Failure before Success

Julie Warner, EdD, left the classroom fewer than 10 years agöclose enough that she can still vividly remember her first few rocky years with their emotional and logistical landmines, but long enough to have had a career in education since then that includes obtaining a doctorate in education from Teachers College, Columbia University, stints as an Education Policy Advisor in the U.S. Senate and the White House, and overseeing the teacher issues portfolio within the U.S. Department of Education¿s internal think tank. Even as she¿s advised on high-level policy decisions in education, she¿s always stayed close to the classroom: she¿s a National Board Certified Teacher, has published books on teaching with technology, and is an education journalist for Course Herös Faculty Club, one of the top 250 sites on the web.