All About the Authors of AllAboutExplorers.com

...The Real Story...

Gerald Aungst, M.Ed., is the Webmaster and Lead Designer for AllAboutExplorers.com. He has been an educator and curriculum specialist since 1991, teaching regular and gifted education classes in grades K through 5 in the Centennial School District in Warminster, PA. In addition to web design, Gerald enjoys coffee and chocolate, spending time with his family, playing and writing music, and doing lighting for his church drama ministry.

Lauren Zucker, M.Ed., is the Research and Content Specialist for AllAboutExplorers.com. She is currently a Library Media Specialist in Centennial School District, and has also taught middle school and high school English. Lauren received the district’s Outstanding Achievement Award in 2003 and is also a semi-finalist for the 2008 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year. She enjoys traveling with her family.

Special thanks to the other librarians and teachers in Centennial who contributed to this project in many ways, including writing content and lesson plans, pilot testing lessons, and allowing us to work with their students.