2. Nicole Gray Media & Instructional Technology Coordinator Onslow County Schools (Jacksonville, NC) Blog Coordinator – NC Leadership Council "Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.“ Chinese Proverb I am looking forward to being a part of the NC Leadership Council & working with fellow educators around the world.

3. Patricia K. Burns Library Media Specialist St. Mark Catholic School Wilmington, NC Member of the DEN North Carolina Leadership Council Events Committee Chair “ Thanks to Discovery Education and the DEN for helping me to be an innovative, sometimes wacky, teacher. There’s no better way to get our students’ attention!”

4. 7 th Grade Science Polk County Middle School Polk County Schools Mill Spring, NC 35 years experience Retired from South Carolina Website: www.polk.k12.nc.us/drpettis Dr. Robert Pettis

6. John Blake Science Teacher North Whiteville Academy, Whiteville City Schools Blog Team: NC LC

8. Elizabeth. L. Gainey North Johnston Middle School Exceptional Children’s Teacher "Lecturing is not good for children and other living things." Edward Redish, Ph. D.

10. My latest edition, Jude Ellis. 4/26/08, 9lbs ½ ounce, 21 in long