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VSTE Award Winners Announced at Annual Conference

December 12, 2022

The VSTE Coach and VSTE Leader of the Year awards recognize and honor coaches and leaders who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education.  Award recipients are selected from a pool of nominations submitted by VSTE members from around Virginia.

On December 5, 2022, during the VSTE Annual Conference, three individuals were recognized as Technology Coaches and Leaders for their outstanding work in supporting their peers and districts in becoming digital-age educators. The winners met the high standards set by the ISTE Standards for Coaches and Education Leaders.

Below are our winners and remarks that were provided as part of their application packet.

Logan Childress - Emerging Technology Specialist, Bristol Virginia Public Schools

Mr. Childress was brought to BVPS as an Emerging Technology Specialist and immediately began work on two state of the art virtual labs that have become the envy of the state. Working with universities, vendors and local businesses, he has put together a lab on a scale that is rarely seen in education. Additionally, he has procured software, trained staff and students and worked with teachers to find the software that best meets the needs of their students. He has actively pursued legislators and Department of Education personnel for funding and awareness of the potential for virtual reality in education. He is a true advocate for the betterment of education and the extension of learning beyond the traditional school environment.

 

Catherine Richards  - Lead Instructional Technology Coach Goochland County Public Schools

Ms. Richards has spearheaded many efforts at Goochland High School that have positively impacted teaching and learning in both an immediate and sustained way. She led the GHS faculty through the school's school-wide goal of having 100% of the instructional team engage in at least one meaningful cross-curricular lesson. This goal was met with flying colors and included collaborations between an advanced statistics teacher and the health and physical education department which focused on the integration of tools to measure heart rate during physical activity, as well as a partnership between the culinary program and history department that had students dive deep into specific time periods and explore the impact of food and culture.

Dr. Chris Collier, GHS principal, identified Ms. Richards' leadership related to the school's cross-curricular goal as, "the most important instructional work in the school during the 2021-22 school year."

Dr. Anthony Brads  - Superintendent Culpeper County Public Schools 

In 2014, Dr. Brad took the reins of the Culpeper County School division and immediately sought goals to enhance the opportunities of students within the division. Working closely with community partners, he endeavored to create a career technical center that would provide students with real world training to meet the needs of the growing economy throughout Northern Virginia. In particular, he recognized building trades, but also cyber-security and basic networking skills. This facility launched two years ago and has since added solar panels to teach students how to use and install this new technology. The division has been working on collaborative projects with Amazon Web Services who recently were approved to build a data center in Culpeper illustrating the relationship between education and industry.

Additionally, In an effort to provide the skill set needed for students to be successful, Dr. Brads saw the value of Instructional Technology Resource Teachers (ITRTs) and their collaborative work with teachers. As a result, he worked with the local school board to provide an ITRT in each building going beyond the minimums set forth under the standards of quality. This effort exemplifies the Superintendent’s understanding that ITRTs are effective instructional coaches who can assist in the development and implementation of curriculum to meet the demands of the Profile of a Graduate set forth by the VDOE. He also understands the value of the technical expertise required to be an advocate for the use of instructional technologies in the classroom. This is apparent in his emphasis placed on professional development and ensuring the teachers of Culpeper are provided the best instructional tools available.

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Nominations Open! 2022 Outstanding Technology Teacher, Coach and Leader of the Year Award

October 12, 2022

VSTE will recognize and honor Virginia Educators, Technology Coaches and Leaders who are VSTE members (nominee not a member have them join here) and who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education. Award recipients will be selected from a pool of nominations submitted by VSTE members from around Virginia.

Nominations will be accepted from October 12 -October 26. Nominations will be reviewed by the VSTE Board of Directors and past winners. Select nominators will be contacted by November 5 to provide additional evidence and documentation. Nominators are encouraged to work with the nominee to gather this additional information.

