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Diane

Diane Morrison has over twenty-five years of teaching experience and more than fifteen years of experience studying and teaching The Enneagram. She has taught Enneagram Personality Training to hundreds of educators, administrators, business people, and health care professionals throughout Colorado and Hawaii. Diane is an associate professor for Adams State College in Denver.

Sid

Sid Rundle is a passionate teacher advocate. His presentation style mixes research, common sense, humor, and an all out assault on “small mindedness.” Sid brings a wealth of instructional strategies and experiences based out of his 10 years as a Humanities and Special Education teacher. He currently serves as a staff developer and teacher mentor in Douglas County. Sid emphasizes teaching as an art, and encourages his colleagues to grapple with their practices and continually refine their craft.

Brent

Brent Kieft partners with teachers to increase their satisfaction and success working with students. An educator in the classroom for more than 20 years, he combines theory with practical solutions to help you teach with confidence. His classes show you how to motivate reluctant learners and how to appreciate the awkward age of adolescence, will save you time while increasing your teaching enjoyment. Building rewarding relationships between teachers, students, and parents is the mission of A+ Parenting, Brent's speaking and consulting business.

David

David Jones has spent the past sixteen years educating middle school and high school students in mathematics and technology. Among his numerous awards, David Jones is the 1993 recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education. He was recently honored as the top educational fund-raiser for charitable organizations. Mr. Jones is a professional magician who uses his magic for anti-drug abuse school assemblies and for corporate marketing.

Sunny

Sunny Kruschwitz is in her 28th year of teaching, her 14th at Ponderosa High School in Douglas County. She formerly taught in Aurora, and in North and South Dakota. She earned her B.A. with majors in French and Psychology at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1974. Sunny earned her Masters’ Degree in the Teaching of Foreign Languages with Emphasis in French from the University of Northern Colorado in 1994. Sunny received the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002. In her spare time, Sunny is a runner, and a voracious reader. She is particularly interested in the life of Joan of Arc.

Joe

Joe Mascarenas’s career began as a geologist with the US Geological Survey doing fieldwork and research. Joe has over fifteen years teaching experience with Denver Public Schools. He has taught bilingual science in middle school where he was nominated for bilingual teacher of the year. During that time he also taught for Too Cool Video School, a summer program to teach middle school students digital video production and editing. Presently he is teaching science in a high school dropout retrieval program where he uses technology as an instructional/learning tool for students in his classroom. Joe has his masters in Computers in Education and provides technical support and training for his home school. He served on the district judging/evaluation team for individual school site technology plans. This year Joe was honored as Emily Griffith High School teacher of the year.

Carla

Carla Mosher-Mascarenas is celebrating eightteen years of teaching for Denver Public Schools. During her first fifteen years she taught middle school, working with a variety of students from Title 1 at-risk to the highly gifted and talented. Currently she is an English teacher at an alternative high school in a drop out retrieval program. In 2002, Carla was nominated for the Nine News Teachers Who Care award and was recently nominated for the 2004 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Carla credits all her success and enjoyment of teaching to a positive attitude and being organized.

Leslie Leyden is in her 24th year in education, she has spent 20 of these years as a classroom teacher. Leslie earned her Masters degree in Reading from the University of Colorado in 1990. She spent 4 years mentoring classroom teachers as a Building Resource Teacher/Mentor. She has been involved with the Public Education Business Coalition since its inception in 1986. With her approachable, enthusiastic style, she continues to host literacy based lab classrooms with the PEBC. She currently teaches first grade in Douglas County School District. Her literacy courses emphasize how knowing ourselves as a readers and writers significantly impacts our literacy instruction with our students.

Bruce Morgan
Bruce Morgan is a multiple "Who’s Who In American Education" award winner. He has taught for 25 years in Douglas County Schools and is currently a literacy specialist. Bruce has recently published a book called "Writing Through the Tween Years". His work as a literacy consultant for the Cornerstone Literacy Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania has brought him to some of the poorest school districts in the United States including the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the Badlands of South Dakota.

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Kiley Eberly
Kiley Eberly has taught for six years in a variety of diverse and challenging classroom settings. Most recently, she helped successfully open a brand new elementary school in Cherry Creek. In 2003, Kiley earned her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction and graduated with honors from University of Denver. In 2007, Kiley earned her Elementary Writing Certificate from Cherry Creek. She enjoys leading staff development and designing new curriculum. Kiley empowers reluctant learners through passion, dedication, and creativity. Her education inspirations are Michelle Gallegos and Mark Overmeyer.

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Clark Wilhelm
Clark Wilhelm has 20 years of practical counseling, administrative and Special Education experience in public education. His passion for landscape design and horticulture has created a unique opportunity for him to create optimal learning environments for teachers and their students. His down to earth style and humor will make him and eternal middle school student.

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Tim Taylor
Tim Taylor has always pursued excellence in education through the principles of movement, kinesiology, psychomotor and active learning. As a physical education teacher for the past 21 years, Tim has brought new ideas and concepts to his gym classes. While teaching in Littleton Public Schools, he was voted “Teacher of the Year” and was a State of Colorado top ten finalist for the same award. He owns a Masters of Education in Physical Education and his innovative curriculums include designing and building the first indoor ropes course for elementary students in Colorado. He was the co-founder and President of JungleQuest® a private indoor climbing educational facility for adolescents. Tim currently teaches adventure classes in physical education at Mountain Vista High School in Douglas County.

