Dr. Susan R. Snyder is president of IDEAS. She has taught children for over twenty years, and holds a BS and MA in Music Education, a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, an Orff Master Teachers Certificate, and a Cooperative Learning Trainers' Certificate. She has extensively studied specific topics in education including creativity, curriculum design, early childhood, integrated language arts (including whole language and the writing process), integrated arts, learning theory, movement, multicultural education, and special learners. She combines her interests to develop curriculum designs and products which promote activity based, integrated learning. Sue is an Author of Macmillan/McGraw-Hill's Music and You series, Coordinating Author of Share the Music, Contributing Author of Glencoe's Choral Connections, and Author/Publisher of Integrate with Integrity and Teaching Music in the Elementary School: A Guide for the Classroom Teacher, and ArtSmart: Arts Activities for Classroom Teachers. She has also consulted on and created educational videos and software. She actively teaches and consults at universities, school districts, for teacher groups and media corporations throughout the United States, Canada and Australia. Sue is currently a teacher-in-residence for the BEST (Beginning Elementary School Teacher) program run by the Connecticut State Department of Education; and is co-chair of RETA (Reading Excellence Through the Arts), a special interest group of the International Reading Association. She is the proud mom of Aaron, age 20 (as of January, 1999).

Dr. Snyder's full résumé is available.

Allison Abucewicz received her Bachelor's Degree in music education in 1994 from Central Connecticut State University and is currently seeking her Master's Degree from CCSU in special education, with a special focus on music in special education.

From 1994 to 2000, Allison was an elementary school general/choral music teacher at John Lyman Elementary School in Middlefield, Connecticut. John Lyman is an extraordinary school, in that it is both an Integrated Day school and was a HOT school for the past five years. Allison was instrumental in writing the HOT School application grant and implementing the model and vision of an arts-infused curriculum. She tirelessly strove to blur the lines of classroom teachers and discipline-based teachers by working closely with all of the teachers in her school, helping them to use the arts as a part of their everyday classroom environment. Allison was also instrumental in developing and implementing the Hot Readers/Total Literacy program (RETA: Outstanding Program Award, 1999) at Lyman. This program built literacy understandings and skills in children through the infusion of music, movement, and visual arts.

For the past two years, Allison has worked for IDEAS, where she has been a contributing writer for Interactive Arts for Total Literacy I and II, McGraw-Hill's Share the Music series revision, co-editor for Science Through Song and Birds. She recently compiled the Arts Every Day calendars, has been involved in Total Literacy conference planning, and has presented at workshops, class lectures, and schools. Allison is a new mom to son Michael and resides with her family in Plantsville, Connecticut.

Lisa Meyer is the Music Resource Teacher for the Dearborn Public Schools. Lisa holds an undergraduate degree in music education from Eastern Michigan University, and a graduate degree in elementary education from Wayne State University. Her masters thesis, "Integration With Music" has been a driving force behind the direction that music education has taken in Dearborn. The Dearborn Public Schools view music as an integral part of the education of all students, and support the music program both with ongoing staff development, and equipment and materials that allow teacher and student success.

Within her position as Resource Teacher in Dearborn, Lisa works closely with teachers and administrators to see that all students are given the best opportunity to have successful experiences in music. She oversees curriculum revision and implementation for general, choral, and instrumental music, K-12, and coordinates interviews for new candidates, oversees the budget for all district wide purchases, and implements long and short term purchasing plans to maintain a growing, thriving program.

Lisa is wife to John and mother of Jessica, 7 and Brittany, 3 (as of January, 2001). Life at the Meyer home is fun and often an adventure.

Alison Kenny-Gardhouse is president of Connexionarts, an arts-in-education consulting firm based in Toronto. She actively teaches and consults for a wide spectrum of educational institutions, teacher groups, and arts providers throughout Canada and the United States.

A highly skilled and motivational presenter, Alison has been instrumental in the design and implementation of many arts initiatives and partnerships. As vice president of Artsvision, she developed curriculum and led teacher training for The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Dayton Philharmonic, The Choral Arts Society of Washington and The Napa Valley Symphony.

She collaborated with the Canadian Opera Company and a middle school in the award winning production of "A Hero's Story," subject of the CBC documentary "Let Freedom Ring," and was the Canadian pilot teacher for the recently published World Music Drumming, a joint venture with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Remo, Inc.

An active workshop clinician and keynote speaker, Alison has presented at national and regional conferences (AOSA, OMEA, NSMEA, SMEA, COC) and presented at Canada's first National Symposium on Arts Education in Nova Scotia in 1997. She is the former president of Carl Orff Canada.

As an educator, Alison is on the faculty of the University of Toronto, Sheridan College and The Royal Conservatory of Music, and guest lectures at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. Her work in arts assessment is featured on A.I.R. (Integrated Assessment, Instruction, and Reporting), a newly released video targeted for use by classroom teachers and arts specialists.

