Mechelle De Craene

Special Ed./Gifted Ed. Middle School Teacher, Member of the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Teachers' Union, Member of the Florida Classroom Teachers' Association (CTA), Parent-Student-Teacher Association (PTSA), Top 10 Finalist for Technology & Learning Magazine 2006 Leader of the Year, MirandaNet Fellow, ILET (International Leadership in Educational Technology) Scholar, Cable in the Classroom Leaders in Learning 2007 Finalist, Co-Lead for the Learning & Physical Challenges Education Program for the International Supercomputing (SC07) Conference, Founder of a grassroots project called Very Special Techies, and Carter-Jenkins Educational Specialist.

My primary goal is to keep advocating for children, especially for children with special needs and/or children who live in poverty.

Child Development, Communities of Practice, Creativity, Digital Storytelling, E portfolios, Education, Educational Philosophy, Gifted & Talented Education, ICT, Identity, Innovative Teaching, Psychology, School Reform, Sociology, Special Needs, Video Games