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			Biographies Diane Morrison has over twenty-five years of teaching experience and more than fifteen years of experience studying and teaching The Enneagram. She has taught Enneagram Personality Training to hundreds of educators, administrators, business people, and health care professionals throughout Colorado and Hawaii. Diane is an associate professor for Adams State College in Denver. Sid Rundle is a passionate teacher advocate. His presentation style mixes research, common sense, humor, and an all out assault on “small mindedness.” Sid brings a wealth of instructional strategies and experiences based out of his 10 years as a Humanities and Special Education teacher. He currently serves as a staff developer and teacher mentor in Douglas County. Sid emphasizes teaching as an art, and encourages his colleagues to grapple with their practices and continually refine their craft. Brent Kieft partners with teachers to increase their satisfaction and success working with students. An educator in the classroom for more than 20 years, he combines theory with practical solutions to help you teach with confidence. His classes show you how to motivate reluctant learners and how to appreciate the awkward age of adolescence, will save you time while increasing your teaching enjoyment. Building rewarding relationships between teachers, students, and parents is the mission of A+ Parenting, Brent's speaking and consulting business. David Jones has spent the past sixteen years educating middle school and high school students in mathematics and technology. Among his numerous awards, David Jones is the 1993 recipient of the Governor's Award for Excellence in Education. He was recently honored as the top educational fund-raiser for charitable organizations. Mr. Jones is a professional magician who uses his magic for anti-drug abuse school assemblies and for corporate marketing. Sunny Kruschwitz is in her 28th year of teaching, her 14th at Ponderosa High School in Douglas County. She formerly taught in Aurora, and in North and South Dakota. She earned her B.A. with majors in French and Psychology at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks in 1974. Sunny earned her Masters’ Degree in the Teaching of Foreign Languages with Emphasis in French from the University of Northern Colorado in 1994. Sunny received the Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers Excellence in Teaching Award in 2002. In her spare time, Sunny is a runner, and a voracious reader. She is particularly interested in the life of Joan of Arc. Joe Mascarenas’s career began as a geologist with the US Geological Survey doing fieldwork and research. Joe has over fifteen years teaching experience with Denver Public Schools. He has taught bilingual science in middle school where he was nominated for bilingual teacher of the year. During that time he also taught for Too Cool Video School, a summer program to teach middle school students digital video production and editing. Presently he is teaching science in a high school dropout retrieval program where he uses technology as an instructional/learning tool for students in his classroom. Joe has his masters in Computers in Education and provides technical support and training for his home school. He served on the district judging/evaluation team for individual school site technology plans. This year Joe was honored as Emily Griffith High School teacher of the year. Carla Mosher-Mascarenas is celebrating eightteen years of teaching for Denver Public Schools. During her first fifteen years she taught middle school, working with a variety of students from Title 1 at-risk to the highly gifted and talented. Currently she is an English teacher at an alternative high school in a drop out retrieval program. In 2002, Carla was nominated for the Nine News Teachers Who Care award and was recently nominated for the 2004 Colorado Teacher of the Year. Carla credits all her success and enjoyment of teaching to a positive attitude and being organized. Leslie Leyden is in her 24th year in education, she has spent 20 of these years as a classroom teacher. Leslie earned her Masters degree in Reading from the University of Colorado in 1990. She spent 4 years mentoring classroom teachers as a Building Resource Teacher/Mentor. She has been involved with the Public Education Business Coalition since its inception in 1986. With her approachable, enthusiastic style, she continues to host literacy based lab classrooms with the PEBC. She currently teaches first grade in Douglas County School District. Her literacy courses emphasize how knowing ourselves as a readers and writers significantly impacts our literacy instruction with our students. Bruce Morgan Bruce Morgan is a multiple "Who’s Who In American Education" award winner. He has taught for 25 years in Douglas County Schools and is currently a literacy specialist. Bruce has recently published a book called "Writing Through the Tween Years". His work as a literacy consultant for the Cornerstone Literacy Initiative at the University of Pennsylvania has brought him to some of the poorest school districts in the United States including the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the Badlands of South Dakota. Kiley Eberly Kiley Eberly has taught for six years in a variety of diverse and challenging classroom settings. Most recently, she helped successfully open a brand new elementary school in Cherry Creek. In 2003, Kiley earned her Master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction and graduated with honors from University of Denver. In 2007, Kiley earned her Elementary Writing Certificate from Cherry Creek. She enjoys leading staff development and designing new curriculum. Kiley empowers reluctant learners through passion, dedication, and creativity. Her education inspirations are Michelle Gallegos and Mark Overmeyer. Clark Wilhelm Clark Wilhelm has 20 years of practical counseling, administrative and Special Education experience in public education. His passion for landscape design and horticulture has created a unique opportunity for him to create optimal learning environments for teachers and their students. His down to earth style and humor will make him and eternal middle school student. Tim Taylor Tim Taylor has always pursued excellence in education through the principles of movement, kinesiology, psychomotor and active learning. As a physical education teacher for the past 21 years, Tim has brought new ideas and concepts to his gym classes. While teaching in Littleton Public Schools, he was voted “Teacher of the Year” and was a State of Colorado top ten finalist for the same award. He owns a Masters of Education in Physical Education and his innovative curriculums include designing and building the first indoor ropes course for elementary students in Colorado. He was the co-founder and President of JungleQuest® a private indoor climbing educational facility for adolescents. Tim currently teaches adventure classes in physical education at Mountain Vista High School in Douglas County.

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