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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 2017

Traci Espeland, Alaska Public Media

South Anchorage High School, Anchorage, Alaska

Amanda Walker, Alabama Public Television

Bluff Park Elementary School, Northport, Alabama

Farrah McEntire, AETN

Star City High School, Star City, Arkansas

Amber Akapnitis, Arizona PBS

Phoenix Day School for the Deaf, Phoenix, Arizona

Alejandro Picazo, KPBS

Rancho del Rey Middle School, San Diego, California

Bretta Loeffler, Rocky Mountain PBS

Hulstrom K-8, Thornton, Colorado

Furahi Achebe, CPTV

Metropolitan Business Academy, New Haven, Connecticut

Carmen Jenkins-Frazier, WHUT

School Without Walls Francis-Stevens,Washington, District of Columbia

Katherine Mulrooney, WHYY

Immaculate Heart of Mary, Newark, Delaware

Paul Podraza, WUCF TV

Osceola School District - Special Programs, Kissimmee, Florida

Lynn Early, GPB

Mimosa Elementary School, Roswell, Georgia

Leah Aiwohi, PBS Hawaii

Kauai High School, Lihue, Hawaii

Cathi Miller, IPTV

Central Academy, Des Moines, Iowa

Paige Somoza, Idaho Public Television

Riverglen Junior High, Boise, Idaho

Jamila Leonard, WTTW

National Teachers Academy, Chicago, Illinois

Josephine McKay, WFYI

Towne Meadow Elementary School, Carmel, Indiana

Elizabeth Burns, KPTS

Slate Creek & South Breeze Elementary, Newton, Kansas

Ashley Judd, KET

Tyner Elementary, McKee, Kentucky

Desiree Alexander, LPB

Caddo Parish Public Schools, Shreveport, Louisiana

Rich Lehrer, WGBH

Brookwood School, Ipswich, Massachusetts

Tamala Stuckey, MPT

Cool Spring Elementary School, Laurel, Maryland

Benjamin Brigham, Maine Public Television

Monmouth Middle School, Manchester, Maine

Melissa Kempski, DPTV

Pine Tree Elementary School, Lake Orion, Michigan

Nathan Lund, LPTV

Minnewaska Area Schools, Glenwood, Minnesota

Andrea Woods, Nine Network

Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls, Saint Louis, Missouri

Heather Montgomery, MPB

Trent Lott Academy, Pascagoula, Mississippi

Amy Leffler, MontanaPBS

Meadowlark Elementary, Billings, Montana

Sebastian Byers, WTVI

Union Early College and Union County Virtual, Charlotte, North Carolina

Johanna Ibarra, Prairie Public Broadcasting

Liberty Middle School, Fargo, North Dakota

Allison Pontious, NET

Oak Elementary School, Elkhorn, Nebraska

Mary Goldthwaite-Gagne, NHPTV

ConVal Regional High School, Peterborough, New Hampshire

Sylwia Denko, NJTV

Lawrenceville, New Jersey

Rachel Thomas & Steven Lamb, New Mexico PBS

Zuni Elementary School & North Star Elementary, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mike Lang II, Vegas PBS

Laura Dearing Elementary School, North Las Vegas, Nevada

Elisabeth Bostwick, WSKG

Gardner Road Elementary School, Horseheads, New York

Amy Kochensparger, ThinkTV

Eaton High School, Eaton, Ohio

Jared Morgan, OETA

Clyde Boyd Middle School, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Shawn Patrick Higgins, SOPTV

Parkrose Middle School, Portland, Oregon

Steve Hartnett, WQED

Elizabeth Forward Middle School, North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania

Jennifer Graham, Rhode Island PBS

East Providence School Department, Richmond, Rhode Island

Ashley Fort, SCETV

Batesburg-Leesville Primary, Batesburg, South Carolina

Matt Christensen, SDPB

Brandon Valley High School, Brandon, South Dakota

Justin Barton, East Tennessee PBS

Volunteer High School, Bristol, Tennessee

Krissy Venosdale, Houston Public Media

The Kinkaid School, Missouri City, Texas

Sara Layton, KUED

Mountain Heights Academy, Santa Clara, Utah

Joe Beasley, WCVE/WHTJ

Goochland Elementary School, Henrico, Virginia

Sharon Davison, Vermont PBS

Allen Brooke School, South Hero, Vermont

Melissa Wrenchey, KCTS

Nikola Tesla STEM High School, Kirkland, Washington

David Olson, WPT

James Madison Memorial High School, Madison, Wisconsin

Sandra Wiseman, West Virginia Public Broadcasting

Woodsdale Elementary,Glen Dale, West Virginia

Abigail Hurley, Wyoming PBS

Sagebrush Elementary, Sheridan, Wyoming