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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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Coach of the Year Finalists Announced

November 4, 2019

Each year, VSTE recognizes three exemplary educators for their outstanding works in supporting their peers in becoming digital age educators. They meet the high standards set in the ISTE Standards for Coaches. They will be lauded at the Annual Technology in Education Conference and featured in the Digital Learning Day 2020 webinar.

We are pleased to announce this year's winners:

Picture of Tonya CoffeyTonya Coffey has a passion for all things technology, especially finding creative ways to utilize technology to bridge the gap between the classroom, home, and community. She is currently an ITRT for Augusta County Public Schools. One way she connects with others is through her conference presentations that include VSTE, VSRA, Brainstorm, JMU Kappa Delta Pi, and VMI STEM. She earned her Educational Specialist Degree (2018) from Liberty University and is currently a Liberty University doctoral candidate in Curriculum and Instruction with an endorsement in School Administration. She is a dedicated advocate for teachers. Her skillful coaching combines technical expertise and interpersonal relationships allowing her to connect with even the most reluctant or timid of educators.

With 15 years of experience in public schools, Katie Picture of Katie FieldingFielding is always excited to talk about ways to integrate technology into the classroom. As the Instructional Technology Coach at Woodbridge Senior High School, Katie  has quickly found her niche in sharing instructional practices with her colleagues. She works hard to provide digital equity for students at her school; making sure SPED and ELL students have access to assistive technologies. Katie likes collaborating with fellow Prince William County ITC’s to improve instructional practices district-wide. She takes joy in building capacity in teachers and students so they can fully participate in the digital world. Katie has a special interest in using educational technology to improve homebound instruction for chronically ill students. She sees educational technology as a bridge that can join home, hospital, and school. Katie’s life with cystic fibrosis has informed her concern for this often-overlooked demographic.  This interest was also the focus of her 2018/19 Google Innovator project. You can learn more about it at sickatschool.com. Katie is active on twitter and you can connect with her about her project @KatieF.

Picture of Daniel VanoverDaniel Vanover has 13 years experience working in the field of education. He earned a B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Virginia's College at Wise in 2007 and M.Ed. in Administration and Supervision from Lincoln Memorial University in 2011. In 2009, he was hired as an Educational Technologist where he is responsible for the training and technology support of schools within the Wise County Public Schools district. He is a Google Certified Educator Level 1 & Level 2, Google Certified Administrator, Google for Education Certified Trainer, Certified Apple Teacher, and a co-founder and leader of the Google Educator Group in Southwestern Virginia. Daniel is also a YouTube content creator and posts educational technology related videos to his YouTube channel.  In 2018, he and Dr. Scott Kiser of Wise County Public Schools co-founded EdTech Solutions, LLC a technology consultation and training company that provides services and support to school divisions, churches, businesses, and organizations in many parts of the state.  Daniel is also the Pastor of Technology and Media at Glamorgan Church in Wise, VA and also enjoys hunting, camping, woodworking, photography, and spending time with his wife, Katie, and their two children.

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2019 Award Nominations Open Now: Recognize Excellence with VSTE

August 5, 2019

The Virginia Society for Technology in Education honors excellence in educational technology through the Outstanding Coach of the Year award, given at the annual conference in December.

Nominations are closed.

The Coach of the Year awards recognize and honor a coach who has demonstrated outstanding achievement and leadership in implementing technology to improve education.

Nominations will remain open through early September. Nominees will have until early October to provide supporting evidence to the awards committee and decisions will be made by October 15, 2019. Award winners will be recognized during the opening general session at the annual conference. They are also provided with a complimentary conference registration and hotel accommodations for the annual conference. This year's conference will be held December 8 - 10, in Roanoke.

Learn more and start the nomination process here.

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VSTE Award Winners Announced at Annual Conference

December 7, 2018

Each year, VSTE recognizes exemplary educators who are recognized at the Annual Educational Technology Conference. This year, three individuals were recognized at Technology Coach of the Year for their outstanding work in supporting their peers in becoming digital age educators. They meet the high standards set in the ISTE Standards for Coaches.

smiling womanKrystle Demas from Goochland County is a model coach, an approachable expert who is always learning and always leading. She routinely uses her experience and new learning to help both students and teachers be their best. She is regarded by her peers as a compassionate leader who knows the research behind pedagogy, has her finger on the latest tools, and someone who is effective at advancing student growth. Krystle is a valued member of the division technology team and an instructional technology coach.

 

smiling manPatrick Hausammann from Clarke County Public Schools is a vital member of the learning community in Clarke County and around the state. His work with teachers has allowed many to step outside their comfort zones and find innovative approaches to meet student needs. As one of the co-founders of EdcampNSV and as the driving force/founder of the Clarke County Innovation Committee and Conference, he has demonstrated a commitment to helping teachers learn in order to help students. His acceptance into the Google Innovators Program -- an extremely selective group -- epitomizes his growth-mindset and collaborative personality. 

 

smiling manTimothy Signorelli from Fairfax County Public Schools has helped guide his school’s transition to 1:1 technology opportunities for students and designed meaningful learning experiences for teachers and students alike to pave the way for this change. As a leader, he has thought deeply about the steps needed to achieve success; as a teacher at heart, he brings classroom experience and an understanding of instruction to all that he does. He combines these strengths with an approachable and collegial manner that encourages teachers and students to seek out his support. Tim is generous with his expertise, sharing his time and talents to support professional development in literacy and other school- and district-wide goals in addition to 1:1. No matter the context, Tim provides useful technology resources, meaningful training, and informed guidance in a friendly and professional manner. 

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