Author: By Dr. Gregory Firn

Dr. Gregory Firn is the chief operating officer at RoboKind. With more than 33 years of experience in education, he has done everything from teaching to running entire school districts. Dr. Firn has published several hundred research abstracts and articles on how to improve school systems, how to be a thought leader for emerging trends, and how to implement and manage project-based learning.

Eileen Belastock, CETL is the director of academic technology for Mount Greylock RSD in Williamstown, Mass. You can follow her on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

Eileen Belastock, CETL is the Director of Technology and Information for Nauset Public Schools, MA, and also works with edWeb.net to write articles on their professional learning edWebinars. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

Stacey Pusey is an education communications consultant and writer. She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level. Pusey has worked in the preK-12 education world for 20 years, spending time on school management and working for education associations including the AAP PreK-12 Learning Group. She is working with edWeb.net as a marketing communications advisor and writer.

Kristina Cruz is Head of Marketing at TreeRing and has over 15 years of marketing and leadership experience and loves ensuring inclusion through yearbooks. TreeRing gives schools the flexibility they need and students the personalization they want to build their best yearbook ever.

Ciarán Mather is a journalist and author from Ireland. He is a regular contributor with Newsday.ie and The Kildare Nationalist, and a former writer for Evoke.ie. He has a vested interest in science, tech, entertainment, mental health, and special education awareness.

Kimberly Coy, Ph.D., worked in a completely online public school for over seven years, kindergarten through high school, general and special education. She was part of developing the program and delivery. She holds a Ph.D. in digital learning and special education with an emphasis in Universal Design for Learning. She has done research and published extensively in this area.

Jenny Kendall is the Senior Director of Special Programs at K12 Inc. Prior to joining K12, Jenny taught students with disabilities in grades K-12; and for ten years, she served adults with disabilities in independent living situations.

Andrew Henry is the founder of Red Cedar Software Group and the creator of Stepwell, a web-based platform that helps drive continuous improvement in special education with automated best practices and on-demand access to the right data.