Jessica spent the first eight years of her classroom career wrangling middle schoolers (just kidding, she taught just English) before becoming a District Instructional Technology Specialist. She has an affinity for app-smashing and is always looking for creative ways to use the tech tools we all know and love. Jessica is skilled in the art of “hype” at conferences and events. She can plan a huge event, present, run a booth, and she excels at just about anything event related! Jessica also has a strong passion for justice, which means she’s always working to affect positive change for students and educators. She spent several years advocating for policy change at the federal, state, and local levels.

Jessica is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Innovator, and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a Newsela Certified Educator

Shantel’s career began as a High School Theatre Tech Director and Social Studies teacher. Both positions fueled her passion for the Arts and History. She spent the past few years before joining the friEd Team as an Instructional Technology Specialist supporting teachers with their classroom tech needs. She was such an asset to teachers during the recent pandemic when teachers were working in both synchronous and asynchronous environments. Shantel also authored the friEdOnline course, Stack your Skills: Schoology Essentials. She believes most learners, regardless of their age, want to be seen and affirmed for who they are and the positive things they are doing.

Shantel is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a Microsoft Certified Educator and Newsela Certified Educator

Amy is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, Microsoft Global Mentor and Google Certified Educator and Trainer. She is a distinguished educator who encourages and motivates others to reach far beyond the classroom walls to make learning more meaningful and inspiring. Her expertise in both Microsoft and Google tools helps keep a finger on the pulse of the edtech community. Amy loves to work alongside educators to show them the power in leveraging technology to support the learning that is already taking place in the classroom, and she is truly passionate about purposeful technology integrations, meaningful PD, and making global connections.

Amy is a Microsoft Certified Educator and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert. She is also a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator, Google Certified Trainer and a Newsela Certified Educator.

With decades of experience in education and an innovative mindset, Courtney has served in a variety of middle and high school positions, including serving as an English teacher and College Career Readiness educator. She has always supported teachers with their #edtech needs in the classroom, even before she became an instructional technologist. Courtney’s knowledge of Google and Wakelet tools has helped support her passion to impact teachers and students by creating tech environments that encourage continuous growth and improvement. She lives by the motto: #TechWithoutTears.

Courtney is a Google Level 1 & Level 2 Certified Educator and a Google Certified Trainer. She is also a Microsoft Certified Educator and Newsela Certified Educator.

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