Lead Consultant: Jill Thompson (@edu_thompson)
Jill Thompson is the President and CEO of Edulum LLC. She has been in education for eleven years and has been a classroom teacher, academic facilitator and an Instructional Technology Specialist. Thompson currently is a Personalized Learning Director for a large school district. Jill graduated from Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and Bachelor of Arts in English. She went on to obtain an AIG (Academically or Intellectually Gifted) licensure at UNCC and at Winthrop University obtained her Masters in Curriculum and Instruction. Thompson is also an adjunct professor at UNCC teaching Instructional Design and the Use of Technology with Elementary School Learners. Jill is a weekly blogger who looks at the changes taking place in education that redefine the classroom and learning. Check out her blog: Inside The Classroom, Outside the Box
Awards, Honors and Events:
- Keynote at OhioASCD: The Journey of Personalized Learning, 2017
– Keynote at LIO Conference in Chicago: Putting the Pieces of Personalized Learning Together, 2016
– ASCD Presenter, 2014, 2016, 2017
– Named one of the top 25 North Carolina Educators to Follow
– ASCD Emerging Leader- Class of 2013 (Alumni)
– Keynote speaker for North Carolina Elementary Association Region 6, 2012
– Quib.ly expert panel member
– Featured on the list of 100 Top Experts in #EdTech and #eLearning by BestCollegeRankings.org
– Technology Literacy Conference (TLC) Presenter 2013
– North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) Presenter, 2012-2017
– Teacher Fellowship of Charlotte Class of 2012
– CATO Award for Science Educator, 2012
– Outstanding STEM Educator, 2012
– DEN STAR, 2012 to present
– Bank of America Outstanding CMS Teacher, 2012
– Arts & Science Council’s- Cato Excellence in Teaching Awards Finalist, 2012
– Nominated for Presidential Award for Science, 2010, 2012
– Awarded iPad grant from Autism Speaks – Greater Charlotte Chapter, 2011
– Nominated for Leaders of Tomorrow, 2010
– J.V. Washam’s Teacher of the Year 2009-10
– Terrific Teacher Tuesday Award sponsored by V101.9 FM and local businesses, 2009
– Nominated for the Employee Excellence Award, 2009
The children we teach today are the future of the world; their goals and beliefs are taken from what we provide for them. If we provide a positive 21st century learning environment to all our children that encourages good values and high expectations, the students will foster life long learning skills. This quote has become my aphorism as it is how I feel about what makes a great educator. “Great teachers have high expectations for their students, but higher expectations for themselves.” By Todd Whitaker.