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PBS Digital Innovator All-Stars

The PBS Digital Innovator All Star program brings together a community of PreK-12th grade educators who are hometown thought-leaders and classroom changemakers. All Stars are characterized by their ability to seamlessly integrate media and digital technology into their learning environments, inspiring students to use media and emerging technologies in responsible, effective, and empowering ways.

PBS Digital Innovator All-Stars 2016

Larissa Wright-Elson, Alaska Public Media

District Ed Center, Anchorage, Alaska

Nira Dale, Alabama Public Television

Florence City Schools, Florence, Alabama

Mary Beth Hatch, Arkansas Educational Television Network

Harrison Junior High School, Harrison, Arkansas

Kaci Heins, Arizona PBS

Northland Preparatory Academy, Flagstaff, Arizona

Margaret Agbowo, KQED

Berkeley Technology Academy, Berkeley, California

Andrea Adams, Rocky Mountain PBS

Skyview Middle School, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Leon Tynes, Connecticut Public Television

Engineering and Science University Magnet School, New Haven, Connecticut

Blair Mishleau, WHUT

KIPP DC Heights Academy, Washington, District of Columbia

Jennifer Guido, WHYY

Richard Shields Elementary School, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware

Dan Koch, WUFT

Citrus Springs Middle School, Citrus Springs, Florida

Shana White, Georgia Public Broadcasting

Creekland Middle School, Lawrenceville, Georgia

Liz Castillo, Hawaii PBS

Punahou School, Honolulu, Hawaii

Joseph McCright, Iowa Public Television

Stowe Elementary School, Des Moines, Iowa

John Stegmaier, Idaho Public Television

Timberline High School, Boise, Idaho

Aleta Garrett, WTTW

City Incite/CPS High Schools, Chicago, Illinois

Jared Knipper, WNIT

Syracuse Elementary School, Syracuse, Indiana

Todd Flory, KPTS

Wheatland Elementary School, Wichita, Kansas

James Wampler, KET

Shelby County High School, Louisville, Kentucky

Cassie Krause, WYES

Scitech Academy, New Orleans, Louisiana

Michelle Read, WGBH

Oak Middle School, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Marcia Porter, Maryland Public Television

Lockerman Middle School, Denton, Maryland

Beth Heidemann, MPBN

Cushing Community School, Rockland, Maine

Andrew Hopkins, Detroit Public TV

Tyrone Elementary School, Harper Woods, Michigan

Jesse Buetow, Twin Cities Public Television

Randolph Heights Elementary School, St. Paul, Minnesota

Chantell Mason, Nine Network

Steger Sixth Grade Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Carmen Christmas, Mississippi Public Broadcasting

Quitman County Middle School, Cleveland, Mississippi

Shelly Stanton, Montana PBS

Billings Public Schools, Billings, Montana

Rebecca Goddard, UNC-TV

Bostian Elementary School, China Grove, North Carolina

Kayla Delzer, Prairie Public Television

Mapleton School, Mapleton, North Dakota

Andrew Easton, NET

Westside High School, Omaha, Nebraska

Patrick Kaplo, New Hampshire Public Television

Windham High School, Windham, New Hampshire

Steve Isaacs, NJTV/WNET

William Annin Middle School, Basking Ridge, New Jersey

Dominic Pettine, New Mexico PBS

Washington Middle School, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Casey Korder, Vegas PBS

Claude & Stella Parson Elementary School, Las Vegas, Nevada

Katie Jacobsen, WCNY

Hamilton Central School, Hamilton, New York

Kevin Cornell, ThinkTV

Dayton Regional Stem Center, Dayton, Ohio

Drew Robinson, OETA - The Oklahoma Network

Tulsa Public Schools, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Ryan Wiggins, Oregon Public Broadcasting

Juniper Elementary School, Bend, Oregon

Joseph Welch, WQED

North Hills Middle School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Glenda Lozada, WMJT Sistema

Josefina Marrero Febus Elementary School, Naranjito, Puerto Rico

Roberto Gonzalez, Rhode Island PBS

Dr. Jorge Alvarez High School, Riverside, Rhode Island

Carla Jefferson, South Carolina ETV

Darlington County School District, Florence, South Carolina

Heidi Coffin, South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Badger Clark Elementary, Box Elder, South Dakota

Wanda Terral, WKNO

Lakeland Elementary School, Memphis, Tennessee

Lisa Johnson, KLRU

Westlake HS, Austin, Texas

Linda Davis, KUED

Hillside Middle School, Salt Lake City, Utah

Jacqueline Firster, WETA

Abingdon Elementary School, Arlington, Virginia

Sean D'Abbraccio, WTJX Virgin Islands

Gifft Hill School, St. John, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands

Matt Neckers, Vermont PBS

Green Mountain Technology and Career Center (GMTCC), Eden, Vermont

Michelle Zimmerman, KCTS9

Renton PREP, Renton, Washington

Laura Busch, Milwaukee Public Television/WI Media Lab

Blair Elementary School, Waukesha, Wisconsin

Rebecca Recco, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Edgewood Elementary, Charleston, West Virginia