Decisions will be made prior to the VSTE Annual Conference. Award winners will be recognized during the opening general session at the annual conference. They are also provided with a complimentary conference registration and two nights of hotel accommodations for the annual conference. This year's conference will be held December 4-6, 2022, in Virginia Beach.

The Awards Committee uses the ISTE standards as the basis for judging the Outstanding Technology Coach awards. Please review the appropriate standards when preparing nomination materials. Nominees are rated solely using criteria identified in the rubric.

Please use this form to nominate a technology coach for this award.

More information about the ISTE Standards for Coaches, ISTE Standards for Educators, ISTE Standards for Education Leaders.

Questions should be addressed to [email protected].


2021 Winner for Outstanding Coach

  • Fara Faust, Virginia Beach Public Schools

2018 Winners for Outstanding Coach

  • Patrick Hausammann, Clarke County Public Schools
    Krystle Demas, Goochland County Public Schools
    Timothy Signorelli, Fairfax County Public Schools

2017 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Tim Taylor, Instructional Technology Supervisor, Shenandoah County Public Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Nichole Thomas, Instructional Facilitator for Technology, Liberty Elementary School, Loudoun County Public Schools

2016 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Dr. Amy Cashwell, Chief Academic Officer, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Dr. Ann Nash, ITRT, Henrico County Public Schools

2015 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Dr. Helen Crompton, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
  • Outstanding Teacher: Doug Saunders, ITRT, Henrico County Public Schools

2014 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Janet Copenhaver, Director of Technology, Henry County Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Daniel Nemerow, Math and Special Education, Prince William County Schools

2013 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Richard Pierce, Associate Professor, Shenandoah University
  • Outstanding Teacher: Wendy Phillips, literacy specialist at Belview Elementary School, Montgomery County Schools

2012 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Mark Nichols, Special Education Supervisor for Assistive Technology and Individual Education Programs, Loudoun County Public Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Norene Skiles, library media specialist at Windsor Oaks Elementary School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools

2011 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Thomas Woodward, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, Henrico County Public Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Kristina Peck, Riverbend High School Math Teacher, Spotsylvania County Public Schools

2010 Winners

  • Outstanding Leader: Katie Knapp, Computer Resource Specialist, Virginia Beach Public Schools
  • Outstanding Teacher: Lacy Krell, Salem High School English Teacher, Virginia Beach Public Schools

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Outstanding Technology Coach of the Year Award

October 19, 2021

VSTE will recognize and honor three technology coaches in Virginia who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education. Award recipients will be selected from a pool of nominations submitted by VSTE members from around Virginia.

Nominations will be accepted from October 19-November 1. Nominations will be reviewed by the VSTE Board of Directors and past winners. Select nominators will be contacted by November 5 to provide additional evidence and documentation. Nominators are encouraged to work with the nominee to gather this additional information.

Decisions will be made prior to the VSTE Annual Conference. Award winners will be recognized during the opening general session at the annual conference. They are also provided with a complimentary conference registration and two nights of hotel accommodations for the annual conference. This year's conference will be held December 5-7 2021, in Roanoke.

The Awards Committee uses the ISTE standards as the basis for judging the Outstanding Technology Coach awards. Please review the appropriate standards when preparing nomination materials. Nominees are rated solely using criteria identified in the rubric.

Please use this form to nominate a technology coach for this award.

More information about the ISTE Standards for Coaches.

Questions should be addressed to [email protected].

The review committee will include VSTE board members and previous recipients of the award.

