Karen E. Diaz is a NYCDOE, Part Time Technology Specialist at NYC Department of Education. Colleagues describe them as "Karen is one of the very best educational consultants I have ever had the pleasure to work with. She delivers the highest quality professional development and support for teachers that one can ask for." and "I hired Karen via her company, TechKNOW Associates, when I was the Grant Director for a NJ based public school. Her dedication, level of expertise and ability to impart best practice training to my 5th-8th grade math team was invaluable to both teachers and to their students. Throughout 2011 I worked with Karen in New York and Baltimore. As a mentor and fellow staff developer Karen was supportive, dedicated and loyal to her colleagues and clients. Karen is an asset to any K-12 PD Team for curriculum development. She is especially knowledgeable regarding classroom technology integration and project-based learning."