Featured Educators

Emma Hobson
High-School Teacher
Waikerie High School
Waikerie, South Australia

Emma teaches English and Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE) to grades 8-11 at Waikerie High School in South Australia (SA). After four years as a full-time teacher, she was asked to work in the SA High Schools Mimio Seeding Program. She says she agreed to participate in the program “because I want to learn how to use many types of technology in my lessons, as I believe it is the way of the future.” More.

Dharmendra Dan Dubay
High-School Science Teacher
Shanghai American School
Shanghai, China

Dharmendra has been teaching high school since 1990. He has taught in four countries—the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Bermuda, the United States, and China—and has worked with both gifted students and students with learning and behavior challenges. He calls Mimio interactive systems “technology for all.” More.

Sally Southerland
First-Grade Teacher
Chattahoochee Elementary School
Duluth, GA

Just last month, Sally won The Complete MimioClassroom™ Family of Products Sweepstakes, sponsored by DYMO/Mimio and Scholastic. She had been using a Mimio interactive system in her first-grade classroom for two years and says she is very excited that she can now use all of the MimioClassroom products. More.

Gail Laubenthal
Pre-Kindergarten Teacher
Sanchez Elementary School
Austin, TX

Twice named Teacher of the Year in Texas ISDs, Gail taught for 39 years without a Mimio Interactive system. Now, after one year of teaching interactively in the classroom, she says the reaction of her Pre-K children has been “amazing.” She asserts that Mimio Interactive tools are “on the cutting edge of helping the students become more proficient in 21st century technology skills.” More.

Claire Pavia
First-Grade Teacher
Cross Lutheran School
Yorkville, IL

In addition to teaching first grade, Claire is the coordinator of Mimio Training for her school. She asserts that Mimio has “everything we need to keep students interested, engaged, and interactive while teaching the same information” from the formal textbook. She is not in favor of completely replacing texts, paper, and pencil with Mimio, but points to its unique benefit: “Mimio allows us to reach other aspects of the multiple intelligences in our competitive technology era.” More.

Janet Ritchie
Technology Trainer
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Tampa, FL

The popularity of the Mimio device has grown in Janet’s district, and she believes that is due to its portability, as well as to the improvements offered by the new MimioTeach system. "I love the reaction that erupts each time educators see a Mimio turn a regular classroom whiteboard into an interactive surface for the first time," she says. "Hearing the first gasp and then the eventual 'I want one!' is always enjoyable." More.

Angela Crescenzo
Second Grade Teacher
Stanwood Elementary School
New Stanton, PA

The unofficial technology guru for her second grade team at Stanwood Elementary, Angela has been nominated multiple times by her students for the Pennsylvania Teachers of Excellence award. She is also the grand prize winner of the Create Lessons & Win contest on mimioconnect.com. Her prize - airfare, accommodations, and registration for FETC 2011 - will send her to the Florida conference this month. More.

Linda Epps
Technology Coordinator
Orange, NJ

Linda says her teaching passion is providing professional development to teachers to fire them up about using technology in the classroom. She has found that the Mimio interactive system "enthralls the reluctant teacher to embrace technology as a learning tool." More.

Dr. Brenda Duhon
Director of Instructional Technology
Port Neches, TX

Brenda is pleased and excited that all classrooms in her district now have a Mimio setup. A Mimio Certified Instructor, she actively encourages Port Neches classroom teachers to participate in the Mimio Masters program, and works to make it happen for those who are interested. "To my knowledge," she says, "every teacher who has participated has benefited greatly." More.

Amanda Graham
Technology Curriculum Coach
Wake Village, TX

Amanda firmly believes that teachers must use multiple media to capture students' attention in the 21st century. She has found that a Mimio system is the best tool for delivering content, particularly because it gives students opportunities to participate. "Mimio has put 'fun' back into teaching and learning," she says, adding that it's "a cost-efficient solution to having an interactive whiteboard." More.

Tracy Caulder
Technology Facilitator
Clayton, NC

After 15 years as a teacher, Tracy says her passion is integrating technology into the classroom and watching the students become completely engaged and excited about learning. "I’ve been using Mimio with K-5 students for the past six years,” she notes, “and the students still get just as excited about it as they did the first time they used it." More.

Maribeth Lowe
HS Science and Special Education Teacher
Stanardsville, VA

After 27 years of teaching, Maribeth is very clear on how Mimio can improve the classroom experience: "Mimio makes interaction fun and easy for teachers and students." She can be credited with introducing her principal and fellow teachers at William Monroe High School to interactive teaching. Several years and 30 Mimio units later, the school is now well on its way to becoming a "Mimio school." More.

