Angela McCallie, MS - CEO
Angela McCallie is a 27 year veteran Career and Technical Educator having worked in Arkansas her entire career. A business and Technology Instructor, she worked with students at Carlisle, Lonoke, McClellan and Clarendon High Schools. During that time, she served as a professional development trainer for the Wilbur Mills Education Cooperative. Angela has held leadership positions in state and national professional associations. She holds her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education and Master of Science in Instructional Technology. After 27 years in the classroom, Angela brought her considerable CTE talents to ExplorNet/The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning where she will lead CTE program development and impementation.
Angela McCallie is a 27 year veteran Career and Technical Educator having worked in Arkansas her entire career. A business and Technology Instructor, she worked with students at Carlisle, Lonoke, McClellan and Clarendon High Schools. During that time, she served as a professional development trainer for the Wilbur Mills Education Cooperative. Angela has held leadership positions in state and national professional associations. She holds her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Education and Master of Science in Instructional Technology. After 27 years in the classroom, Angela brought her considerable CTE talents to ExplorNet/The Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning where she will lead CTE program development and impementation.
Rachel Porter, PhD - Consultant for Curriculum and Evaluation
Rachel Porter started as an Instructional Specialist with the Centers for Quality Teaching and Learning in 2004. Her professional experience includes teaching 4th and 5th grades, leading education programs for state parks, and her current work as a staff development specialist. Rachel holds a BA in elementary education from UNCW, a MEd in curriculum and a PhD in education research and policy from NCSU. Her most recent areas of research include study of initial implementation of Common Core and the impact of school leadership on teacher development.
Dave Boliek - Founder, Retired.
Dave Boliek, a native of Hickory, North Carolina, spent over 35 years as a broadcast journalist reporting on education, politics and the NC General Assembly. In 1996, Boliek co-founded North Carolina’s NetDay – harnessing the efforts of more than 25,000 volunteers to wire more than 25,500 classrooms for network connection -- which saved the state of North Carolina millions of dollars. The following year, Boliek co-founded ExplorNet, 501(c)3 nonprofit. Today, the organization focuses on Career and Technical Education - with programs designed to help students excel in technology-based industries. At the same time ExplorNet's QTL (Quality Teaching and Learning) program provides research-based professional development and support services for teachers - designed to help them reach every student every day.
Boliek and ExplorNet were named Laureates of The Smithsonian Institution for technology innovation and has been cited as a best-practice by the U.S. 21st Century Workforce Commission. Boliek is former co-chair of the Board of Directors of the national NetDay organization. NetDay has been recognized as one of the 5 events that changed history by shaping the landscape of education technology by Technology and Learning magazine. Boliek and ExplorNet were recognized in the New York Times for a project with Mississippi Governor, Ronnie Musgrove, in which students built 5,000 computers in six months making Mississippi the first state in the union with an Internet capable computer for every classroom.
Boliek and ExplorNet were named Laureates of The Smithsonian Institution for technology innovation and has been cited as a best-practice by the U.S. 21st Century Workforce Commission. Boliek is former co-chair of the Board of Directors of the national NetDay organization. NetDay has been recognized as one of the 5 events that changed history by shaping the landscape of education technology by Technology and Learning magazine. Boliek and ExplorNet were recognized in the New York Times for a project with Mississippi Governor, Ronnie Musgrove, in which students built 5,000 computers in six months making Mississippi the first state in the union with an Internet capable computer for every classroom.
