Dr. Michael Shapiro is serving in his second year as the principal of Highland Tech Charter School in Anchorage, Alaska. He previously served as principal of Shepard Middle School in Deerfield, Illinois for seven years, during which time the school earned a U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award.

Ben is the principal at Warner Elementary in the Western School District in Spring Arbor, Michigan. He is a student-centered educator that is focused on collaboration, teamwork, student engagement and leadership. Ben earned his Elementary Education degree from Tri-State University

Dr. Joe Sanfelippo is the Superintendent of the Fall Creek School District in Fall Creek, WI. Joe holds a BA in Elementary and Early Childhood Education from St. Norbert College, a MS in Educational Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, a MS in Educational Leadership, and a PhD in Leadership, Learning, and Service

Dr. Kyle Palmer is currently serving his 9th year as Principal of Lewis and Clark Elementary in Liberty, MO. Kyle began his career as a 4th grade teacher in Ankeny, Iowa. Kyle received his Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1999, his Master’s degree in Education Leadership from Drake

Dr. Peter DeWitt (Ed.D.) is a former school principal in Upstate, NY, and he is now a Visible Learning trainer and instructional coaching trainer and runs workshops on school leadership. Before he became a principal he taught elementary school for eleven years. His syndicated blog Finding Common Ground

Amy Fadeji (FA-DAY-G) is in her fourth year as principal at Penngrove Elementary in Petaluma, California. Amy thrives on reaching out to educators across the country to build a growing network of innovative and inspiring colleagues. After attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and later the University of Southern Mississippi

Don Wettrick is the Innovation Coordinator at Noblesville High School, just outside of Indianapolis, IN. He is the author of "Pure Genius: Building a Culture of Innovation and Taking 20% Time to the Next Level." Wettrick has worked as a middle school

Dr. Brad Gustafson is an elementary principal in Minnesota. He has pioneered efforts to transform pedagogy to reflect best practices in a digital age. He is committed to leveraging technology as a transformative tool that inspires creativity, connectivity, and innovation.

Dr. Robert (Bob) Dillon is currently the Director of the Research Institute at BrightBytes, a national education think tank dedicated to promoting innovation and best practice in all classrooms. Prior to this role, he served the students and community of the Affton School District as Director of Technology and Innovation and has served as

Jay is the principal of the Intermediate School in Merton, WI. Merton Intermediate is a 1-1 school using Google Apps for Education with 435 students from 5th through 8th grade. Jay is in his 29th year in education with 26 of those years in middle schools and is now in his 14th year as administrator, so if you are doing the math, Jay spent his