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Andre Soto

Media Arts Teacher at Blind Brook Rye Middle School

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Media Arts Teacher

Andre was an early adopter of educational technology and used his eight years of professional production experience to craft a curriculum rooted in media literacy, audio/visual production, and design thinking that can be used from kindergarten through high school. Over the past 16 years, he has continued to use innovative teaching strategies to introduce students and colleagues to the tools and techniques of multimedia production. Andre holds a professional certification in both Visual Arts and Educational Technology and currently teaches Digital Media at Blind Brook Middle School in Rye Brook, NY.

Andrea Perrin

LRC Director at Woodland Middle School

LRC Director

Andrea Perrin began her teaching career over 25 years ago and after spending twelve years as a 7th grade social studies teacher, she earned her school library media endorsement and hasn’t regretted a minute of the change. After her school district went 1:1 using Chromebooks, she championed the school’s purchase of WeVideo. She was recently selected to write a chapter for a book published by the Illinois Digital Educator’s Alliance where she mentioned the solution. Andrea has a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction, is a Level 1 Certified Google Educator, and a Future Ready Librarian.

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Ben Moore

Technology Support Officer at AETA Academies

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Technology Support Officer

Ben is an associate teacher, lettings & H&S Coordinator in two secondary schools in Witham. He is a vital part of implementing new technology across both sites. He is Google Certified Educator Level 1 & 2 Educator, Flipgrid educator and Kahoot Gold certified.

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Bruce Reicher

Teacher at Ramsey Public Schools

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Teacher

Bruce Reicher has been an educator for over 20 years in all grade levels. He is a level one and two Google Certified Teacher, Codesters Python Coding Ambassador, BrainPOP Certified Educator, Wakelet Ambassador and WeVideo at state and national conferences. He has a Masters Degree in Elementary Education and Administration and has also been a Board Of Education member for the past seven years.

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Christopher Evans

Tech Applications Specialist at Arlington Classics Academy

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Tech Applications Specialist

Christopher Evans has a background in Radio and Television production with experience producing a daily news magazine with 6th graders. He has been using WeVideo personally for years and introduced it to his classes this year for their video unit: “we use exclusively Chrome devices so WeVideo is the perfect solution."

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Craig Dunlap

Blended Learning Teacher at Yealey Elementary School

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Blended Learning Teacher

Craig Dunlap is the Blended Learning Teacher at Yealey Elementary School in Florence, KY. He loves teaching students about robotics, coding, digital storytelling, and especially video production. Craig's favorite place is outside — whether on a hiking trail or on a beach — with his family. He is a frequent presenter at KySTE and ISTE. Craig is an ambassador for both WeVideo and Kodable and was the 2021 Kentucky Technology Teacher of the Year.

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Eric Peterson

Retired Teacher from School District of Nekoosa

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Retired Teacher

Eric Peterson retired from teaching after 32 years teaching 6th grade math and computers while coaching basketball. Eric is now pursuing his passion of video production focused on sports highlights, music videos, documentaries, and sharing video production with teachers to use with their students. Eric has had kids use WeVideo to make book trailers, “highlight” videos, “how-to” videos, weather forecasts using a green screen, and music videos among many other projects.

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Erika Sandstrom

Digital Learning Coach at Higgins Middle School

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Digital Learning Coach

With 30 years of teaching experience, Erika founded the “Mindful Super Hero Club” @ClubMindful and is a Green Screen and Video Production online professional development presenter for educators. Her mindfulness enthusiasm is derived from 16 years as a Yoga/Pilates Instructor and she has found a FUN creative way to share and teach it to ALL. Erika was also dubbed “Green Screen Gal!” in 2018 and has a dream to teach ALL educators globally the benefit of utilizing Green Screen technology and is launching her online course in January 2021 called "3..2..1..ACTION...Become a Green Screen Rock Star!" Additionally, she is creating a new series of lesson plans, tutorials, a digital book, an online course, and video series called “Cultivating Compassion Through Creativity!" Find Erika at GreenScreenGal.com for fun freebies and resources!

