As a middle school teacher, Kami’s Southwest Teacher Success Champion, Alex Samia is no stranger to balancing many roles. Alex took the role at Kami when he discovered an opportunity to promote his ultimate goal; help students grow in a more inclusive environment.

Now, as he works between teaching and training, Alex shares his stories and invites teachers to do the same so that we may all learn, grow, and thrive together.

To learn more about Kami, please visit: https://www.kamiapp.com/

Melissa started her long career in education as an Elementary educator who is passionate about her work bringing technology integration to EC-4 educators. Melissa is a Google Certified Educator, Trainer and Innovator. She has been an active member of the Texas Google Educator Group (GEG) and currently serves as a leader in GEG Global, an educator group of Google Certified Educators and Trainers worldwide. Melissa is always looking for ways to innovate and improve her practices, and she believes that it takes a team to build success. Melissa’s a perfectionist and strives to be a servant leader who inspires others.

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

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Transforming teaching, learning and leadership through the strategic application of technology has been Miguel Guhlin’s motto. An edublogger, you can read his work online at blog.tcea.org, mguhlin.org, and mglead.org/mglead2.org.

Areas of interest flow from his experiences as a district technology administrator, regional education specialist, and classroom educator in bilingual/ESL situations. Those include: 1) Accelerating Professional Learning; 2) Blogging and Podcasting; 3) Crafting a Social Media Presence; 4) Managing Technology Operations; and 5) Combining evidence-based instruction and digital tools.

In September, 2018, he earned his ISTE Certified Educator status--the first Texan and Panamanian to do so. He is also a recipient of the ISTE Making IT Happen Award, a Google Certified Innovator, Administrator, Trainer, and a Microsoft Certified Master Trainer and Expert. Miguel blogs at Around the Corner and for TCEA’s TechNotes Blog. He is a member of TCEA.org, TEC-SIG, ISTE.org.