ed. from the University
of Minnesota and has been a teaching specialist in the U of M's Department of Curriculum
and Instruction. She has published an article in TechTrends and received the following
awards: The William E. Gardner Pre-K-12 Outstanding Educator Award (2008, University
of Minnesota Alumni Association); TIES Exceptional Teacher Award (2005); Teacher
of the Year, Minnesota (2000, Technology and Learning Magazine).
Rojanne and her husband have two married daughters, three perfectly wonderful grandchildren,
and one very old dog. She enjoys sports, travel, reading, and technology toys.
Rojanne was awarded the designation "Google Certified Teacher" in August 2009.
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Ryan Semans |
Ryan graduated from Winona State University with a Degree in Elementary Education.
Ryan taught 5th grade at Osseo Area Schools located just miles away from Minneapolis,
MN. During this time, Ryan went back to school and earned his Master's Degree in
Education from the University of St. Mary's. In addition to teaching courses for
IT4Educators, Ryan is a Technology Integration Collaborative Teacher. He collaborates,
trains, and prepares K-12 teachers as they work to meet the needs of 21st century
learners. During his teaching career, Ryan has been a part of a professional team
that earned the TIES Technology Team of the Year Award. He has also been on successful
technology grant writing teams to enhance and advance technology integration for
Osseo Area Schools.
When Ryan is not teaching, you will find him coaching high school baseball and spending
quality time with his wife and two dogs.
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