Daniel Shindell is Director of Product Management at Scholastic, the world's largest publisher and distributor of children's books. His work focuses on developing web-based applications that further the literacy skills of children and adolescents. To that end, he has led the development of numerous reading and assessment programs, most notably Literacy Pro, Read 180, and the Next Step Guided Reading Assessment. Prior to working in the field of Educational Technology, Shindell enjoyed a decade of teaching in the Tempe Union High School District and Tempe Preparatory Academy. He holds an M.Ed. from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Brown University.
Areas of Expertise: Educational Technology; Literacy, Learning, and Teaching; Web Development; Design Thinking; User Experience; Agile Software Development