Michael Carter grew up the son of a successful plumber and never considered that he might one day be not only a teacher, but the National Plumbing Teacher of the Year. But after 7 years of teaching at Gar-Field High in Prince William County, he wouldn't want it any other way. We spoke to him in his active classroom. On this episode of ActiVAtED Learning we'll also meet Morgan Nooney, who was named one of the Virginia Society of Technology in Education's Technology Coaches of the Year.

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Go Tec is a middle school technology program housed at the Institute for Advanced Learning in Danville, Virginia, but it's reach goes well beyond Southside. Julie Brown and Jake Taylor join Tom Landon to talk about this innovative approach to ensuring a ready supply of workers for Virginia's new economy.

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Whether they're called coaches, ITRTs or STEM teachers, Virginia is blessed with technology leaders in schools who help teachers implement tech in classrooms. On this episode of ActiVAtED Learning, we visit educators who are teaming up to give kids meaningful, technology rich experiences. Guests include Liz Lynch of Patrick Henry Elementary in Martinsville, a finalist for the Presidential Award for Mathematics and Science Teaching, and Sarah Schaffner and Chrissy Richmond from Gainesville Middle School in Prince William County.

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