Mandi Tolen has been an educator for over 18 years in the areas of Math, Communication Arts, and Technology courses, and served as District Technology Coordinator. Mandi’s passion is changing how we teach to create thinkers and learners. She is a connected educator and blogs regularly on two educational blogs. Mandi is a Google Certified Innovator, a team moderator of the Twitter chat #ditchbook and #SJSDchat, and has presented at both local and national conferences, as well as provided in-district support and training for schools implementing technology.