Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears eZine

An Online Magazine for K-5 Teachers

Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears

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Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears Contributors

The wonderful team who works to bring you Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears includes Regular Contributors, Guest Contributors, and a Technology and Graphics team.

Regular Contributors
Kimberly Lightle, Principal Investigator
Dr. Kimberly Lightle is the Director of Digital Libraries in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University. She has supported the professional growth of K-12 science and math teachers over the last 15 years by building collections and services that meet the needs of those teachers. Dr. Lightle is the Principal Investigator on the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears project.
Jessica Fries-Gaither, Project Director
Jessica Fries-Gaither Jessica Fries-Gaither is an Elementary Resource Specialist in the College of Education and Human Ecology at the Ohio State University. Jessica has taught at the elementary level (grades 4-6) and middle school (grades 5-8 math and science) in Memphis, TN and Anchorage, AK. Her work with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears involves creating and managing content for the magazine and blog.
Carol Landis, Education Outreach Specialist
Carol is a retired science teacher who serves as the Education Outreach Specialist for the Byrd Polar Research Center at the Ohio State University. She went to Antarctica for a month in December, 2003. Carol is a co-Principal Investigator for the Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears project.
Robert Payo, Education Programming

Robert Payo serves on the Education Programming Team at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. He formerly worked for the National Science Digital Library as the Outreach and Professional Development Manager where he also supported outreach efforts for Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.
Stephen Whitt, Director of Experience Programs
Stephen Whitt is the Director of Experience Programs Teaching and Learning at the Columbus Museum of Science and Industry. Stephen has been with COSI since 1993, performing shows and demonstrations, writing exhibit signs and show scripts, and co-directing COSI's floor faculty. He has written over 40 articles for children's science magazines. His first book, The Turtle and the Universe, was published in summer 2008.
Carolyn Hamilton, Editor
Carolyn Hamilton is the editor for Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears. She has edited print and online magazines for different education audiences, including school board members, teachers, administrators, and K-12 media specialists.
Kate Hastings, Youth Librarian
Kate Hastings Kate Hastings (MLS Indiana University, 1998) is a youth librarian at the Upper Arlington Public Library near Columbus, Ohio. She writes the monthly Virtual Bookshelf column for Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.
Lois McLean, McLean Media
Lois McLean photo Lois is co-owner of McLean Media (Grass Valley, California), creators of the Content Clips web site. She has been a producer, instructional designer, and writer for numerous educational publishers, museums, and NSF-funded projects. She began her career in education as an elementary classroom teacher and reading specialist.
Rick Tessman, McLean Media
Rick Tessman photo Rick is co-owner of McLean Media in Grass Valley, California, where he is a producer, graphic artist, and Flash programmer. He began his career in multimedia as a producer/director for public television. He helped develop the Content Clips web site and creates Flash-based e-books and interactives for Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears.
Stephanie Chasteen
Stephanie Chasteen Stephanie is an education/outreach consultant and also researches student learning at the University of Colorado at Boulder. She has a PhD in physics, is a podcaster, writer and teacher, and worked at the Exploratorium Museum of Science in science education and outreach. Visit her webhome and blog at http://www.sciencegeekgirl.com.
Tracey Allen, Educational Consultant and Literacy Coach
Tracey Allen photo Tracey is an educational consultant for REAL Educators and a literacy coach in Yuba City, CA. She provides professional development in instructional strategies with a specific focus on differentiating instruction. Her work with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears involves contributing literacy articles for the elementary classroom.
Clarissa Reeson, Educational Consultant and Teacher
Clarissa Reeson photo Clarissa is an educational consultant for REAL Educators and currently teaches third grade in Yuba City, CA. She enjoys using her own classroom experiences to provide professional development for teachers with a focus on instructional strategies and differentiating instruction. Her work with Beyond Penguins and Polar Bears involves contributing literacy articles for the elementary classroom.
Guest Contributors
Laura Kissel
Laura Kissell Laura Kissel is the Polar Curator for the Byrd Polar Research Center Archival Program at The Ohio State University.  Her primary responsibilities involve providing reference services to the historical polar collections housed in the Archives.  Though typical users of the Polar Archives collections are post graduates or scholars, Laura has recently been involved in a variety of outreach activities to undergraduates as well as K-12 teachers and students.
Lynn Lay
Lynn Lay photo Lynn is the librarian of the Goldthwait Polar Library of the Byrd Polar Research Center at The Ohio State University, where she has worked for over 25 years as the sole librarian. She is responsible for the management and operation of the library, including collection development, cataloging, circulation, and reference. She is also responsible for the Byrd Center's Publication Distribution Program.
Pam Burish
Pam Burish Pamela is an Institute for Educational Initiatives Fellow at the University of Notre Dame working on educational technology initiatives, teaching with the ACE (Alliance for Catholic Education) M.Ed. in the areas of language arts and assessment, teaching undergraduate service seminars, and working with educational outreach in local schools.
Rachel Hintz
Rachel Hintz photo Rachel has a Ph.D. in science education from Ohio State University, where she was supported by the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS) at the Byrd Polar Research Center (BPRC). She was the technology instructor in the BPRC Learning Center and researched science education in the Boy Scouts. Her son is a Life Scout.
Technology and Graphics
Eleanor Lynette Rayle, Technology Lead
Lynette has worked with software development and systems design for 18 years. She is currently part of the research team for the National Science Digital Library at Cornell University exploring interoperability of collaborative tools in the production of digital resources.
Angela Jones, Graphic Designer
Angie is a graphic designer living in Sarasota, Florida. She specializes in visual design for web using XHTML and CSS technology standards and also designs for print such as brochures, trade show graphics, business cards and stationery. She has been designing and implementing attractive websites since 1997. She received her Bachelors of Fine Art from Bowling Green State University in 2003.

Copyright February 2010 - The Ohio State University. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0733024. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

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