Alane J. Starko

Alane Starko is a professor in the Department of Teacher Education of Eastern Michigan University. A former elementary classroom teacher, teacher of the gifted, college department head and interim dean, she is enjoying her return to faculty life, particularly the new adventures of blogging (creativiteach.me) and teaching online classes. Her current interests focus on helping teachers and parents apply research in ways supportive of creativity. She enjoys exercising her own creativity as very amateur musician, beginning mosaicist, occasional storyteller, and hopeful herder of multiple cats.