About Us

Engaging Technologies is a company started FOR teachers BY teachers.

Dustin and I began our math and science teaching careers in junior highs and high schools in Kansas. After starting the grand adventure that is the first year of teaching, we would - with some regularity - shake our heads and say, "Boy, kids have really changed since we were in high school." At that point, it had only been a few years since we ourselves were out of high school!

After several years of teaching, we were introduced to the CPS by eInstruction, and it took us next to no time to realize how this could revolutionize the classroom. We immediately wanted to share it with every teacher we knew--and even those we didn't!

After using CPS in the classroom with great success, our teaching now consists of training teachers around the country, sharing the wealth of classroom experience learned along the way.

We made a difference in the classroom, and it's a good feeling knowing that we are making a difference out of the classroom too.

Our Team

Educational Consultant
(800) 705-4049 x501

Founder of Engaging Technologies, Dustin oversees the operations of Engaging Technologies while actively consulting, supporting, and training educators of schools in Central and Eastern Nebraska. With almost 10 years of experience with eInstruction products, Dustin has a wealth of information to share that comes from product and classroom experience.

A graduate of Caney Valley High School, Dustin attended Coffeyville Community College and Emporia State University. Dustin taught high school math at Larned High School in Larned, Kansas, before moving to Liberal, Kansas. While spreading the word about eInstruction part-time, Dustin taught two years at Liberal High School and two years at Southwestern Heights Jr/Sr. High in Plains, Kansas, before taking the leap to become an educational consultant full-time in 2004.

Dustin resides in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife, Cathy, and their two children, Caden and Kenna.

Educational Background:

• AGS, Coffeyville Community College
• BS in Education (math emphasis), Emporia State University

Having seen our technologies in action in my own classroom and the tremendous effect they had on my students, I could not resist the opportunity to share with others. Working across Kansas and Nebraska over the past several years has allowed me the opportunity to spread the joy of using CPS and other interactive tools with teachers everywhere so they and their students can experience them for themselves and see up close and personal how powerful our tools are.

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Educational Consultant
(800) 705-4049 x503

Matisha provides consulting and training services for school districts in Western Kansas and Western Nebraska. A leader in her building, she has used our products extensively in her classroom, and we are confident in her ability to provide product knowledge that comes only from classroom experience!

In addition to bringing 10 years of elementary classroom experience to the company, Matisha has expansive knowledge of Study Island and will be our company "expert" on incorporating Study Island with CPS clickers.

A graduate of Beloit Jr-Sr High School, Matisha attended business college and worked in business and accounting for 12 years. In 1995, Matisha went back to school to earn her degree in Elementary Education from Fort Hays State University. She graduated and moved to Garden City, Kansas, in 1999 to take a 4th grade teaching position. Matisha taught at Holcomb Elementary until joining Engaging Technologies in July 2009.

Matisha resides in Garden City, Kansas, with her husband, Doug, and has two sons, Jake and Jarrett.

Educational Background:

• BS in Elementary Education, Fort Hays State University
• MS in Curriculum and Instruction (ESL emphasis), Newman University

"During my 10 years at Holcomb Elementary, I found the love and use for technology in the classroom. I was introduced to several wonderful products from eInstruction and I was soon using them in my classroom. It is because of the passion for technology in the classroom, I decided to make a career change and become an educational consultant for Engaging Technologies."

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Marketing Director and Webmaster
(800) 705-4049 x502

Although you might see her occasionally at a tradeshow, Cathy works behind the scenes producing marketing materials, the monthly newsletter, and as webmaster. Passionate about accommodating all kinds of learners in the classroom, Cathy is always on the search for new technologies that teachers can make use of in the classroom to engage students.

A graduate of Ulysses High School, Cathy attended Emporia State University. Cathy taught a variety of junior high and high school science classes at both Stafford Jr./Sr. High and Larned High School. She also spent several summers both assisting and teaching field zoology at the OUBS Field Studies Academy at the University of Oklahoma Biological Station before leaving teaching to stay home with her young children.

Cathy resides in Omaha, Nebraska, with her husband, Dustin, and their two children, Caden and Kenna.

"I think back to the day we saw our first CPS system. We knew then that this was a classroom-changing technology. It's amazing to think how far classrooms have progressed since that day almost ten 10 years. We're encouraging collaboration in our classrooms, we're taking the classroom out into the world and bringing the world into the classroom, we're providing a better education to a larger number of learners, and more importantly, we are giving students the tools to learn how to think, rather than always what to think. To be a small part of the many successes that are happening in the classroom - it's really exciting."

Educational Background:

• BS in Education (biology emphasis), Emporia State University