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About CEE
The members of Children’s Engineering Educators are an experienced group of elementary teachers who believe in high standards and rigorous academic instructional programs. These teachers believe that the study and use of technology provides a creative and active way to apply state and national learning standards.

These teachers believe that the hands-on learning involved with children's engineering will encourage children of all learning styles and abilities to develop ownership of the essential knowledge expected of elementary students in our rapidly changing world. They also believe that technology education develops critical thinking skills that will be needed by all students to make sound decisions in the future.

The members are dedicated to providing meaningful hands-on inservice programs for teachers and developing age appropriate technology based teaching activities to will help create technological literate citizens for the 21st Century.

Meet the Facilitators

Ginger Whiting
Adjunct Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2005-present
Author, Everyday STEM Professional Development Series, 2012
Co-Author, Children's Engineering: Beyond the Basics, 2010
Children's Council Director, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA) Board of Directors, 2008-10
Co-Author, Children's Engineering: A Handbook for Elementary Educators, 2009
Virginia Elementary Teacher, 29 years
Advisor, WGBH TV, Curious George, An Animated Educational Series, 2005-2008
Technology & Children Review Board 2003-present
Contributor to The Technology Teacher
Lead Writer, Virginia DOE Elementary Technology Resource Guide K-5, 2003
Outreach Technology Teacher for The College of New Jersey

Leadership Award, Children's Council of the International Technology & Engineeing Educators Association (ITEEA), 2010
VTEA Lynn P. Barrier Engineering Leadership Award 2008
ITEA Technology Education for Children Council Special Service Award, 2006
Virginia Technology Education Association Presidential Citation 2006
ITEA Technology Education for Children Council Mary-Margaret Scobey Award, 2003
Co-recipient ITEA Program Excellence Award, 2002
Co-recipient VTEA Program Excellence Award, 2001
Richmond TEA Elementary School Teacher of the Year Award, 2000


Marcia Hickey
Adjunct Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2005-present
Co-Author, Children's Engineering: Beyond the Basics, 2010
Co-Author, Children's Engineering: A Handbook for Elementary Educators, 2009
Virginia Elementary Teacher, 15 Years
VTEA Board of Directors, 2004-2007
Advisor, WGBH TV, Curious George, An Animated Educational Series, 2005-present
Lead Writer, Virginia DOE Elementary Technology Resource Guide K-5, 2003
Contributor to Technology & Children

Virginia Technology Education Association Presidential Citation 2006
Co-recipient ITEA Award for Program Excellence, 2002
Co-recipient VTEA Award for Program Excellence, 2001
Co-recipient of the Richmond TEA Program of the Year Award, 2000


Linda Harpine
Virginia Middle & Elementary Teacher of the Gifted, 2004-present
Adjunct Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2006
Virginia Elementary Teacher, 31 Years
President, Virginia's Children's Engineering Council, 2004-05
VTEA Board of Directors, 2001-2004
Lead Writer, Virginia DOE Elementary Technology Resource Guide K-5, 2003
Contributor to The Technology Teacher and Technology & Children
Outreach Technology Teacher for The College of New Jersey

VTEA Lynn P. Barrier Engineering Leadership Award 2007
Virginia Technology Education Association Presidential Citation 2006
VTEA John Monroe Outstanding Service Award, 2003
ITEA Technology Education for Children Council Leadership Award, 2002
ITEA Teacher Excellence Award, 1999

Donna Smith
Virginia Elementary Teacher & Teacher of the Gifted, 1977-present 
Adjunct Instructor, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, 2005-present
President, Virginia's Children's Engineering Council, 2005-07

ITEA Teacher Excellence Award, 2005
Co-recipient ITEA Program Excellence Award, 2002
Co-recipient VTEA Program Excellence Award, 2001
Co-recipient of the Richmond ITEA Program of the Year Award, 2000

STEM Education

Science

Technology

Engineering

Math 

Members of CEE are supporters of the Annual Virginia's Children's Engineering Convention which is sponsored by the Virginia Technology and Engineering Education Association, the Virginia Children's Engineering Council of the VTEEA, and the VA Department of Education.

Members of CEE  were co-hosts of the following Children's Engineering Conventions:
• 10th Annual Children's Engineering Convention, Richmond, Virginia, February 2006
•  9th Annual Children's Engineering Convention, Richmond, Virginia, February 2005
•  8th Annual Children's Engineering Convention, Richmond, Virginia, March 2004

Members of CEEtiare members of the International Technology & Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA)

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