Daily Insight blog contributors:

Lisa Brady is superintendent of Hunterdon Central Regional High School in Flemington, New Jersey. In 2009, she spearheaded the 2009 Hunterdon Central 21st Century High School Redesign Team, as part of a State of New Jersey Pilot Program with the Department of Education. Brady is currently working on an innovative high school schedule that will be designed to utilize both student and teacher time differently; allowing for increased time for teacher collaboration and a more personalized experience for students in her high school of 3,200 students and 350 members of the teaching staff. Dr. Brady conducts workshops on creating 21st-century classrooms and embedded professional development. She is the host of her own cable television show on HCTV Channel 14.

Nancy Caramanico has been director of technology, K-12, for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia Catholic Schools, for four years. As an administrator, she focuses on providing resources to enable students and teachers make necessary connections for 21st-century, technology-enriched learning. She’s a contributing author to More Instructional Strategies for Rigor and Relevance (distributed by the International Center Leadership in Education) and teaches an online course in the graduate program for Educational Leadership at Cabrini College.

Terry Freedman started teaching in 1975, and has worked as an ICT advisor, a principal officer for the QCA, an Ofsted inspector and a senior officer in a local authority. Since 2004 he has been an independent educational ICT consultant. Terry has an MA in education and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He publishes the ICT in Education website at www.ictineducation.org and a newsletter, Computers in Classrooms. Please include Dear Terry in the subject of your thread.  Terry is also a prolific writer, having authored over a dozen books. He has written over 3,000 articles, and has been published in educational publications in the UK, USA and India. He is a member of the UK's Society of Authors. Follow Terry on Twitter: @terryfreedman.

Rob Mancabelli is the CIO at Trinity School in NYC and is an educational consultant, speaker and writer. He partners with schools, universities and non-profits to develop 21st-century learning organizations. Under his direction, Hunterdon Central School District became recognized as a statewide model for its innovative use of technology, and it was featured at several national conferences. Mancabelli is co-writing a book with Will Richardson titled New Learning, New Schools (Solution Tree Press) that will be published Spring 2011.

SchoolCIO Advisors:

•    Doug Johnson, director of media and technology for the Mankato (MN) Public Schools and author of five books, a long-running column in Library Media Connection, and the Blue Skunk Blog.
•    Debbie Karcher, CIO for Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the fourth largest school district in the nation.
•    Thuan Nguyen, chief information and operations officer for the Kent (WA) School District, and one of T&L’s “Top 100 Education Leaders.”
•    Karen Fuller, chief technology officer at Klein ISD, and a regular presenter at education conferences, including Tech Forum Southwest.
•    Julie Carter, executive director of technology from Minnetonka (MN) School District, and one of T&L’s 2010 Leader of the Year.
•    Jim Klein, director of information services and technology for the Saugus Union School District.
•    Gordon Dahlby, educational technology and policy consultant and former director of curriculum and technology of the West Des Moines Community School District.
•    Chad Maxa, director of IT at the Intermediate District 287, MN.
•    Jennifer Harriton-Wilson, director of special, remedial, and assessment services and CIO of Haldane Central School District, NY.
•    Coby Culbertson, director of technology from the Western Dubuque Community School District, IA.
•    Jen LaMaster, educational technology coordinator from Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, IN.
•    Sean McDonough, director of IT at Harrisburg School District, PA.
•    John Williams, executive director of IT and services, Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools, TN.
•    Jim Ratchford, CIO for Seattle Public Schools, WA.
•    Ryan Silver, director of information technology for Yavneh Hebrew Academy,
 Los Angeles