Kay Greenhaw, creator of the Music Memory™ Review Software, contributes to the UIL Music Memory™ Bulletin with work on listening maps and lessons. Kay's web site is Studio Kay. She has both bachelors and masters degrees in Music Education from The University of Texas and resides in Austin with her daughter, Kelly. She currently teaches music at Doss Elementary School to students in grades K-5. She has won technology grants from Dell Computer Corp., Advanced Micro Devices, the Texas Educators Network, and the Junior League of Austin. She was named Technology Teacher of the Year by the Texas Computer Educators Association. She was also awarded National Technology Using Teacher of the Year by Tech Corps. Her school's web site, which she created and maintains, was awarded third place in the Microsoft Schools on the Web competition. Kay is a contributing author to the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Music Textbook series and contributed listening maps and lessons to the Glencoe Choral Textbook series. She enjoys "playing" on her computer and is always ready for a new technology gadget.

Margaret Campbelle-Holman (formerly Margaret Campbelle-duGard) holds a BM from Heidelberg College, Ohio, and Master Level Orff Certification from the University of Memphis, Tennessee. Her 30-year teaching career spans general, choral, and instrumental education across the range from pre-school to adult learners. As a university instructor, she has taught Orff-related courses, Elementary Music Methods, and currently teaches courses on Creativity in the Music Classroom.

Margaret's educational leadership and program enhancement has focused on the Metro-Nashville Public Schools, where she works to develop curriculum, provide staff development, and build community collaborations and sponsorships. Outside Nashville, Margaret is in great demand as a conductor, consultant, and clinician across the United States. Her Residencies in the Artistry of Teaching allow other teachers to observe her unique way of working with children. Her ability to analyze everyday issues and put them into a global context has enriched the perspectives of educators who work with her.

Margaret is an author of Share the Music, published by McGraw-Hill, and has been a contributor to many other music publications. She is a composer of elementary and middle school choral selections, and co-wrote the Tennessee Bicentennial Song.

Margaret is a tireless worker for children, democracy, and equality across the curriculum, especially through music and movement. She is the proud mom of Perri.

Peg McCaughey is President of Discovery Educational Systems and ECHO Consortium. Both of these companies specialize in providing in-service training opportunities and products for educational and corporate clients. In addition, Peg has worked as an educational consultant for McGraw-Hill School Division, and is currently an educational consultant with Scott Foresman. She holds a BS and an MAT in Elementary Education. She has been an elementary classroom teacher, a staff development trainer, a curriculum resource teacher, an elementary principal and the Supervisor of Elementary Programs for 100 elementary schools in Jacksonville, Florida.

As an adjunct professor at The University of North Florida, she has taught undergraduate as well as graduate level courses in child development, classroom management, and teaching the gifted and talented.

Through participatory and motivational keynote, workshop, and seminar presentations Peg has developed in-service workshops and training seminars for parents, teachers, administrators, and community members throughout the United States.

Mentoring educational professionals is another area where Peg has had many successful experiences. During her career she has served as a mentor to pre-service teachers, beginning teachers, teachers identified as needing assistance, administrative trainees, and beginning principals. Her strong interpersonal and career planning skills are lauded by those she has assisted.

Her interest in creating materials for educators has led her to co-author ArtSmart: Arts Activities for Classroom Teachers and to create the Discovery Literacy Quilt and Literacy Quilt Ideas Book to help educators and parents develop literacy skills of Pre-K through 8th grade students. Peg's commitment to high quality staff development is evidenced by her work in creating in-service modules for use in educational and corporate fields.

Dr. Carlotta Parr is currently an Assistant Professor of Music Education at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). She teaches methods courses for undergraduate music majors, and works with student teachers during their student teaching experience. She also teaches masters-level courses in music, and in the integration of music into the curriculum. Prior to her move to Connecticut, Carlotta served as the Fine Arts Consultant for the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) for eight years. She was responsible for coordinating curriculum and program development and for working with teachers on performance-based assessment in music, visual arts, theatre arts, and dance/creative movement. Carlotta was a public school music teacher (K-12) for 18 years in Arlington, Virginia where she taught general music at all levels, and choral music and guitar on the secondary level. She holds a Bachelors of Music Education from James Madison University, her Masters of Music from The Catholic University of America, and her Doctor of Music Education from Indiana University. She consults with school districts on curriculum development, performance-based assessment, and integration of the arts into the curriculum (K-College).

Barb Stevanson, author of ClassicalMoves.

Linda Worsley, principal artist of Ganymede Music Productions, is the author of Sing Along/Sing Alone. She produces many recordings for IDEAS products and writes many of the songs and arrangements. A native Californian, she has traveled and lived in many parts of the world, collecting and writing songs and instrumental pieces, many of which have been recorded and published. She is a composer, a writer, and has been a music teacher for many years. She holds a BA and MA in music, and has served on the editorial staff of both Silver Burdett Ginn and Macmillan/McGraw-Hill, where she contributed to their music textbooks as a writer, editor, and producer of recordings. Best known for her songs for young people, and for thousands of recordings she has produced for music publishers, she is often called upon to serve as a clinician or conductor for music festivals and workshops. Much of her published and recorded music is for adults, but her specialty--music for children--was the reason for Sing Along/Sing Alone. Her own five, now grown, children--Kent, Steve, Ian, Sean, and Michelle--have sometimes been her best test market, often her colleagues, and always her greatest joy.