Classmates



Hello, I am Dorothy Small your instructor/facilitator for this course. I am an Adjunct Professor for Thomas College and currently teach three courses along with a few Capstones. The courses I teach are; Computers Across the Curriculum, Blogging in the Classroom, and Webquests. My day job is as an Integrationist at Skowhegan Area High School where I try to support teachers, students, and administrators as they use technology.

I live in Skowhegan with my husband Jim Small, an art teacher in Madison High School and my dog Jackie. On weekends I enjoy the company of my granddaughter Coraline and working around the home.



My name is Gretchen Lane and I have been teaching for 5 years. I am a first grade teacher at the George J. Mitchell School here in Waterville. This is my last class to complete for my masters other than a four day one in June. I just recently finished my capstone class and will be graduating in May! I live in the Pittsfield area with my Husband and our dog Tucker. We are expecting a little boy in the beginning of August.

Hello. My name is Nate Savage. I am the Technology Integration Specialist / Network Administrator at Maranacook Community High School. I started working at Maranacook right out of college as an Ed Tech in the computer lab almost nine years ago. I love my job and I love making a difference in a child's life!

Hello I am Lori Stevens and I am the technology integrationist for MSAD #53. I have been at the middle school for about 12 years. I love my job because I get to work with all of the students as well as the teachers. I am currently enrolled in the master’s program at Thomas and hope to finish in the spring of 2011.

On a more personal note, I am married and have one child. My husband, Gary, works in the Waterville area with special needs adults. Our son, Mikie, attends Husson University and is the nursing program. Mikie currently plays lacrosse for Husson. My husband and I live in Oakland but have recently purchased land in Pittsfield and are just beginning the process of getting our land ready to build a house. We love to spend time together as a family and my family is what is most important to me.

My name is Kate Stroman, and I have been teaching high school English for 11 years. I have enjoyed teaching freshman English at Skowhegan High School for the past five years. Rosemary Fecteau and I are completing our master's degree in education through Thomas, and we thought this would be an interesting elective because we'd like to reduce the amount of paper that we expend in class. We would also like our students to have more experience communicating effectively (and professionally) with technology. I am lucky to be married to a great guy, and we are blessed with a young son. As Lori said, my family is what is most important to me.

Hi, I’m Andrea Criss. I work at Lincoln and Gilbert Elementary schools in Augusta. I am a tech integrationist, for lack of a better term. This is my last class for my master’s. I live in Wayne with my husband, David and daughter, Laurel. Laurel is a senior at Maranacook, and we are winding up the college decision process and preparing for prom and graduation. A lot of my time is spent caring for aging parents and following Laurel’s activities. In my free time I…uhhhh... What free time? Well, next year when I have free time, I will garden, sew dresses for my great niece, ski, and maybe learn how to knit. My name is Ron Rollins and I teach grades 5 + 6 at Warsaw Middle School. I am married to Darcy and have 2 boys, Logan and Brayden, ages 11 and 12. Brayden and Logan love me so much that they are in my class. I coach basketball at Warsaw and am usually busy with the recreation program in town. I need to finally overcome my ignorance and fear of technology. Just the other day I came upon a quote by a social philosopher of the 50's and 60's, Eric Hoffer. He said: "In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists." Yikes. That's me!!