| Andi Bodeau |
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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 |
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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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| Amy Kretsch |
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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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| Ryan Semans |
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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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