Mary Ellen Graf is an Implementation and Training Specialist for TeachingBooks and a licensed educator with a master's in teaching. She taught in a variety of settings for more than 30 years, most recently as a middle school classroom teacher. Her experience with a wide spectrum of students including ELL and gifted and talented students adds to her understanding of teachers’ roles and student needs. She has presented at the conferences such as Wisconsin State Reading Conference, Wisconsin Educational Media & Technology Association, Kansas Library Associations/Mountain Plains Library Association Joint Conference, Iowa Technology & Education Connection, Iowa Reading Conference, Georgia Library Media Association Conference as well as multiple mini-conferences in Texas.