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In May 2001, John received an invitation from the Crown Prince of Dubai to conduct the opening keynote for a leading education conference in the Persian Gulf.   John was also the opening keynote speaker for over 12,000 attendees at NECC 2000 in Atlanta, as well as many regional and state conferences throughout the United States.  He brings 30 combined years of experience in education, telecommunications, television production, and Internet technology to these efforts.</div> <bR> <div> John began his career as a teacher, and then was promoted to Technology Director for School District One in Missoula, Montana.  His responsibilities included developing technology planning and implementation for more than 10,000 students and 400 educators.  He was recruited to join Telecommunications Inc. (TCI) as the founding Director of the Sparkman Center for Educational Technology located in Denver, Colorado.  He was promoted to Vice-President of Training for ETC, a wholly owned education subsidiary of TCI.  As Vice President, John developed and directed two nationally known technology-training centers.   John then served as Senior Director of Technology for McREL (Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning). McREL is part of the US Department of Education's research and development lab system which serves all 50 states and 20 foreign countries.  </div> <bR> <div> John was named one of the Top 25 Education Technology Advocates in the United States by <I>District Administrator</I> magazine.   He was featured on CNN for his innovative uses of technology in his classroom. USA Today selected him, as one of ten teachers nationwide, as a <I>USA Today Power Teacher</I>.  He testified before the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation about new and emerging technologies in the classroom. John co-wrote and served as the on-air host for a ten part technology series on The Learning Channel called <I>Best Seat in the Class</I>, as well as numerous other nationally televised teacher in-service programs.  He has also consulted with the Department of Defense to advance their online learning initiative. </div> <bR> <div> John holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Montana, Western where he received the Distinguished Alumni Award for 2003.  He also earned a Masters of Education degree from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>