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April 10, 2006
Dr. Katie Klinger, Faculty Associate, George Lucas Educational Foundation, and Primary Designer, National University Virtual High School, 4/5/06
Dr. Katie Klinger has over 25 years experience in teaching students of all ages how to use computer technology effectively in their lives and in their classrooms. She actively presents at international conferences and publishes on how to integrate technology into K-12 learning environments for faculty and pre-service teachers.
Dr. Klinger was the Project Director of a Microsoft Virtual Classroom Tours grant, for which she was presented one of only three nationwide 2003 Innovative Teachers Outstanding Achievement Awards. Recently she was honored with the status of Faculty Associate for the George Lucas Educational Foundation. In addition, she has served as the Principal Investigator on a $1.2 million PT3 DOE grant and as Project Director for a Gates Foundation Grant.
Dr. Klinger discusses sex-based differences in disease processes, particularly related to obesity, heart disease, and diabetes, highlighting the work of Dr. Carole Banka at the La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine.
Dr. Klinger also discusses the Waimea Middle School, a NASA Explorer School, located in Kamuela, HI. Waimea recently won the State Award for their Robotics Team.
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