Education:
Lesley College, Cambridge, MA M.A., Curriculum and Technology
University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE B.S., Social Science

Professional History:

Bernajean Porter Consulting President 1994 - Present Illinois State Board of Education Project Director of IL Blueprint Tech Planning Co-Project Director of IL NextSteps Tech Eval 1995-Present Phi Delta Kappa Director of PDK Technology Audit Services 1999- Present

Colorado Department of Ed., Denver, CO Senior Technology Consultant & Change Facilitator 1984 - 1990 Lesley College, Cambridge, MA Adjunct Faculty for Graduate Program 1984-Present Omaha Public Schools, Omaha, NE Teacher: Humanities and Social Science 1970-1984

Professional Organizations/Boards:
CEO Forum Review Panel World Future Society
President Technology Initiative Advisory Panel Nat’l Staff Development Council

Consulting:
With over thirty years of experience as an educator, Bernajean’s seminars and project work reflect extensive, practical experience in technology planning projects, TLCF grants, and technology audits from over 2500 districts throughout the United States and overseas. This includes community future searches, strategic planning, education technology audits, designing and implementing staff development programs, as well as building leadership capacity for systemic change within organizations using technology. She recently developed the IL Technology Planning Blueprint and IL NextSteps technology assessment toolkit for statewide implementation in Illinois. She is author of Grappling with Accountability 2002: MAPPing Tools for Organizing and Assessing Technology for Student Results and Evaluating Student Computer-based Products. Her work uses the application of systems thinking and chaos theory to deal with the challenges of change and re-culturing efforts in education today.

Keynotes and Workshops:

Educators as Futurists Grappling with Technology Accountability When Pigs Fly: The Future Has Arrived The Answer to How is …YES Harnessing the Power of Technology for Student Results Wagons East: Settling ALL Educators in the Land of Possibilities

Cognitive Coaching/Consensus /Teaming Change is Good: You GO First! Evaluating Student Computer-based Products Leave No Teacher Behind

Partial List of Clients:
Conferences: NECC; CUE; FETC; TECA; British Columbia, CA; George Lucas Foundation; Michigan University; Florida Dept. of Ed.; GTE’s Pioneering Partners’ Scholastic; U.S. West Communications; American International Schools: Egypt, Thailand, Equador, Germany, Italy; U.S. Schools: Eagle Rock, CO - Honda Corporation; Holland Hall, OK.; Jefferson County Schools, CO.; Beauvior, Wash. D.C.; Glencoe, IL.; Clayton, MO.; Niles Township, IL; Wilmette, IL; Clark County Schools, NV; Washoe County Schools, NV; Denver Public Schools, CO; San Luis Obispo County Offices, CA; TERC, MA; Pinella County Schools, FL; Fairfield-Suisun Unified Schools, CA; Seminole County Schools, FL; National School Board Association; and Illinois State Department of Education.