Dr. Dorene Huvaere has been involved in education  for 20 years. During this time she has worked as a classroom teacher, school  administrator and university instructor. Teaching social studies to high school students in the Chicago area, Dorene  prepared students to participate in the National History Fair Day competition in Washington D.C. Several of her students received scholarships and national  recognition for their outstanding research in local history. Currently, Dorene serves as the program chair for Secondary Certification at Lewis University. She works with pre-service and in-service teachers to promote effective teaching and classroom practices that engage students in the learning  process. Her classes and staff development workshops focus on providing teachers with strategies that can be used with today's learners. Among the courses she  teaches is Technology for Educators. This course is designed to enable educators  to use computer applications to design technology based curriculum projects. Dorene also serves on the National Council for Social Studies NCATE program review team. She has presented at regional and national conferences on the  Engaged Learning and the use of computer based technology in classroom  instruction.