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Frederick Ballew

Computer Science Teacher at Bloomington Public Schools

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Computer Science Teacher

Frederick Ballew has been an educator since 1998. Over the years he has leveraged technology to make his teaching more engaging and his day-to-day work more efficient. As a beginning instrumental music teacher (5th grade band) he has used WeVideo to edit demonstration lessons for his students. As a tech trainer he has conducted numerous trainings on WeVideo.

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Greg Lawrence

Director of Instructional Technology at Wentzville School District

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Director of Instructional Technology

Greg Lawrence is a former instructional technology coach and vocal music educator who has seen and is motivated by the engagement technology creates and is amazed with the creativity that is brought out from staff and students when they are creating with WeVideo. He was a recipient of ISTE's Making IT Happen award in 2012. Greg is also a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer and a co-leader for GEG (Google Educator Group) Eastern Missouri.

Jay Seibert

Media Specialist at Frank Dugan Elementary

Media Specialist

Jay Seibert spent several years teaching a variety of elementary school grades and is now teaching students from 6th-8th grade. He is a Level 1 and Level 2 Google Certified Trainer. Jay combines his background in Graphic Design, Audio Engineering, and Video Production to assist students discover their creative potential and tell their stories.

Online Community Manager Jennifer Leban.

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Jen Leban

Online Community Manager at The Art of Education University

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Instructional Technology Coach

Jennifer Leban is a 2020 IL State Teacher of the Year Finalist and 2019-20 Teach Plus Illinois Teaching Policy Fellow. Jennifer is National Board Certified Teacher and a member of the LAX18 Google Certified Innovator cohort. Her Innovator project, called Reset EDU, is a YouTube channel that strives to motivate, empower, and inspire teachers to embrace new ideas for learning and teaching.

Librarian and Media Services Teacher Joseph Letson.

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Joey Letson

Librarian and Media Services Teacher at Lauffer Middle School

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Librarian and Media Services Teacher

Over the past few years Jospeh Letson has helped teachers at Lauffer Middle School in Tucson, Arizona integrate technology into their lessons and projects. He has also supported teachers and students with multiple forms of digital curriculum. His school has had some great success incorporating WeVideo into their lessons this year and he looks forward to seeing how it can help teachers and students showcase their work in new and creative ways. He believes that WeVideo not only helps students create more rigorous projects, but it teaches them real-world skills that they will need in a 21st Century work environment.

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José M. Rincón

Foreign Language ICT Teacher

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Foreign Language ICT Teacher

José has been a secondary teacher for 28 years. "I wish I had had tools such as WeVideo from year one," he explains. He is hard working, innovative, and loves empowering his students's voice with new and high quality tools so that they can expand their own path.

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Karen Corsello

Computer Technology Teacher at Emerson Middle School

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Computer Technology Teacher

Karen Corsello has taught video production, broadcasting, and computer programming at Emerson Middle School since 2007. She is a Google Certified Educator (Level 2). She made the switch from iMovie to WeVideo in 2016 and hasn’t looked back! WeVideo works seamlessly with Google Suite for Education and allows for student collaboration. She believes that student choice is the key to empowering and engaging learners. Her goal is for her students to find their authentic voice and become meaningful producers of media.

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Kathleen Currie Smith

Librarian at Ledyard School District

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Librarian

Kathleen Currie Smith has been a library media specialist for 23 years. She collaborates with colleagues teaching students to be critical thinkers, consumers and creators in our digital world. WeVideo helps her infuse media literacy skills into curricula. She is a contributor to Teaching Media Literacy, Second Edition (2019).

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Keith Baldwin

Instructional Designer at Chesterfield County Public Schools

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Instructional Designer

Keith Baldwin is a 25 year veteran working for Chesterfield County Public Schools. Currently Keith is an Instructional Designer at Grange Hall Elementary School in Moseley, VA. Throughout his 25 year career in public education Keith has taught middle school, elementary school, Technology Integration, and currently an Instructional Designer. Keith enjoys spending time with his wife and children and they all enjoy watching football together on Sundays…Go Buffalo Bills!

