Janet Purdy has taught Computer Science and Mathematics at MICDS for the past 11 years. She mentors small teams of students in independent study courses pursuing advanced coding principles, as well as mentoring teams in extra curricular hack-a-thon events. She has presented on how to incorporate technology in the math classroom to enhance learning at the Lausanne Laptop Institute and at the Midwest Educational Technology Conference. Previously, Janet consulted Fortune 500 companies in product development and design. She holds a BS in Systems Engineering, and is devoted to encouraging all students to experiment with coding and writing algorithms.