2018 Winners for Outstanding Coach

Patrick Hausammann, Clarke County Public Schools
Krystle Demas, Goochland County Public Schools
Timothy Signorelli, Fairfax County Public Schools

photo of 2018 VSTE award winners
The 2018 VSTE Award Winners

2017 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Tim Taylor, Instructional Technology Supervisor, Shenandoah County Public Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Nichole Thomas, Instructional Facilitator for Technology, Liberty Elementary School, Loudoun County Public Schools

2016 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Dr. Amy Cashwell, Chief Academic Officer, Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Dr. Ann Nash, ITRT, Henrico County Public Schools

photo of 2016 VSTE Award Winner Ann Nash
2016 Award Winner Ann Nash

2015 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Dr. Helen Crompton, Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University
Outstanding Teacher: Doug Saunders, ITRT, Henrico County Public Schools

2014 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Janet Copenhaver, Director of Technology, Henry County Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Daniel Nemerow, Math and Special Education, Prince William County Schools

2013 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Richard Pierce, Associate Professor, Shenandoah University
Outstanding Teacher: Wendy Phillips, literacy specialist at Belview Elementary School, Montgomery County Schools

2012 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Mark Nichols, Special Education Supervisor for Assistive Technology and Individual Education Programs, Loudoun County Public Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Norene Skiles, library media specialist at Windsor Oaks Elementary School, Virginia Beach City Public Schools

2011 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Thomas Woodward, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, Henrico County Public Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Kristina Peck, Riverbend High School Math Teacher, Spotsylvania County Public Schools

2010 Winners

Outstanding Leader: Katie Knapp, Computer Resource Specialist, Virginia Beach Public Schools
Outstanding Teacher: Lacy Krell, Salem High School English Teacher, Virginia Beach Public Schools

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Big Book Deal, June 1st, 2020

June 1, 2020

Big Deal Media

 

 

VSTE partners with Big Deal Media to bring you carefully curated resources designed for K-12 educators. Grants, competitions, web-based and mobile resources and more. We select our favorites from each newsletter but be sure to scroll down and view the whole newsletter. And, since not all the Big Deal Book resources are time sensitive, we provide an archive for you to browse

This newsletter will help  you with Virtual Summer Camps, AI Basics Course, Support for Special Needs & More

 

Virtual Summer Camps to Keep Children’s Minds Active
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Parents and children will find a wide variety of engaging camp activities to take part in when they dive into Camp Wonderopolis. Some of the activities revolve around STEM-field careers, others are designed to boost literacy and comprehension, and still others to help foster and improve critical thinking and creativity in young minds.
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Interdisciplinary Student-Driven Projects
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Imagineering in a Box is designed to pull back the curtain to show students in middle school and high school how artists, designers, and engineers work together to create theme parks.  The program, from Khan Academy, takes a behind-the-scenes look with Disney Imagineers and makes it an active learning experience by weaving together videos and exercises into lessons that culminate in student-driven projects.
Digital Games to Increase Understanding of Chemistry Through Play
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Developed by PlayMada Games, Collisions helps high school students visualize and interact with chemistry concepts through engaging and challenging digital games that integrate with the chemistry curriculum.
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Big Book Deal,  June 1st,  2020
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VSTE CoSN Council News, Fall 2019

October 14, 2019

CoSN Award Nominations Open Now

CoSN member school divisions are encouraged to nominate themselves for the national awards.

Learn More: https://www.cosn.org/awards

VSTE CoSN Council Online Meeting
November 19, 2019, 3:30 PM

Sometimes being the technology director is a lonely job. The VSTE CoSN Council wants to help you connect with other technology leaders around the state. Join us on Tuesday, November 19, 2019, at 3:30 PM for our fall get together. We'll talk about student data privacy and discuss other challenges and opportunities of the cloud-based school. The event is free and open to all but pre-registration is required for access to the teleconference. CoSN membership is not required.

Learn More: https://vste.org/vcc_fall2019/

VSTE CoSN Council Awarded Grant for CETL Certification

CoSN sponsors the CETL certification, a nationally recognized program for education technology leaders. VSTE has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of Education to provide grants for up to eight leaders to pursue this certification in 2020. The application is open now through November 27, 2019, and grants will be announced in mid-December. CoSN membership is not required.

Learn more: https://vste.org/cetlgrant2019/

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