Before earning his doctorate degree in Learning Technologies at the University of Michigan, Stein Brunvand was an elementary school teacher. He taught third grade for three years in the Marshall Islands at George Seitz Elementary school and fifth grade for three years in Michigan. Stein is very interested in the enhancement of learning environments through the integration of technology and enjoys working with preservice and practicing teachers to learn about how this can be done more effectively. In his dissertation he looked at how scaffolds impact what preservice teachers learn and notice from videos of classroom practice. While at UM-Dearborn he has investigated the impact of research-based professional development on the integration of technology in K-12 classrooms. Stein is currently serving as a fellow in the ISTE AI EPP Explorations program where he has been exploring effective ways to prepare his colleagues to teach preservice teachers about the use of AI in their classrooms.
