Jill Brown—PK–12 Schools Representative
Dr. Jill Brown has been an educator since 1988. She taught elementary school in New Mexico, Florida and Virginia. In addition she has been school a technology coordinator in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a technology-integration professional development facilitator for the UNM (University of New Mexico) College of Education faculty and pre-service teachers as well as her current district position, since 2000, as Director of Educational Technology for Albuquerque Academy.
She earned her PhD in Multicultural Childhood and Teacher Education with an emphasis in Educational Technology from UNM in 1999 with a dissertation investigating the skills' teachers need to effectively integrate technology into the classroom. She has developed and implemented technology integration courses, online and face-to-face, at the University of New Mexico, through the RETA (Regional Educational Technology Assistance) program, the ACE (Applying Computers in Education) program, Intel's Teach to the Future program and the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
Jill has been deeply involved in many professional associations, serving as chair of the NM CTE (New Mexico Council on Technology in Education), a board member of the NMANS (New Mexico Association of Non-public Schools) and a board member of ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). Jill is currently working in partnership with many stakeholder organizations in New Mexico, and fellow ISTE board members, to organize a New Mexico ISTE affiliate. Jill has seen how effectively integrated technology by educated and supported teachers, transforms education into an applicable experience for students. She firmly believes that this transformation is what will enable students to be competitive, serve as effective citizens and fulfill their personal/professional goals throughout their lives.
Contact:
Jill Brown—PK–12 Schools Representative
Director of Educational Technology
Albuquerque Academy
New Mexico
brownj@aa.edu
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