About the Team:

Dr. Virginia Duncan is the Associate Principal for the Arts & Communications Academy at Garden City High School in Garden City, KS. Prior to that, she was an Instructional and Technology Coach for 10 years. Before coaching teachers full time, Ginny taught English, History, and Drama at the middle school level in CA. She received her Ed.D. in Teacher Leadership from Walden University in 2012, her Masters in Literacy in the Content Areas in 2007, and her Masters in Educational Leadership/Administration in August of 2016. She graduated with a Bachelors in English and Secondary Education from Lubbock Christian University in 1998.

Ginny is most passionate about helping teachers through their professional journey. She loves assisting teachers in their individual professional growth and helping them become teacher leaders. Ginny has worked to transform professional learning by implementing flexible and personal professional learning models and strategies that change the way teachers learn and grow. She continues to refine professional learning plans with innovative professional learning ideas and environments.

Kate Piland currently works with a variety of educators across the midwest as an Implementation Specialist with an educational technology company. Before taking on her current position, Kate was a Technology Integration Coach for Liberal High School alongside Dr. Duncan from August of 2013 to May of 2016. She received her Masters in Instructional Technology from Fort Hays State University in 2010. She graduated with a Bachelors in Education and a Bachelors in Art from Fort Hays State University in 2007.

Kate has greatly enjoyed working with and supporting a variety of educators to efficiently and effectively implement technology in education. She loves to see teachers get excited about the new things they are trying and then watching that excitement carry to the students, seeing new and creative ideas come from all sorts of minds.