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Kris Edwards

Instructional Technology Coordinator at Cherry Creek High School

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Instructional Technology Coordinator

Kris has been working in education for over 25 years, most of which has been spent helping teachers integrate technology effectively with curriculum to enhance student learning and engagement. She is the main contact for WeVideo, in her district, a Google Level 2 Certified Educator, Schoology Champion, Microsoft MIE Expert, Pear Deck Regional Coach for Colorado, and Certified Emergenetics Associate. In her free time, Kris enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and black lab. WeVideo is her all-time favorite tech tool.

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Lauren Hawkins

Instructional Technology Coordinator at Richardson ISD

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Instructional Technology Coordinator

Lauren Hawkins is a digital coach and math teacher in Richardson, TX. Her passion stems from a desire to empower students' voice and choice through technology in order to create an authentic learning experience. Her background in teaching includes teaching a variety of learners, including ESL and gifted-talented. Lauren is a certified Google for Education trainer as well as an ambassador for other technology tools. She enjoys utilizing WeVideo to develop and enhance blended learning on her campus.

Lex Lang

Deputy Head of Innovation and Partnerships at Caterham Prep School

Deputy Head of Innovation and Partnerships

Lex has been a head of IT, Computing, Digital Learning and now Innovation in schools in the London and South East area for more than ten years. He has embraced the development of teaching, learning and digital storytelling as a way of enriching students' experiences, developing their creativity and accelerating their learning. The flexibility of WeVideo has allowed him to pursue the use of documentary, vlogging, narrative, instruction and more recently branching multimedia roleplaying through video. Lang has loved being able to demonstrate the flexibility that WeVideo's browser and app gateways provide. At a time of great generational change in education, it has also proved to be a powerful tool in strengthening links between schools and parents, as well as the children, with flipped learning and explanatory videos enabling access to all.

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Lucie deLaBruere

EdTech Specialist/Trainer at TechSavvy Solution, LLC

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EdTech Specialist/Trainer

Lucie deLaBruere has over 30 years of experience in educational technology working with students and educators in K-12 and higher education. Her 20 years as a classroom teacher always integrated leadership development through the use of emerging technologies. As an ambassador for creativity and innovation in our schools she develops opportunities for non profits and schools to increase access to high tech tools and hands on minds on learning opportunities for students.Through her leadership, Vermont schools have joined together to make WeVideo available to over 25,000 students.

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Luis Fernando Pertuz

Technology Integrator in Colombia

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Technology Integrator

Luis is a geek, a dad and a certified #LikeMindedWacko. He has a mantra that says: "Work Smarter not Harder" that he tries to instill in his teachers and students alike. He's been in education for over 20 years and has lived through having students that are children of former students. More than anything Luis enjoys sharing knowledge and creating community, he freely shared resources all the time believing that #TogetherWereStronger and we can only grow as a whole if we all grow together, and if we grow better, our students will too. His passion for community building has extended to his latest project GlobalGEG.org which he founded with 5 like minded friends to help foster Educator communities around the world!

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Patrick Hausammann

Supervisor of Instructional Technology at Clarke County Public Schools

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Supervisor of Instructional Technology

Patrick is an edtech coach and supervisor who believes in the power of technology coupled with great pedagogy to yield endless promise in education and beyond. He is the founder of UnisonEDU (a non-profit to assist schools in need), a co-founder of #edcampNSV and a 2019 ASCD Emerging Leader. Amongst being a Google Certified Innovator (#LAX18) & Trainer, he also holds certifications from Flipgrid, Common Sense Education, Nearpod, Screencastify, Insert Learning, and more.

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Ronald Nober

STEAM/Technology Specialist at Southampton Student Design Company

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STEAM/Technology Specialist

Ron has an interest in design thinking, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Entrepreneurship, and creativity in the classroom. Ron believes today, more than ever, our students have the ability to be “game-changers.” Using tools like WeVideo students can have their message heard in a professional way. He believes that students can help lead the way for social and global change through activism, social entrepreneurship, and the power and positive use of technology and social media.

