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DirectorsDIRECTOR, CTE/ ASSOCIATE DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION: Telephone: 410-516-9838▪ Fax: 410-516-9818▪ e-mail: jnunn@jhu.edu DEPUTY DIRECTOR/ASSISTANT PROFESSOR: Telephone: 410-516-9832 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: mainzer@jhu.edu ASSISTANT DEAN, SCHOOL OF EDUCATION TEACHING LEARNING & ASSESSMENT Dr. Lowry joined CTE with 5 years experience teaching elementary and middle school English and Special Education and 4 years experience implementing Success for All, a nationwide school reform initiative. She completed her doctorate in teacher development and leadership at JHU, received her M.S. in administration and supervision from JHU, and received her B.S. in special education from James Madison University. Telephone: 410-516-9838 ▪ Fax: 410-516-9818 ▪ e-mail: lowry@jhu.edu |
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After joining CTE as acting director in 1990, Dr. Nunn immediately began to steer the center toward its focus on the development of research-based, technology-supported instructional strategies for K-12 classrooms. She has served as Principal Investigator for all of CTE’s hallmark grants and contracts, including two Technology Innovation Challenge Grants (TICG), the Preparing Tomorrow’s Teachers to Use Technology (PT3) grant, and the federal grant that supported CTE in testing and establishing the efficacy of the Boundless Learning instructional delivery system. Dr. Nunn’s professional and research interests continue to drive CTE’s work in developing, researching, and disseminating evidence-based research practices that transform instruction to ensure that all students, especially those with disabilities, are afforded the best possible educational opportunities. Dr. Nunn has served Baltimore’s education community through participation in the many committees to which she has been appointed, including the Maryland Task Force on Inclusive Education, the Maryland Committee on Technology in Education, and the Blue Ribbon Technology Committee of the Maryland Business Roundtable. Before joining CTE, Dr. Nunn was an educational consultant for IBM. Dr. Nunn began her career as a classroom teacher and school psychologist, and then served as a school principal and central office administrator in Fairfax County, Virginia for 14 years. 
Dr. Mainzer, who has been with CTE since 1993, is primary architect and leads ongoing development of CTE’s evidence-based instructional model, Boundless Learning, a comprehensive, technology-supported instructional delivery system that embeds several of CTE’s online tools. She currently oversees implementation of Boundless Learning in 15 schools in Queen Anne’s County, Maryland. As PI, Co-PI, or Director, Dr. Mainzer has provided leadership for many of CTE’s largest projects, including the Phase I Steppingstones grant that funded development of Student Compass Online, a 4-year Model Demonstration grant to implement the Boundless Learning system in selected Maryland schools, and CTE’s longstanding partnership grant with the MSDE. Dr. Mainzer also provides leadership for a federal STAR Schools grant that funded creation of Thinkport.org in collaboration with Maryland Public Television (MPT). For the past 10 years, Dr. Mainzer has taught online and traditional courses in the JHU Graduate Division of Education, and she has 17 years experience as a special education teacher and Department Chair for Special Education and Guidance. Prior to joining CTE, Dr. Mainzer was one of the first coordinators of the nationally recognized JHU Success for All program. Dr. Mainzer earned her Ed.D. in Special Education at Johns Hopkins University in 1999, her M.S. in Special Education at the American University in 1976, and her B.A. in Sociology at Dunbarton College of Holy Cross in 1971. 
Dr. Lowry leads CTE's online learning and distance education research and development initiatives. She is primary architect of CTE’s model for online learning and a primary inventor of CTE's suite of electronic learning tools, including the Electronic Learning Community, the Digital Portfolio, the Online Learning Management System, the Data Aggregation and Reporting System, a Teacher Compass evaluation tool, and a Student Compass progress monitoring application. She recently conducted a scientific study of the efficacy of online team-based learning communities for teacher professional development. Dr. Lowry’s team provides ongoing facilitation and evaluation to more than 30 professional online learning communities (>10,000 registered participants), and multiple online graduate and professional development programs. Since joining JHU in 1996, Dr. Lowry has provided leadership for many of CTE’s most challenging and innovative projects, most of which incorporated a Web-training or online learning component, working with local, state, and international audiences. She also develops and teaches courses in the JHU School of Education’s Technology for Educators graduate program.