As a technology, engineering and design educator who is passionate about empowering kids, Bill is currently employed as the Technology & Engineering Teacher at A2 STEAM at Northside, a brand-new K-8 program that is part of Ann Arbor Public Schools. Bill runs the STEAM Lab, the school’s space for hands-on learning through the STEAM subject areas (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts & Math). As a teacher, he values hands-on projects, cross-curricular learning experiences, and use of the design process to show students how to solve problems.

After several years of focusing on teaching math and science as a classroom teacher, Tori transitioned into the role as specialist teacher for a new STEAM lab.

Laurie has been working in technology and education for almost 30 years. She holds a Masters Degree from Cleveland State University in Curriculum and Foundations with a focus on Technology Education, and a Bachelors in Business from The Ohio State University. Currently, Laurie is a student in the Penn Graduate School of Education, Applied Computational Thinking Program.