Sara Snyder
Fourth Grade Teacher
Cincinnati, Ohio

Sara says she has seen many positive changes in her students since she began using Mimio in her classroom. She finds that her students are more interested in the topics and more engaged in the lessons. The ability to incorporate pictures and video into her vocabulary and math lessons has led to better assessment scores for her visual learners. And the ability to navigate quickly to websites has made it easy to enhance her lessons. More.

Stephanie Ingram
Instructional Technology Specialist
Texarkana, Texas

Stephanie calls the generation now in schools "far beyond us in their adaptation to technology." While we are trying to figure out how to teach with it, they don't know how to live without it. "Mimio makes adding technology to our school an easy decision," she says. "Not only is it cost-efficient, but it requires very little additional setup." More.

Lorellyn Tomlinson
ICT Coordinator/Resource Teacher
Western Australia

Lorellyn says it has been immensely satisfying to support educators on their journey from the most basic of computer setups to advanced setups that include interactive whiteboard technologies. Mimio products have gone a long way towards making this possible in her school's classrooms. More.

Melissa Zielke
First Grade Teacher
Goddard, KS

Melissa describes her classroom as "a Mimio classroom, where the kids can be the teachers, using the Mimio like little experts." Mimio helps her students stay engaged, she says, and they cannot wait to be the next one to come up to the whiteboard and use it. More.

Tricia Fontenot
Elementary School Teacher
Washington, LA

Tricia has found Mimio to be a valuable tool for engaging learners through interactivity. Using Mimio has definitely changed the way she teaches, and has helped her reach more learners through attractive and interesting visual presentations. She says she often wonders how she ever taught without it. More.

Dr. Roland Rios
District Instructional Technology Coordinator
San Antonio, TX

As IT Coordinator in the Fort Sam Houston ISD of San Antonio, Roland does all the Mimio training for his district. He finds that the teachers and students are equally excited about using Mimio in the classroom, and says that Mimio makes it easy to integrate whiteboard technology into any classroom at any level. He is quick to praise the ease of installation, simplicity of the interface, and wealth of shared lessons. More.

Beryl Atkinson
Math Teacher
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Beryl has been a teacher for 17 years, but Mimio has definitely changed the way she teaches. From improving her general organization to facilitating the incorporation of technology in the classroom, Beryl says she can now reach her students in many more ways, and that they can really see math in action. More.

Kathy Korty
Technology Integration Specialist
Edgewood City, OH

Kathy first saw Mimio at the Ohio E-Tech Conference in 2006, and says she was "instantly a believer." Since that time she has worked tirelessly to make sure there is a Mimio in every classroom in her district. More.

Travis Rink
Science Teacher
Goddard, KS

A recipient of numerous awards and grants, Travis Rink continues to inspire students and encourage fellow teachers to go beyond their comfort zones and learn new things. More.

Tracy Tishion
District K-12 Technology Resources Teacher
Brookfield, CT

From the first day that her district acquired computers, in the early 1980s, Tracy embraced technology to find new and innovative ways to engage students and enhance their learning. She believes that the installation of Mimio Interactive systems throughout the district has played a critical role in the current success of technology infusion. More.

Tara Jarman
Elementary School Teacher
North Carolina

Tara Jarman decided early in her career that students learn best with interactive teaching, and it took only one day with a Mimio Interactive system to make her a fan. Her enthusiasm for Mimio technology was contagious, and every grade level in her school now has a system of its own. More.

Lynn Reedy
Technology Specialist
Stafford, CT

As a Technology Specialist for the Stafford Public Schools, Lynn strives to provide the teachers in her district with the hardware, software and lessons that will improve their teaching and the students' learning. She developed a website for this purpose and also relies on face-to-face instruction and mentoring to accomplish those goals. More.

Bev Haley
Technology Facilitator
Wilmington, NC

Bev Haley is the Technology Facilitator at Ogden Elementary School, which currently has 30 Mimio systems in daily use. The staff gathers at least twice monthly at informal Mimio meetings coined the MSG (Mimio Support Group). Under Bev's guidance, they have greatly expanded their repertoire of interactive technology usage. More.

Kurt Kohls
Technology Specialist
Fairfax County, Virginia

Kurt Kohls has been educating students at the elementary level in the Fairfax County Public Schools of Northern Virginia for over ten years. Starting out as a second-grade teacher, his passion for technology led him to the role as School Based Technology Specialist in the county. More.

Lindy George
Technology Specialist
Collier County, Florida

Lindy George has been a dedicated educator for almost three decades. In that time, she has touched the lives of many children of all ages, as well as numerous educators. More.

Paul Gigliotti
HS Social Studies Teacher
Ashland, Ohio

Mr. Gigliotti's students have benefited and excelled from his work with Mimio Interactive whiteboards, innovative Web-based assignments, virtual classrooms, podcasts, multimedia presentations, video, and other classroom technologies. More.