Diversifying Teacher Professional Development With Interactive Choice Boards

Dr. Sara Dempster is an assistant professor and the coordinator of clinical experiences in the Department of Teacher Education at Nicholls State University in Louisiana. She has experience teaching undergraduate and graduate-level courses focused on educational technology and she regularly works with preservice teachers to help prepare them for the digital age classrooms they’ll enter upon graduation. She also works with in-service teachers and educational professionals to help them integrate technology into their current classrooms and other educational settings they may work in.

Marcus Derrell Stein, M.Ed., is the Teacher Success Champion at Kami. He’s passionate about personalizing teacher professional development by embedding humor and joy into instruction. After earning his bachelor's degree in English education from McNeese State University in 2008, Stein worked as a Secondary English teacher. With a talent for edtech integration, Stein started his teacher leadership career by working as a technology professional learning community leader and then a districtwide Promethean Board trainer. After teaching, he worked as a Promethean consultant with AXI Education Solutions He also earned his master’s in educational technology leadership from Nicholls State University.