Mentors 2006-07
Meet the 2006-07 school-based mentors…
Cathy Carinder
Cathy teaches fourth and fifth grade at George Watts Montessori Magnet. She believes that classroom technology is the new paper and pencil for the students.
Cathy has an undergraduate degree in Early Childhood Education from Appalachian State University and an M. Ed. in Mathematics from UNC-Chapel Hill. She and her husband, Jude, have two daughters.
Kelly Stevens
Technology is our key to the future with this generation of kids; we must embrace it, learn it, and use it to exceed state and national expectations of thinking and learning.
Kelly is married to her High-School Sweetheart Mike (an Auto Technician at Performance Acura) and they have a 3-year old son Camryn together. Kelly has been teaching in North Carolina for the past 7 years. Prior to teaching Kelly was a Graphic Designer for Niagara County Community College, Small Business Development Center and International Trade Resource Center in Niagara Falls, New York. She has been a mentor for new teachers and currently serves as Rogers-Herr’s Social Studies Department Chair and Technology Mentor through Pepsico K-12 Technology Mentor Program.
Kelly has an Associates degree in Fine Arts from Niagara County Community College in Sanborn, New York She also holds an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education with a minor is History from Niagara University in Niagara Falls, New York. Additionally, Kelly holds a Masters in Education Degree focusing on Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction with a minor in Academically Gifted Education.
Doug Coleman
Douglass Coleman is a third grade teacher at E.K. Powe Elementary School. This is his second year in Durham Public Schools. He began working in Southern California schools when he was 18 and taught elementary school there for 8 years. He earned his Bachelor’s in African/Black History with a minor in Chicano/Latino History from UC Santa Cruz.
Amanda Fiskars
Amanda is a third grade teacher at Lakewood Elementary School. She has been teaching third grade for three years. Amanda moved from to Durham, from Michigan to teach in September of 2004. Amanda received her Bachelors in Education from Central Michigan University.
Amanda believes that technology impacts the lives of children by opening their eyes to the world around them. She thinks that using technology makes them work together and think at higher levels. Amanda agrees that technology makes all everyday activities more fun, interesting and engaging.
