Victor Karkar is Cofounder and CEO of Scrible, an ed tech firm tackling the massive research and writing skills crisis among America’s students. He started Scrible to address his own frustrations working with online information in school. Victor has presented on the challenges and best practices of the research and writing process at state and national education events hosted by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the IL Association of Teachers of English (IATE), The League for Innovation in the Community College and other organizations. 

Victor has led and grown Scrible from concept to the most advanced platform of its kind. Scrible is a modern online research and writing platform used by thousands of educators and students. It is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and partnered with Google for Education, Microsoft Education, ClassLink and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). It’s received recognition at ISTE, SXSWedu, FETC and elsewhere. 

Prior to Scrible, Victor’s background in innovation spanned the Internet and biotech worlds in project management, product management and business development roles. He was an early key manager at insuranceOrder.com (acquired by Marsh & McLennan), a spin-off of storied enterprise software firm Trilogy. His early career was marked by a stint at renowned venture capital firm New Enterprise Associates (NEA). Victor holds a Bachelors in Biology from Brown University and a Masters in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University.

I have taught math classes for 32 years. The majority of my time has been at the high school level though I have taught classes from 5th grade through Community College level. My work with Teacher's Development Group (TDG) over the last couple of years has greatly enhanced my ability to relate to all my students and teach in a way that brings equity to my classroom.

The majority of my teaching career has been spent in rural and semi-rural schools teaching science. Throughout that time, I have been able to help guide other teachers in the implementation in NGSS using the phenomena based model of learning. This model allows for students to take ownership of their learning of science and the world around them. While many teachers find this to be a difficult process to follow at first, many have found it to be very rewarding.

LeVonda teaches 7th and 8th grade students digital fabrication, robotics, and computer skills at McLoughlin Middle School in Medford, Oregon. She has been a classroom teacher for 6 years and brings over 20 years of real-world experience to the classroom. She's a returning member of the Educational Service Districts EdTech Integration team that sponsors the EdTech Summit each year in Southern Oregon. She received a grant to begin a SkillsUSA chapter at McLoughlin during the 2017-18 school year. She has taken students to the SkillsUSA state conference to compete in team engineering, cake decorating, pin design, t-shirt design, extemporaneous speech, urban search and rescue robotics and mobile robotics during the past 3 years where students have earned 16 gold, 11 silver, and 10 bronze medals. As well as taking her gold medalists to national competition in Kentucky over the past two years where in 2018-19 they earned 3rd and 10th place at competition. She's a lifelong learner and passionate about graphic design, digital fabrication, technology and loves playing video games. She takes on her Geek Girl attitude with pride and hopes to get other girls passionate about computer science and other male predominant roles in the CTE industry.

Tisha is an innovative district Tech Integration Specialist, speaker, and author from Southern Oregon. She has taught Family and Consumer Science for 25 years and has served in various leadership roles in her school and district as well as on Oregon regional and state edtech cadres. Tisha is the author of the book Make Learning MAGICAL, which unlocks seven keys to transform teaching and create unforgettable experiences in the classroom. She speaks nationally on a variety of topics related to teaching and learning in all content and grade levels, Family and Consumer Science being her specialty. In 2018, she was a recipient of Medford School District's Golden Pear Educator Secondary Teacher Award and a first place winner of the Henry Ford Innovation Nation Educator Award. Tisha is passionate about infusing joy, passion, play, and gamified strategies to immerse and empower our 21st century learners and make learning a MAGICAL experience for all! She connects globally with educators around the world continuously reaching beyond her comfort zone to grow and help transform the educational landscape so all learners can thrive.de of teaching, she is a wife and mother of two amazing kiddos.

Heather Marrs is an Instructional Coach at Eagle Rock Elementary in Eagle Point, Oregon. She is an Apple Distinguished Educator, Seesaw Ambassador, Book Creator Ambassador and FlipGrid Ambassador. Heather is passionate about integrating technology in education to amplify student voice, increase communication, and engage students. She has been a presenter at ISTE 2019, NCCE 2016-19, the Southern Oregon EdTech Summit 2015-18, and IntegratED 2017-18. Heather is the founder and main moderator of the Oregon EdChat which can be found at #OrEdChat on Twitter. She enjoys being a connected educator and providing professional development both locally and regionally. Outside of teaching, she is a wife and mother of two amazing kiddos.

David has over 20 years of experience in Ed Tech both in the public and private sectors. David has served as a director with zSpace for 3 years. Prior to joining zSpace he worked primarily in online reading and math programming and with formative and summative assessments.

Nigel Nisbet leads a team of content specialists in building engaging, interactive and completely visual games that teach all students how math really works. He came to MIND after working as a mathematics specialist for Los Angeles Unified School District where he designed and delivered professional development programs and implemented the transition to Response to Intervention (RTI) programming. Prior to joining LAUSD, he taught mathematics, AP physics, and AP computer science at Van Nuys Senior High. Nisbet holds a Bachelor of Science in mathematics from Queen Mary University, University of London, and a Master of Arts in educational administration from California State University, Northridge.

Tim Chase began teaching in 1997 at a teacher's institute in central China and then moved to beautiful central Oregon where he lives with his wife, Janet, and three teens. Tim is certified for secondary language arts and technology in several states and is currently director of program development with Impact Virtual Learning.

Passionate about infusing technology into his own teaching and providing opportunity for his students to learn with technology, Tim is an enthusiastic promoter of classroom edtech, institutional change, and e-learning.

Tim Chase is an eLearning Designer, EdTech Professional Development provider, and Event Coordinator. His favorite current projects involve virtualizing/digitizing high school & middle school classrooms with LMS and Google power!

I spent 8.5 years as a high school math teacher and 7 years as a middle and high school administrator, focused on empowering students to take ownership for their learning. As a math teacher, I utilized as many technology-based tools that I could get my hands on – both hardware and software. Anything that would eliminate barriers and provide an entry point for my students to engage with the math was worth trying! As an administrator I supported teachers in their efforts to harness the power of technology to enhance learning. For the past year I have been working with MIND Research Institute, helping to bring the patented spatial-temporal approach of ST Math into the hands of districts and schools.

Nikki Lester began her education career with District 49 - Colorado in 2003 serving as an Information Technology, Alternative Cooperative Education, and Business instructor at Falcon High School where she taught for 8 years. Nikki was recently the Career and Technical Education Director at District 49 where she provided support for 5 high schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 charter before moving on to her CTE Specialist role at zSpace.

EdTech is Dee’s thing!  As an educator with 20+  years of teaching and corporate training experience,  she has a deep understanding of the technological demands that are required of today's instructors. Over the years, Dee has trained and speaks at conferences across the U.S., supporting classrooms and corporate environments with instructional tools that create a dynamic, engaging student-centered environment. With her experience in the field of education, her passion, focus, and experience led her to research and develop innovative classroom technology strategies that produce unforgettable learning experiences. She regularly develops and delivers customized professional development workshops and instructional/technology support to Higher Ed, K-12, government agencies, private industry, and professional organizations. 

Dee holds a master’s degree in Curriculum Design and Technology Integration from Grand Canyon University. She loves to give back by volunteering her time with small schools to provide free technology implementation with existing instructional technologies.