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Joan
Kuperstein
is president and
founder of
C.A.S.T.L.E. Technology
Consultants, Inc.,
an educational consulting
group providing
leadership and technical
expertise in the
planning and implementation
of education technology
systems to K-12
schools.
Prior to founding
C.A.S.T.L.E., she
served as an elementary
school teacher,
magnet lead teacher,
curriculum specialist,
grant writer, technology
coordinator, and
district consultant
for mathematics,
science and technology.
Her diverse school-based
experience brings
strong practical
knowledge of what
works in the classroom
and a unique first-hand
understanding of
today's schools'
needs to districts
implementing technology-based
programs.
In 1994 Mrs. Kuperstein developed and implemented Computers Assisting Students To Learn Everywhere
(C.A.S.T.L.E.), a school-wide technology program at Greynolds Park Elementary School in Miami,
Florida. Her successful efforts with the C.A.S.T.L.E. initiative (which included designing an
award winning web site, creating thematic integrated elementary school curricula, implementing
staff development programs, developing school/community partnerships, and procuring grant
funds) brought her local and national recognition.
Since founding C.A.S.T.L.E. Technology Consultants, Mrs. Kuperstein has served as technology/curriculum
adviser to Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school District in the nation. She was
a featured speaker at Microsoft's 1997 Education Summit, contributes articles to Microsoft's K-12 Connection Web site, and develops presentations for Microsoft that provide schools with practical strategies for developing and implementing successful school technology programs.
Recently, Ms. Kuperstein has collaborated with Dr. Gary Bitter of Arizona State University to present C.A.S.T.L.E. Technology Online, LC, a K-12 online
curriculum of master's degree credit courses for teachers. Each course can be accessed via the
Internet twenty-four hours a day as a compliment to traditional staff development programs or as
a dynamic, standardized stand-alone professional development program.
Mrs. Kuperstein
is also co-author
of Microsoft's K-12
Technology Roadmap,
a print and online
publication that
guides schools and
districts toward
developing a connected
learning environment
in which teachers,
students, and staff
have access to and
make effective use
of PC-based productivity
tools and advanced
technology. Her
other recent publication
credits include
a series of articles
for Dell Corporation's
Tech Trends
teacher newsletter,
development of the
Lucent Technologies
WaveLAN Education
Web Site and
online grant writing
workshop, and train-the-trainer
programs designed
for use in customized
staff development
programs in schools
across the United
States.
National education
publishers, technology
vendors and schools
throughout the United
States have sought
C.A.S.T.L.E. technology
consultants out
for their
expertise in staff
development programs
for education. In
1999, Joan launched
a new program
assisting the six
hundred schools
of the Chicago Public
School District
with creating Engaged
Learning environments
that focus on technology
integration throughout
the curriculum.
This project is
one of several ongoing
staff development
programs under development
or delivery by C.A.S.T.L.E.
for schools in the
Chicago Area.
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