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Ryan Corris

Innovation Specialist at Lakota Local Schools

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Innovation Specialist

Just finishing up his 29th year in education, Ryan is a strong proponent of the purposeful use of digital tools for learning. As a Google Certified Educator and Trainer, Canvas Advocate, CK-12 Certified Educator, and Makerbot Curriculum Creator and Operator, Ryan often creates videos for training others and WeVideo is his tool of choice. Ryan has also presented on a variety of topics at regional, state, and national conferences and trained teachers and students in his district to use WeVideo.

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Ryan Gornall

Visual and Performing Arts Teacher at La Granada School

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Visual and Performing Arts Teacher

Ryan Gornall worked previously as an Actor in Educational Theatre for EFL students. It was natural that when he started teaching at Palacio de Granda, he was asked to teach Performing Arts. Ryan was already enthusiastic about creating videos, incorporating them into Theatre productions, as well as other projects within the school. In 2015, Palacio de Granda adopted G-Suite for Education, with 1:1 chromebooks, eventually becoming a Google Reference School in 2019.

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Stephanie Sukow

Tech Coach and English Teacher at CHSD 155

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Tech Coach and English Teacher

Steph is a high school speech teacher and instructional coach who believes in amplifying student voice and choice. She is passionate about the meaningful use of educational technology and enhancing student communication skills face-to-face and across digital platforms. Steph loves working with students and teachers to create engaging and memorable learning experiences.

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Youssef Ayoub

Teacher at AL Hammodia High School

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Teacher

Youssef has been teaching more than 15 years, he is a Microsoft Innovator Educator Expert, MIE Master trainer, Ambassador of Wakelet, Book Creator, Cospaces edu, CleaverBooks, Flipgrid. He teaches in public high schools. He started to work with global projects integrating technology in the classroom and giving students access to quality of education developing 21st century skills.

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Abid Patel

IT Director at Leading Learning Trust

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IT Director

Abid has been working in EdTech for over 15 years. He is a Google Certified Trainer & Innovator and also the leader of the Google Educator Group GEG UK and is a founding member of Global GEG. Abid was awarded the title of EduFuturists Network Manager of the Year 2020 and also named in the 2020 EdTech50 “Ones to Note”. Abid is a passionate advocate for sustainable digital transformation in schools. He was described by one of his fellow innovators as "a natural positive force and dreamer with 10X ideas."

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Jinina Jelarcic

Teacher at Dry Creek Joint Elementary

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Teacher

Jinina Jelarcic started video production classes in her school district as part of an elective class and produces a bi-weekly newscast that includes announcements and highlight reels of school events. In addition to overseeing 4 sections of Video Production, she has trained staff members to use WeVideo and has been the contact person for any special video requests. She is a credentialed Library Media Specialist, has presented at several California League of Schools conferences and local CUE conferences, and is working with her schools Technology Advisory Committee, along with running clubs for students. In her spare time, she works with her handsome Golden Retriever, Milo, as a dog therapy team.

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Valeria Rodriguez

Teacher at St. Stephans Episcopal School.

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Teacher

Valeria Rodriguez is passionate about infusing the classroom with creativity, technology, science, and good vibes. She began teaching while serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer (Sustainable Agriculture Sector) in Panama. Since 2013, she has been a classroom science teacher in the states, having taught Environmental, Earth & Space, and Biomedical Life Science. As an educator who is constantly trying to iterate ways to transform learning, she has found that using WeVideo in her classroom is a powerful & effective way to captivate her audience, empower students with tools they will need & can use throughout their lives, and help her students shift from being content consumers to content creators.

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Karen Jackson

Retired Instructional Technology Specialist in Temple, TX

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Instructional Technology Specialist

Karen is a recently retired Instructional Technology Specialist in Temple Independent School District with a Doctorate in Ed. Leadership. Teaching experience includes 5th grade math, ELAR, Middle School Math,Tech Apps, and Adjunct at Texas A&M University, Central Texas. She is a Google Educator 1, 2, Trainer certified and a Google Innovator, (SWE17). Teacher agency is a strong theme in her view of professional development as well as student voice and choice in learning. She is currently pursuing her MBA and a love of business.

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