Every project has a person or group of people whose perspectives, ideas and ways of thinking influence how that project grows. The people who are the foundation of ALPS are as follows:

Al Andrade, Researcher
	"Technology alone doesn’t make for good teaching and certainly does not guarantee good learning. No matter what kind of technology one might employ in the classroom – television, CD-ROM, the Internet, video, or even calculators – one must consider how basic, pedagogical principles and puzzles associated with sound teaching practice might (or might not) apply to each medium. The same holds true for the development of ALPS. It’s been exciting and challenging to figure out how we might apply what we’ve learned over the years at Project Zero about good teaching and learning to a web-based medium for teachers. I look forward to exploring further how ALPS technologies can close the gap between theory and practice. "
David Grogan, Web Developer
	"I am really interested in how we can use Internet technology to promote meaningful education, sustainable communities, and critical and cross-cultural literacy."
David Perkins, Principal Investigator
	"A number of folks around Project Zero, myself included, have worked for years to develop inspiring and supportive frameworks for teaching for understanding, the teaching of thinking, and other agendas important to education. We've also collaborated with a number of individuals and school systems. But it's hard to enter into many supportive relationships at the same time. For years I've scratched my head about the problem of scale in educational change. The ALPS site, tapping World Wide Web technology to establish interactive and supportive relationships at a distance, is a long-time dream and I'm excited by its evolution toward a fruitful reality."
Chris Unger, Researcher
	"I have been working in schools for many years with many, many teachers. And what I hear again and again, is the desire to see what other teachers are doing! See what other classrooms look like. Hear how other teachers think about their teaching. About how they design their curriculum. Get a feeling for what the experience of other teachers. Teachers, no, all of us, also want the opportunity to share ideas, think together, consider new possibilities for classrooms, the experience of students, conversations about what is good teaching and learning, what a truly "meaningful" education is for kids. But how do we see these other classrooms? Get a feel for them? Get to know other teachers, and educators, to talk about the big ideas, and the "in-the-moment" practice of working with children, fostering their growth, nurturing their passions and own sense of possibilities. This is what I hope for the ALPS Web Site ... that it can become a tool, community, on-line conversation, idea, reflection, and communication space ... for seeing new ideas, thinking about what is at the heart of one's practice, and always considering ... what is best for our kids, and for me ... and how can we make a real difference in the lives of our students, and each other."