Scottsdale USD
Technology Integration Specialist

Laura has served as a K-12 technology integration specialist since 2008 and currently works for Scottsdale USD as a district technology integration coach.

Laura's passion is supporting others through engaging, timely, and applicable educator professional development, parent training, and student education. She is a technology integration coach, professional development specialist, and mindfulness coach.

Laura holds a BS in Economics, an MBA, and an MEd in Education Administration. She is certified as an administrator and uses her experience as a classroom teacher and district level support resource to integrate the unique characteristics of the classroom teacher as well as the perspective of the administrative teams into coaching efforts and decisions.

Laura feels privileged to have recently been elected to serve on the AzTEA Board of Directors and as the Chair of the Professional Learning Committee.

Gilbert Public Schools
Technology Integration Educator

Shawn Abele is a Technology Integration Educator for the Gilbert Public Schools. She is a Computer Science major and has taught technology classes to K-12 students since 2002. She has a diverse teaching background, starting her career teaching high school in Grand Rapids, MI, K-8 in Glendale, AZ and high school in the rural mining town of Morenci, AZ. She has been a technology coach since 2016.

Shawn is currently serving on the Arizona Department of Education Technology Education Standards Committee, has ongoing projects providing Computer Science related professional development through the Arizona Department of Education and is a member of the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT).