The Grounded Learners Guild is:

Emily Coklan is the guild’s flinger of idea spaghetti and teacher-minded skeptic. A resume covering LA/Literature instruction as well as LMC direction prior to settling into the instructional coaching groove has instilled a love for fast research and the tendency to use too many words and punctuation marks. Outside the professional realm, Emily is a very tired twin and dog mom who loves reading, biking, arranging flowers, and pretending her kitchen is a Food Network show. Follow Emily on Twitter @TechCoachEm

Jenni LaBrie is the Grounded Learners Guild’s “clarified butter”, streamlining and enhancing every idea the guild cooks up with intentional questioning and thoughtful revision. Jenni’s trajectory has seen her delivering 13 years of high school Spanish instruction, evolving into a trailblazer in tech integration and blended learning, and finally planting both feet firmly in the world of instructional coaching and adult learning. The patience and optimism she has brought to the guild and her many instructional roles also serve her well as a mom of three kids.

In whatever spare time remains in LaBrie land, Jenni stays “grounded” by practicing yoga with regularity, and singing karaoke-style during commutes. Follow Jenni on Twitter @jennilabrie

Casey Veitch is “La Capitana” and idea machine that keeps the wheels of the Grounded Learners Guild turning with fresh content and an ever-present ability to make cogent connections. She brings a decade of high school English instruction to the collective guild street cred in addition to an ever growing professional library that she can sometimes even quote verbatim.

When not coaching or dreaming up professional learning notions, Casey is a mom of two boys who will binge watch anything streamable, probably while making things out of yarn and designing hilarious swag to Cricut. Follow Casey on Twitter @Cveitcher