IO Trainer Bio

Matthew Guenther,       IOC Chairman

All Invertebrate Olympic training sessions will be facilitated by Matthew Guenther, the Invertebrate Olympic Committee Chairman. Mr. Guenther is intimately familiar with this project as he helped design it and has successfully implemented The Invertebrate Olympics in a variety of grade levels and schools - from urban to suburban.  He has distinguished himself as a leader in the development and implementation of high quality, innovative projects. This is evidenced in the fact that he earned the grand prize in a national project based learning (PBL) contest and has since then been given the nickname of "The PBL Guru."  In addition to his experience conducting numerous national training sessions, he brings 12 years of classroom experience in urban and suburban settings— engaging and motivating students from all backgrounds, learning styles, and ability levels.  Highly skilled at creating frameworks that allow for integration, embedded curriculum, differentiation, and a teacher-as-facilitator role, Mr. Guenther has combined these skills and experiences to create and present to you this "sure to transform your classroom and school" training called "The Invertebrate Olympics."