Meet ADE Award Finalist: Taylor Williams

By Jenny Burns, Community Coordinator for Allen Distinguished Educators
February 1, 2016

Taylor Williams is a forward-thinking 7th grade teacher at Excel Public Charter School in Kent, WA. He is leading and developing the Computational Thinking at Excel program that incorporates both computer science and engineering education.

Meet ADE Award Finalist: Sharon Weems

By Jenny Burns, Community Coordinator for Allen Distinguished Educators
February 1, 2016

Sharon Weems teaches Kindergarten through 5th grade at Stokes-Beard Technology & Community Magnet School in Columbus, MS. She is leading and developing the SBTV Animation Studio program that includes a computer science and entrepreneurship focus.

Meet ADE Award Finalist: Shana Bowen

By Jenny Burns, Community Coordinator for Allen Distinguished Educators
February 1, 2016

Shana Bowen teaches 2nd grade at Somerset Elementary School in Bellevue, WA. She is leading and developing a highly engaging engineering program with her 2nd grade class by innovating existing curriculum and re-thinking approaches to meet learning standards with design thinking.

Meet ADE Award Finalists: Patrick Dempsey & Rob Rambach

By Jenny Burns, Community Coordinator for Allen Distinguished Educators
February 1, 2016

This highly collaborative teaching team teaches engineering & computer science to 8th graders at Hixson Middle School in Webster Groves, MO. They are leading and developing the Learning Science Through Makerspace program that integrates science, engineering and computer science concepts.

Meet ADE Award Finalist: Rich Lehrer

By Jenny Burns, Community Coordinator for Allen Distinguished Educators
February 1, 2016

Rich Lehrer teaches 6th through 8 grade at Brookwood School in Manchester-by-the-Sea, MA. He is leading and developing the Authentic Learning At the Boundaries (A-LAB) computer science & engineering program which is centered around real-world problems and innovative student-created solutions.