This website was created by Dr. Denise Johnson and Leah Zufall as part of research on the Miss Rumphius Award winners. Our goal was to create a website dedicated to getting to know these outstanding educators and what they have to offer other educators. We hope the site has provided good information, ideas, and new ways of looking at teaching literacy and learning using technology.

Dr. Denise Johnson is an assistant professor of reading education at the College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Viriginia, USA. She received her Ed.D. in reading from the University of Memphis, Tennessee. She has worked as an elementary classroom teacher, a middle school reading specialist, and a Reading Recovery teacher. She now teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in literacy education and conducts research on the integration of technology into preservice and inservice education courses and within elementary classrooms. Her articles on literacy and technology have been published in a variety of journals, and she is active in several professional organizations. She enjoys traveling with her family and reading to her son, Derek. Contact her by e-mail at .

Leah Zufall is a graduate assistant working for Dr. Denise Johnson in the School of Education at The College of William and Mary. She is currently working towards her Masters in Education for Reading , Language, and Literacy. Before coming to The College of William and Mary, Leah graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education and Special Education. She also taught for three years in Washington , DC as a general education and special education teacher. In those three years, Leah has mainly worked with first and second graders, however, she has enjoyed experiences with students ranging from K-4. While working with Dr. Denise Johnson, Leah has researched many topics including literacy and technology, preservice education, and self-efficacy. She has co-written an article for Reading Online called WebQuests as Professional Development . Leah plans to focus on preservice education in her Master's Project. Contact Leah by e-mail at .