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 * Stephanie Sandifer **

=Connect= Twitter: ssandifer Blog: @http://ed421.com Facebook: LinkedIn: = = Stephanie Sandifer is an educator, technology coach, and author with over 20 years of experience as a teacher and administrator. She currently teaches online courses in general pre-service teacher education, art history, and humanities at the college level, and serves as a K-12 Technology Coach.

As a teacher, she has taught in traditional brick-and-mortar schools at the K-12 and college levels, in a blended learning environment at the high school level, and in 100% online environments at the college level. Her work in the classroom has always included the use of emerging technologies with a focus on student-centered learning. She has also served in a variety of leadership roles as a Literacy Coach, School Improvement Facilitator, Dean of Instruction, and Curriculum Specialist. As a School Improvement Facilitator and Dean of Instruction she was directly involved in leading comprehensive school reform initiatives at two inner-city high schools in the Houston Independent School District.

As an educator who enjoys sharing and learning with colleagues, Stephanie began exploring the use of blogging as a tool for connecting, collaborating, and communicating with others in March of 2006 when she launched the [|Change Agency blog]. From there she has explored the use of wikis, social networking, and other Web 2.0 tools to develop a Personal Learning Network of hundreds of other educators who share her curiosity and passion for learning.

She presents sessions and workshops on a variety of educational technology integration topics at the local, state, and national levels, and is the author of the books //Wikis for School Leaders// (Eye on Education, 2011) and //Wikified Schools// (Wakefield Publishing, 2009.) She also co-authored a chapter on Wikis with Vicki Davis in //What school administrators need to know about digital technologies and social media// (Eds. McLeod, S., & Lehmann, C. San Francisco, CA: Jossey Bass Wiley), and is a contributing author to the //Education Week// blog //[|LeaderTalk]//.

Her academic background includes a Master's in Education Leadership (Administration & Supervision) and post-baccalaureate coursework in K-12 Art Education from the University of Houston, a Master's in Studio Art from Purdue University, and a Bachelor's in Art & Design from McNeese State University. She is certified as a Classroom Teacher (All-Level Art and Technology Applications) and Principal (Grades EC-12) in the State of Texas.