We are excited to announce the return of our educator spotlights! The “Edulastic Innovator Spotlight” is our series of interviews honoring forward-thinking educators. Each interview will be a quick and insightful 5-minute read that dives into the world of the interviewee. Twice a month, we will release a new interview on our blog. As each interview is released, we will add them to this blog post.
The spotlights will tell the stories of tech-savvy and passionate educators across the United States. From math department chairs to elementary school ELA teachers to Assistant Principals, these educators come from a variety of positions in education. What they share in common is that all of them are impacting their students’ lives and making a difference in their classroom or school with the help of digital assessment.
Ultimately, our goal in featuring the stories of these innovators is to help you get to know them as educators and people and also to inspire you in your own classroom. We ask them technical questions like “How do you use Edulastic?” and “What tips do you have for teachers who are new to Edulastic?” so that you can learn new ideas for using digital assessment in your classroom. We also ask them more personal questions like “What inspired you to work in education?” and “Please sum up your teaching philosophy” so that you can understand their hopes and motivations and connect with them on a more human level. We hope you enjoy reading the spotlights as much as we have enjoyed putting them together!
Edulastic Innovator Spotlights
School and District Leaders
Melanie Gates | Director of Curriculum and Instruction
📍Massachusetts
Karen Hernandez | Math Department Chair
📍California
Ashley Wittmer | K-12 Assessment and Data Analyst
📍Ohio
Carla Corbin | Department Chair & Math Teacher
📍Ohio
Stephanie Reynolds | Assistant Principal
📍Ohio
Victoria Miles | Department Leader and Math Teacher
📍Massachusetts
Math Teachers
Cyndi Snapp | 4th Grade Math Teacher
📍Tennessee
Elisabeth Budd-Brown | Middle School Math Teacher
📍Maryland
Catherine Tang | High School Math Teacher
📍Tennessee
Science Teachers
Shemena Shivers | Secondary Science Teacher
📍Tennessee
Jennifer Soehner | High School Science Teacher
📍Ohio
Jen Lee | High School Chemistry Teacher and Chemistry professor
📍New Jersey
Buck Bommer | Integrated Science Teacher
📍Ohio
English Language Arts Teachers
Samantha Shaffner | Middle School English Language Arts Teacher
📍Ohio
Kashekia Smith | Middle School English Language Arts Teacher
📍Texas
Learn More
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