Pete Caggia is the Coordinator for Library Media and Technology at Olive Chapel Elementary School in Apex, North Carolina. He has 17 years of experience working in libraries at UNC Chapel Hill and the Wake County Public School System, including ten years teaching elementary students. Pete has a Master’s Degree in Library Science from UNC and is a National Board Certified Teacher. He loves gadgets and video games of all kinds, especially those for Nintendo Wii, which he plays often with his two sons.
Marrielle Myers is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at NC State University. She earned her baccalaureate degree in mathematics from Hampton University, and her master's degree in Mathematics Education from NC State University. Marrielle has taught high school mathematics, SAT preparation courses and academically gifted children from around the country. Her current research interests include how cultural and linguistic differences affect students understanding of mathematics on the K-2 level. She is also interested in possible interactions between cognitively guided instruction (CGI) and culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP).
Justin Osterstorm graduated from the State University of New York at Fredonia with a BA in Childhood Education. For the past 5 years, I have been teaching 4th and 5th grade at A. B. Combs Leadership Magnet elementary. I am a facilitator in Steven Covey’s 7 Habits for Highly Effective People/Teens and LEGO Serious Play/Wedo. I have hosted 2 student teachers and served as grade level chair and co-chaired several school improvement committees. I am a member of the class of 2011 Kenan Fellows. I will be working with Dr. Laura Bottomley and Liz Parry from NC State University developing problem solving skills using engineering.
Ashlie L. Thompson began teaching in 1996 at Fuquay-Varina High School where she taught English for six years. She then transferred to join the staff that opened Middle Creek High School in Apex, NC and taught English there for four years. During this time, she earned a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from NC State and also was a Class of 2002 Kenan Fellow. After finishing her Ph.D and MSA, she began working at Enloe High School GT/IB Center for Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts in Raleigh, NC where she is currently the Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction.
Dr. Joselyn J. Todd received her Bachelor of Science degree in Science Secondary Education from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana in 1990. After obtaining her Illinois State Teaching License, she went on to earn her Ph.D. degree in Molecular Genetics at the University of Illinois. After earning her Ph.D., Dr. Todd went on to become a NSF/USDA/DOE Tri-Agency Fellow at North Carolina State University. She joined the faculty at Cary Academy in 1998. As a senior faculty member at Cary Academy, Dr. Todd is the Middle School Department Science Chair; she teaches Middle School Science and teaches upper school chemistry as needed. Over the past ten years at Cary Academy, Dr. Todd has participated in the highly selective NSF-NSTA WebWatchers Program and has educated over one hundred educators in internet technologies in Cary Academy’s Summer Technology Institute.
Pete Caggia is the Coordinator for Library Media and Technology at Olive Chapel Elementary School in Apex, North Carolina. He has 17 years of experience working in libraries at UNC Chapel Hill and the Wake County Public School System, including ten years teaching elementary students. Pete has a Master’s Degree in Library Science from UNC and is a National Board Certified Teacher. He loves gadgets and video games of all kinds, especially those for Nintendo Wii, which he plays often with his two sons.
Marrielle Myers is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education at NC State University. She earned her baccalaureate degree in mathematics from Hampton University, and her master's degree in Mathematics Education from NC State University. Marrielle has taught high school mathematics, SAT preparation courses and academically gifted children from around the country. Her current research interests include how cultural and linguistic differences affect students understanding of mathematics on the K-2 level. She is also interested in possible interactions between cognitively guided instruction (CGI) and culturally relevant pedagogy (CRP).
Ashlie L. Thompson began teaching in 1996 at Fuquay-Varina High School where she taught English for six years. She then transferred to join the staff that opened Middle Creek High School in Apex, NC and taught English there for four years. During this time, she earned a Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from NC State and also was a Class of 2002 Kenan Fellow. After finishing her Ph.D and MSA, she began working at Enloe High School GT/IB Center for Humanities, Sciences, and the Arts in Raleigh, NC where she is currently the Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction. 
Dr. Joselyn J. Todd 
