Andrew Stillman

Andrew is the co-founder of Open Educator, and Program Officer for Digital Instruction at New Visions for Public Schools.  Prior to joining New Visions, he served as the founding Assistant Principal at the Columbia Secondary School, in Manhattan, New York. Andrew is a self-taught open source software enthusiast, and he built www.openplanner.org with the combined brilliance of thousands of open-source programmers in the Drupal development community. Andrew's past teaching experiences include five years of physics, biology, and advisory at the School for Legal Studies, in Brooklyn and the Humanities Preparatory Academy, in Manhattan, where he made great strides with high-needs students using a research-based approach he learned through teacher-led NSF summer workshops at Arizona State University. His other experiences in education include co-leading a summer graduate course for teachers in Modeling Physics at the Buffalo State University, taking young people on extended, residential conservation projects working for the Northwest Youth Corps, and teaching sailing to both children and adults. Andrew has a B.A. from the University of Oregon in physics and philosophy, an M.A. in science education from The City College of New York, and received an SBL license through the Baruch College School of Public Affairs.  Andrew was co-founder and Assistant Principal of the Columbia Secondary School for Math, Science & Engineering, where he worked from 2007-2011.  He now serves as Program Officer for Digital Instruction at New Visions for Public Schools.

Jennifer Stillman

Jennifer is the co-founder of Open Educator, with a PhD in Politics and Education at Columbia University, Teacher's College, focusing her research on the process of school integration in gentrifying neighborhoods. Jennifer currently works as a consultant to the Ford Foundation researching the effectiveness of school innovation in New York City public schools.  Prior to returning to school to further her own education, Jennifer taught high school social studies for 6 years at schools in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and Fairfax County, Virginia. Her area of expertise is government and politics, with a special concentration in high school law courses. She was the recipient of an Annenberg Civic Education Initiative Fellowship, working with teachers from around the country to improve civic education for high school students. Jennifer also spent 6 years working on Capitol Hill for U.S. Senator Harry Reid, learning the political process firsthand as a Legislative Correspondent, Deputy Press Secretary, and Deputy Research Director of Reid's 1998 reelection campaign. Jennifer has a B.A. in government from The College of William and Mary, and an M.A. in social studies curriculum and instruction from George Mason University.  

David Wees

David has been involved since Open Educator's inception, and is a rapidly developing web designer. He currently teaches mathematics and physics in a posh secondary school in London. Prior to his current job, he spent three years in the NYC public schools teaching high-needs Brooklyn kids how to pass the State examination in mathematics. During his last year as a teacher in the US, he received a 'Teacher of the Year' award from the students of the school, and a 'Best Mathematics Teacher' award from his department. He endeavors to teach mathematics as creatively as possible, attempting to have the students formulate much of their own knowledge, while carefully preserving the appropriate language surrounding the mathematics being learned. His current focus outside of school is on developing his ability to create resources for teaching mathematics that are available online. He has a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics) and a Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada.