K. LYNNE HARPER MAINZER, Ed. D.
Associate Director and Program Director, Research and Development,
Johns Hopkins University Center for Technology in Education
JHU School of Professional Studies in Business and Education Telephone: 410-312-3825
CTE, 6740 Alexander Bell Drive Suite 302 Facsimile: 410-312-3868
Columbia, Maryland 21046-2100 E-mail:
EDUCATION
Ed.D., 1999, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Dissertation: The effects of a team based procedural facilitator, TeamView, on the performance of students with mild disabilities in general education classes.
M.Ed., 1976, Special Education, The American University, Washington, D.C.
B.A., 1971, Sociology, Dunbarton College of Holy Cross, Washington, D.C.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Program Director, Research and Development, 1993 to present, Center for Technology in Education (CTE), Graduate Division of Education, School of Professional Studies in Business and Education (SPSBE), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), Columbia, Maryland
Program Facilitator, Success for All/Roots and Wings Program, 1989 to 1993, Coordinator of Success for All Middle School Project: Baltimore City; Coordinator of Success for All Project: Philadelphia; Coordinator of Roots and Wings Special Education Project, JHU Center for the Social Organization of Schools
Instructor, 1993-present, JHU
Adjunct Instructor/Special Education, Summer 1993, College of Notre Dame of Maryland
Adjunct Instructor, 1989-1990, Western Maryland College
Department Chair: Special Education and Guidance, 1980 to 1989, Carroll County Public Schools, Francis Scott Key High School, Union Bridge, MD. Special Education Teacher (Grades 9-12); Chair: Admissions, Review, and Dismissal; Co-chair: Cooperative Learning Inclusion Team; School-based Coordinator: MD Tomorrows Program; Coordinator: Peer Tutoring Instructional Aide Program
Carroll County Public Schools Adult Education Instructor, GED Program, 1980 to 1982, Francis Scott Key High School, Union Bridge, MD
Montgomery County Public Schools Special Education Resource Teacher, 1976 to 1980, Sherwood High School, Sandy Spring, MD
Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher’s Assistant, 1972 to 1973, Counseling Resource Program, Eastern Junior High School, Silver Spring, MD
Archdiocese of Washington Grades 5 and 6 Teacher, Reading and Social Studies, 1971 to 1972, St. Bernadette’s School, Washington, DC
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Advisory Panels
Maryland State Advisory Board on Service Learning, 1998 to 2000
University Service
2003 Spring NCATE Review Showcase
Stocks in the Future: Consultation to build and implement new JHU middle school initiative, 2002 to 2003.
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Professional Associations
Phi Delta Kappa, 1997-Present
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), International, State and Local, 1988 to present
President: Carroll County CEC Chapter, 1989 to 1990
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 1988 to present
International Association for the Study of Cooperation in Education, 2003 to present
Mid-Atlantic Association for Cooperation in Education, 1985 to 1990
Consultations
The Cooperative Collaborative Process, Strategies for Students with Disabilities in General Education Classes, Baltimore City Public Schools, 1996
Using the Cooperative Collaborative Process (CCP) to Support Students with Disabilities, Dallas School District, Pennsylvania, 1989 to 1994.
The Cooperative Collaborative Process (CCP): Building Successful Learning Environments for Students with Disabilities, 1993 to 1996
PROFESSIONAL LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATIONS
Maryland State Department of Education: Advanced Professional, 1977-Present
Certificated Areas: Secondary School Principal and Supervisor, Special Education (K-12),
Reading Teacher (K-12)
PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND AWARDS
Carroll County Outstanding Teacher Award, Carroll County Public Schools, Westminster, MD, 1989
INVENTIONS
Student Compass: A Web-based application for monitoring student performance in the following areas: state content standards, reading, homework completion, attendance, teamwork tasks, instructional strategies use, and behavior. Approved for external licensing by JHU Office of Technology Transfer: Reference number Nunn1750, July 2002.
Teacher Compass: A Web-based application for administrators to use when observing and evaluating teachers. Approved for external licensing by JHU Office of Technology Transfer: Reference number Nunn 1751, July 2002.
Project Builder: A Web-based application to guide teachers in creating lesson plans and project-based learning units based on CTE instructional model. Approved for external licensing by JHU Office of Technology Transfer: Reference number Nunn1753, July 2002.
PUBLICATIONS
Mainzer, K.L.H., (1999). The effects of a team-based procedural facilitator, TeamView, on the performance of students with mild disabilities in general education classes. Unpublished dissertation: Johns Hopkins University.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Lowry, A.E., Mainzer, R.W., Nunn, J. A., Baltzley, P.C. (1997). TeamView: A tool for building high performance teams. Center for Technology in Education, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Lowry, A. E., Nunn, J. A. (1997). Team Research and Learning. Center for Technology in Education, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, R. W., Mainzer, K.L.H., Slavin, R.E., & Lowry, A. E. (1993). What special education teachers should know about cooperative learning. Teacher Education and Special Education, 16 (1), 42-50.
Slavin, R. E., Madden, N., Shaw A., Mainzer, K.L.H., & Donnelly, M.C. (1993). Success for all: Three case studies of comprehensive restructuring of urban elementary schools. In Joseph Murphy & Philip Hallinger (Eds.), Restructuring Schooling: Learning From Ongoing Efforts. Corwin Press, Newberry Park, CA.
