Dana Ruane is a veteran educator and instructional  technologist. She has over nine years experience in the areas of teaching, counseling and technology. Dana's passion for technology and curriculum integration began while she was teaching kindergarten. Her determination to educate the young minds of our future in a diverse manner led to incorporating many aspects of technology with five-year-old children. Working as a professional development program design consultant, Dana now  works with teachers and students from preschool to high school developing & implementing technology integrated projects and activities. She brings significant experience in training teachers to use technology and assisting them  in its curriculum integration. Her workshop participants appreciate her  patience, value her ability to meet individual needs, and relate to her as an  educator in a technological world. Dana received her Bachelors degree in Early Childhood Education from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign and a Masters in Teaching and  Leadership from Saint Xavier University.