Carole Crain, Ph.D.
Math / Science Trainer| email: carole@edex2.com

Dr. Crain has been a science teacher (certified composite science 6-12), an administrator with public schools (both campus & central office), and a university faculty member. This includes over 25 years of educational experience with specialties in the area of curriculum and instruction in science and math. She has taught teacher education courses at the university level, coordinated a graduate internship program for masters degreed students at the university level and directed a magnet middle school program. In addition, she has presented at numerous conferences and seminars.

Jason Hook
Science & Technology Trainer |

Jason Hook, certified as a composite science teacher in Austin, Texas, has taught in the public school system (both high school and middle school) for 15 years. He is also one of a few College Board-endorsed middle school science teacher trainers for Pre-AP in the southwest United States. He co-authored two curriculum science manuals: Texas Lighthouse Guide to Science and the Laying the Foundation: A Resource Strategies Guide for Middle Grades Life and Earth Science (written along with Lynn Kirby, widely used in Texas: Austin ISD, Houston ISD, Dallas ISD as well as many other smaller districts). Since 2002, he has led numerous science (and technology) teacher trainings. He has written, reviewed and edited standardized test questions for various educational entities and has reviewed textbooks for Holt, Reinhart and Winston. Also, currently he is serving on a national science standards committee for College Board.

Lynn Kirby, MLA.
Science & Technology Trainer | email: lynn@edex2.com

Lynn Kirby teaches at The University of Texas at Austin with the UTeach Program, preparing young science and math teachers. Prior to that, she spent seventeen years in the classroom where she developed curriculum for 6th, 7th and 8th grade science classes, established and taught elective classes in Environmental Science, Anthropology, Geology of Texas, Plant Studies and Navigating the Internet. Lynn has also worked to create a Pre-AP Program designed for Kealing Middle School to help bridge minority students into their magnet program. Lynn was the co-chairperson for the national College Board committee writing the AP Vertical Team Guide for Science and a co-author for the Laying the Foundations series in how to teach middle school science. She is a Microsoft Certified Professional and Trainer, and received a B.S. in Geology from the University of Texas at Austin and an MLA from St Edwards University.