Rosemarie has been a credentialed and highly qualified educator in California public schools for 25 years and brings a broad range of classroom teaching experience and skills (grades K to adult), including technology, general / instrumental music as well as English as a Second Language. In previous roles as a Mouse Squad certified trainer and instructor in the Central Valley and Bay Areas, she brings a wealth of experience and skills with respect to managing and training student technical teams at both middle school and high school levels. As a result of earning her masters in Instructional Technology, Rosemarie advocates the incorporation of project-based learning into the K-12 curriculum and recognizes the value an interdisciplinary approach provides students at all levels. She is also a former IISME Fellow and conference presenter who has received several awards from that organization including Outstanding Education Transfer Plan and Outstanding Veteran Fellow.