Our Board Members

Nikolaos Digelidis

President

I learned about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles when I was a PE teacher and encountered it again later while working on my master’s and PhD degrees. I realized from the very beginning the potential that was enclosed in the Spectrum, and the more I explored it, the more I discovered its potential and usefulness in teaching any subject at school and beyond. Knowing the Spectrum is fascinating! Understanding the Spectrum is exciting! Now, after more than two and half decades of working, exploring,…

Robin Deng-Yau Shy

Vice President

Muska & Sara’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles means a lot to me. In Taiwan, I received strict teacher training, but it was not until I entered the master's degree program that I came into contact with the Spectrum for the first time. It has been my lifelong pursuit to build a systematic physical education mode, and the Spectrum is the light that guides me to continue my research and self-reflection. I have been practicing the Spectrum for the past 30 years, and I have continued to dialogue with emerging…

Dr. Maria Espada Mateos

Vice President

I was first introduced to the Spectrum through my under-graduate studies. I was so impressed by Muska & Sara’s Spectrum of Teaching Styles. I feel honored to accept the invitation to the Spectrum by serving on the Board Member of the Spectrum Institute of Teaching and Learning. I would like to contribute to the improvement and contributions to the Spectrum and the improvement of pedagogy.

Wei Feng-Min

Vice President

The Spectrum of teaching styles is the first coherent pedagogical unity of physical education that I was introduced to when I started to learn how to teach. I continued to learn about the Spectrum while getting my Ph.D. and now utilize it in my teaching career. It is a practical guideline for teachers to develop school-based curricula and a theoretical understanding of teaching and learning. It also helps people to think about the relationships between teachers and their students. I feel fulfilled…

Mark Byra

Treasurer

I was first introduced to the Spectrum of Teaching Styles in the mid-1970s as an undergraduate student and middle-school physical education teacher. I was further educated in its’ broad educational applications during the late-1980s as a graduate student, and then fully immersed in using it while in my professorship at the University of Wyoming between 1990 and 2020. For 30-plus years, the Spectrum has served as my compass. I have introduced its framework and 11 landmark styles to dozens of pre-…

Autumn Rosencrantz

Secretary

I first learned about the Spectrum of Teaching Styles when I became Dr. Ashworth's personal assistant. It was then that I learned about the teaching styles and became a part of bringing the Institute to life.