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Dr. Lowry leads CTE's online learning and distance education research and development initiatives. She is primary architect of CTE’s model for online learning and a primary inventor of CTE's suite of electronic learning tools, including the Electronic Learning Community, the Digital Portfolio, the Online Learning Management System, the Data Aggregation and Reporting System, a Teacher Compass evaluation tool, and a Student Compass progress monitoring application. She recently conducted a scientific study of the efficacy of online team-based learning communities for teacher professional development. Dr. Lowry’s team provides ongoing facilitation and evaluation to more than 30 professional online learning communities (>10,000 registered participants), and multiple online graduate and professional development programs. Since joining JHU in 1996, Dr. Lowry has provided leadership for many of CTE’s most challenging and innovative projects, most of which incorporated a Web-training or online learning component, working with local, state, and international audiences. She also develops and teaches courses in the JHU School of Education’s Technology for Educators graduate program.

Dr. Lowry joined CTE with 5 years experience teaching elementary and middle school English and Special Education and 4 years experience implementing Success for All, a nationwide school reform initiative. She completed her doctorate in teacher development and leadership at JHU, received her M.S. in administration and supervision from JHU, and received her B.S. in special education from James Madison University

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