Auteur: Olaf Jorgenson

Olaf (Ole) Jorgenson served as director of K-12 science, social sciences, and world languages in the Mesa Unified School District in Mesa, Arizona. Previously he was a teacher and administrator in U.S. and international schools, mostly at the middle school level. Ole is past president of the Association of Science Materials Centers (ASMC) and served on faculty with the National Science Resource Center”s Leadership Assistance for Science Education Reform (LASER) strategic planning institute, with a focus on middle school science issues. He has presented on middle school science reform at the National Science Teachers Association”s annual meeting and at ASMC”s Next Steps Institute, and is a past member of NSTA”s National Committee for Science Supervision and Leadership. Ole”s other publications focus on topics in instructional leadership. He holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Arizona State University. Ole lives with his wife, Tanya, and their daughter, Juliette in San Jose, California, where he is head of school at Almaden Country School.