About+Bill

 Bill Schulte is an Instructional Technology Specialist with Collier County Schools. His passion is to examine the effects that technology can have on enabling student achievement, especially those who are at disadvantage or with disabilities. His approach to creating more inclusive environments is founded in the Universally Designed Learning (UDL) framework established by the Center for Applied Special Technology (Cast.org) and his belief that educators should create curriculum and environments that endow all students to "gain knowledge, skills and enthusiasm for learning."

Bill is currently a doctoral candidate at the University of Florida, an educational consultant and regularly presents at state and national conferences on a variety of topics. Bill is the CEO and president of the //International Coalition of Excellence in Education // (ICEE) and ThinkTankEducation network. ICEE non-profit will seek to expand its influences to provide educational opportunities, mentoring, and resources to disadvantaged youth through a collaborative effort of like minded businesses, organizations, and individuals.

Bill’s activities stretch beyond the school and he is currently leads several exciting projects. He is the lead investigator of a research project that is investigating the effects of literacy education and resources in 26 indigenous villages in rural parts of Guatemala. Bill is the project manager for “Collier You’ve Got Talent” and is working with film industry experts, professional sports athletes, and musicians to incorporate media in learning. CYGT has attracted celebrities from Chronicles of Narnia, Major League Baseball, and musicians such as Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Chris Daughtry and provided opportunities to hundreds of students to interact with industry professionals. Bill is an educational/technology advisor to multiple non-profit organizations and is on the educational board of Children's Museum of Naples (CMON).