Clif Mims is a teacher, researcher, author, speaker and educational consultant specializing in the effective integration of technology with teaching and learning. He is a native of the Mississippi Delta and has more than 25 years of teaching experience. He taught elementary and middle school students and coached basketball and math teams to numerous championships. He later became a faculty member at the University of Georgia while simultaneously earning his Ph.D. in Instructional Technology from UGA. Dr. Mims became a professor of elementary mathematics and educational technology at the University of Mississippi in 2003. Clif has been a member of the University of Memphis‘ Instructional Design and Technology faculty since 2005 and served as Program Chair for 7 years. He is the founding Executive Director of the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence and has been both a Project Zero Fellow and a Future of Learning Fellow at Harvard University. His research interests are related to the effective integration of technology with the processes of teaching and learning, especially as it relates to teacher professional development.