Since Eileen's retirement from Detroit Public Schools in 1995, she has been training teachers to use technology in the classroom. She enjoys writing grants to get the funding needed. Let's Talk Technology is one of her projects. It is a training series for teachers that meets monthly to network and hear speakers. It is now in its third year of funding. As part of that grant, Eileen produces a technology round table program that is aired on Public Access Television. In 1999, Eileen was recognized as Outstanding Technology Using Educator of the year by MACUL. To find more about her see a MACUL article about Eileen. You can email Eileen at eheasley@home.com or call her at 248-689-5634

Currently, Sherri teaches third and fourth grade language arts students with Detroit Public Schools ( DPS). Her first position with DPS was as a Teacher of the Speech and Language Impaired. That was 22 years ago. She severed ties with DPS to try her hand at other things, and to construct a context for teaching. She earned national certification in Residential Energy Auditing, taught as a substitute in Ecorse Public Schools, completed an internship at the world headquarters of Domino's Pizza, Inc., took a Masters in Educational Psychology/Instructional Technology, taught courses at EMU, and opened her own instructional design consulting business. Subsequently, Sherri joined the team of professional development and continuing education managers at the training division of the Michigan Supreme Court, i.e., the Michigan Judicial Institute (MJI). At MJI, Sherri designed and developed training for court employees statewide and won grant funding from a variety of agencies to implement various projects and secure staff positions, including her own. While there, she designed and developed the first diversity issues video-based training program, in response to, and following the "Michigan Citizen's Commission Final Report and Recommendations of Race and Gender Issues in the Courts". Sherri teaches students at the Thaddeus Kosicusko Elementary School, in Detroit, Michigan. She chairs the Grant Writing and the Technology Teams at her school. You can reach Sherri at slynnj@ix.netcom.com or call her at 313-846-5533.

Created for MACUL Speech March 10, 2000 (http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~eheasley/MACUL00.html)
Prepared 2/10/00 by Eileen Heasley (eheasley@home.com) and Sherri Johnson (slynnj@ix.netcom.com)
http://edcen.ehhs.cmich.edu/~eheasley/eilandshe.html

Last Updated: 2/10/00