A Walnut Springs Elementary educator is one of three finalists for a statewide award based on her work as Facilitator of Learning and Innovation at the campus.
Along with being named as a finalist for the High Impact Teacher of the Year award presented by the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), Marisa Vickery has also been selected to present a session at the 2017 South by Southwest (SXSW) education festival in March.
Vickery is up for an award that’s presented to a teacher who exhibits exemplary use of technology and recognizes and uses a wide variety of technology tools to enhance the learning of all students. The award will be announced on Feb. 7 at the TCEA Educator Awards reception. Vickery also will be presenting at the upcoming 2017 TCEA conference, marking the third time she has served as a conference presenter to educators.
Vickery has been selected as a mentor for SxSWedu and will be presenting a session at the 2017 SxSWedu about the Drone Education program she began last year at Walnut Springs.
In addition , she will be presenting at the 2017 ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference in San Antonio.
Vickery, who has been an educator for 18 years, has taught at Walnut Springs Elementary for eight years.
She is in her fourth year as Facilitator of Leaning and Innovation at WSE, which is a role that includes serving as a resource for teachers to assist with instructional strategies, overseeing the school’s library functions, and leading campus technology initiatives.
Previously, Vickery taught kindergarten and first grade at the school. Before coming to DSISD she spent five years in Austin ISD. She also taught Computer Design at the middle school level in San Diego.
A native of San Diego, CA, Vickery earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from San Diego State University and did graduate work at Texas State University.
