Imene Hamdi gets #celebratED for being named a new Extended Essay (EE) Coordinator for Tarsus American College in Turkey! Prior to this, she has served as an International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) English Teacher at Tarsus, as an IBDP English Teacher at École Canadienne de Tunis, Tunisia and as an English Teacher for the Turkish Education Association (TED) Diyarbakır Koleji in Turkey. We celebrate her for taking on this new role, and we honor her for all the way

Helen E. Fake, Ph.D. gets #celebratED for being elected President of Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT)'s Division of Design and Development! She is a member of George Mason University’s Learning Technologies faculty, which has a longstanding tradition of supporting AECT’s work to advance global leadership, scholarship, research, and ethical practices. Helen currently serves as Delivery Leadership (UX) for Flexion. Before this, she served as Head o

Alexa Dunn gets #celebratED for accepting the AI K-12 Student Agency Award, a national recognition celebrating 15 school districts that demonstrate ethical AI practices that foster student learning and agency! Award winners were celebrated during a dedicated reception on Friday, March 20th in Anaheim, California. Alexa accepted on behalf of Oak Grove School District 68 located in Green Oaks, Illinois. She shares, “Our commitment to evolving instruction and teaching the skills

Donald Sorah gets #celebratED for receiving the Outstanding Faculty Award from the State Council for Higher Education for Virginia at its awards luncheon in Richmond on Tuesday, March 2 nd ! He serves as a Professor of Music at The University of Virginia's College at Wise, as an Adjunct at Mountain Empire Community College in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, and the Conductor and Music Director for the Winds of the Mountain Empire. We are grateful for all the ways he enhances the qua

Laura Williams gets #celebratED as the new Principal at North Fayette Valley Middle School in Elgin, Iowa this autumn! She currently provides Professional Development through the Authentic Learning Alliance, and she has served as a Middle School Science Teacher for the Mount Pleasant Community School District and as a 21st Century Learning Specialist with AEA Learning Online. We congratulate her on this next step in her leadership journey, and we look forward to hearing grea

Dr. Sal DeAngelo gets #celebratED as the new Interim Director of Technology for the Mechanicville, New York City School District! Coming out of retirement to serve in this significant capacity, he also serves as an adjunct for Russell Sage College in Troy, New York. Previously, he served as a Leadership Coach at the University of Rochester Warner School of Education and as Chief Technology Officer for the Bethlehem Central School District in Delmar, New York. We are inspired

Philip Steigman gets #celebratED for being selected as a Doris Duke Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy! Prior to this, he served as a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services STEM Next Fellow and as a Policy Analyst for the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC). We honor Philip for all of his efforts to champion what is best for children and their future, and we know he will continue to have posi

Daun Yorke gets #celebratED as the new Head of School for the Canadian International School of Phnom Penh (CIS)! She also serves as a Professional Development Lead Educator for the International Baccalaureate. Before this, Daun was the Head of School for the Hanoi International School in Vietnam and as a Secondary Principal at the Xi'an Liangjiatan International School in China. We are grateful for all the ways she works to make this world a better place, and we look forward

Deana Guido gets #celebratED as a new Graduate Faculty Member at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina! She also serves as an Institutional Research and Grants Administrator for Bladen Community College in Dublin, North Carolina. Prior to this, she served as the Director of Learning Resource Center with Halifax Community College in Weldon, North Carolina, the Director of Academic Programs for the North Carolina Community College System, and as the Associate Vi

Shannon Ament gets #celebratED as a new Board Member at Essex Community Development Corporation AND as County Commissioner at Baltimore County Community Reinvestment and Repair Commission! She also serves as a Community School Facilitator for the Baltimore County Public Schools. Previously, she was a Course Instructor for Notre Dame of Maryland University, and as a Course Writer for Idaho State University. We congratulate Shannon on these new board appointments, and we look f

Nathan Bell gets #celebratED as the new Head of School at Lighthouse Christian Academy in Stevensville, Maryland! Prior to this appointment, he served as the Lighthouse Interim Head of School, as the Student Life Director at Redeemer Classical Christian School in Kingsville, Maryland, and as Assistant Principal at Bethel Christian Academy in Houston, Texas. We cheer him on as he receives this promotion, and we know it serves as a vote of confidence for the positive impact he

Olena Stasovska gets #celebratED as a new ESL/VESL Instructor at Columbia College in Virginia! She also serves as a Teacher of Mathematics for the Russian School of Mathematics in Newton, Massachusetts. Prior to this, she was an English Second Language Instructor with the California Language Academy based in Los Angeles. We applaud Olena in taking on this new role, and we wish her all the best! Columbia College Russian School of Mathematics California Language Academy Linke