Slavin, R., Madden, N., Karweit, N., Dolan, L., Wasik, B., Shaw, A., Mainzer, K.L.H., Haxby, B. (1991). Neverstreaming: Prevention and early intervention as an alternative to special education. Journal of LearningDisabilities, 24 (6), 373-378.
Slavin, R., Madden, N., Karweit, N., Dolan, L., Wasik, B., Shaw, A., Mainzer, K.L.H., Petza, R., Bond, M., & Haxby, B. (1992). Success for all: A relentless approach to prevention and early intervention in elementaryschools. Educational Research Service, Arlington, VA.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Baltzley, P.C., Heslin, K. (1990). Everybody can be great because everybody can serve. Educational Leadership, 48 (3), 94-97.
CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
Supervision and Professional Development (852.602): Fall 2002
Doctoral Seminar in Assistive Instructional and Administrative Application of Technology (892.650), Summer 2002, JHU
Collaborative Research and Inquiry Using Technology (893.572): 1997 to 1999, JHU
Restructuring Special Education with Technology (890.507): 1995, JHU
Systemic Change Process for School Improvement (851.708): 1994, JHU
The Cooperative Collaborative Process: 1990 to 1993, Dallastown School District, Dallastown, Pennsylvania
Methods of Teaching Learning Disabilities (W-SPE321): 1993, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
Cooperative Learning Across the Curriculum: 1989, Western Maryland College, Westminster, MD
GRANTS
School Safety: Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Sheldon Greenberg, 2001 to present, funded by the National Institute of Justice to build an online, comprehensive instructional website for teachers, administrators, school resource officers, parents, and other school safety personnel.
Technology and Media Steppingstones Grant: Student Compass: Principal Investigator, 2000 to present, funded by U.S. Office of Special Education Projects to develop a Web-based application for monitoring student performance in reading, homework completion, attendance, teamwork tasks, behavior, and state content standards.
Model Demonstration Grant: Boundless Learning: Principal Investigator, 2000 to present, funded by U.S. Office of Special Education Projects to build a technology-supported, comprehensive model that exemplifies effective practices in instructional delivery, collaboration between general and special education, technology integration, classroom management, leadership, and professional development.
Federal STARS Schools: Maryland Digital Schools: Co-Project Director, 1999 to present, funded by U.S. DOE to build and implement technology-supported tools and practices to help teachers improve instructional delivery, technology use, and communication with parents
MD State Capacity Grant: TeamTech Learning/Boundless Learning: Effective Practices for Inclusion: Project Director, 1998 to present, funded by Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) and Queen Anne’s County Schools, MD to implement the JHU CTE TeamTech Learning program in selected elementary, middle, and high school classes.
Maryland Goals 2000: TeamTech Learning for Students with Special Needs: Project Director, 1998 to 2000, funded by MSDE to implement TeamTech Learning processes across six schools (4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high) to help students receiving Title I funding improve their performance and learning.
Teacher Compass--Using Technology to Improve Teacher Supervision: Project Director, 2001 to present, funded by Queen Anne’s County Schools, MD to build and field-test an online application for administrators to use when observing and evaluating teachers.
Net Schools: Decision Lab Initiative, Baltimore City Public Schools: Project Director, 1995 to 1997, funded by U. S. Department of Education to use groupware and decision-support technology to help teachers and administrators increase efficiency and effectiveness of school improvement planning processes and improve data-driven instructional decision-making (Dr. Bernard Harris Elementary School).
CONTRACTs
Teacher Compass: Online Teacher Performance Monitoring: Project Director, 2002-Present, funded by Queen Anne’s County Public Schools, MD to build and field-test an online application for administrators to use when observing and evaluating teachers.
EXCEL Leadership Program: Project Director, 1995 to 1996, funded by Anne Arundel County Schools, MD, Title I Program to use technology performance support tools to improve organizational and instructional decision-making among Title I teachers and administrators and enhance communication with parents/guardians.
PRESENTATIONS
Mainzer, K.L.H., North, J. (2001). Team Tech Learning: Building a safe learning environment for all students. Lt. Governor’s MD School Safety Task Force.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Leaverton, Roberta, & Hershberger, Denise. (2000). TeamTech Learning for Diverse Learners. International Council for Exceptional Children
Mainzer, K.L.H. & Lowry, A. E. (1998) TeamTech Learning. Presentation for the JHU CTE Summer Institute for TeamTech Learning, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Mainzer, R.W., Lowry, A. E. (1997) TeamView: An intervention to assist students with learning disabilities in general education classes. Presentation for the Pennsylvania Council for Exceptional Children, Hershey, PA.
Mainzer, K.L.H., Heiberger, D., Skeebeck, P. (1997) TeamTech for Success. Presentation to EASOM Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H. (1997) Computers, collaboration, and change: Using technology to foster school reform. Presentation for the JHU CTE Weekend Seminar Series, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H. & Packer, A. (1995) Multimedia math focus group. Facilitated electronic meeting for the JHU Institute of Policy Studies, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H. (1994) Using groupware and decision-support technology to promote school reform. Presentation to CEASOM Conference, Baltimore, MD.
Mainzer, K.L.H. (1994) Cooperative learning: Structuring the class for success. Seminar Series presented at the American Professional Partnership in Lithuanian Education Conference, Vilnius, Lithuania.
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