The Louisiana Association of Computer Using Educators (LACUE) recently honored Lindsey Keith-Vincent as the Post-Secondary Educator of the Year for Region VIII in New Orleans at the Annual LACUE Conference. Over 400 educational leaders were in attendance at the conference and ceremony. Keith-Vincent serves as the director of Outreach and External Funding and as the director of the Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) for the College of Education at Louisiana Tech University.
In her capacity at SciTEC, she collaborates with colleagues across
the nation and develops STEM-focused funding and outreach initiatives in the
PK-20 arena. She manages the Office of Professional Education Outreach (OPEO),
the IDEA Place, Louisiana’s only NASA Educator Resource Center, the Funnery makerspace,
the CenterG research collaborative, and the Louisiana Tech Planetarium. OPEO
provides online hybrid and extension opportunities for professionals in various
fields. SciTEC has been a critical contributor to the design, development, and
support of recent large scale University initiatives including the UTeachTech
Program, partially supported through a 1.5 million dollar grant from the Howard
Hughes Medical Institute and the National Math and Science Initiative. In
addition to her role in SciTEC, Mrs. Keith-Vincent serves in the Office of
Outreach and External Funding and provides leadership on effort related to
growing and enriching personal and professional connections between the College
of Education and its constituents and stakeholders..
“I
was honored and humbled when contacted about the selection by Mrs. Debbie
Pender,” Keith-Vincent said. “LACUE is comprised of an amazing group of
educators that are making great strides in e-learning. I am fortunate to get to
work with many in LACUE through SciTEC’s Office of Professional Education
Outreach (OPEO). I definitely believe I learn much more from those I serve than
they do from me.”
LACUE provides a forum and support for
educators to share ideas and materials as well as representing the needs of
educators and students as they relate to the use of technology, especially
computers, within instructional environments to regional, state, and national
agencies. As noted on their website, “the purpose of
LACUE is to provide a professional nonprofit organization in the State of
Louisiana which recognizes and promotes the use of computers in education.” The
ultimate “goal is to achieve significant and increasing improvement in the
understanding of technology and to have available the more specific information
and technical training necessary to all those who would beneficially apply
technology in their endeavors.”
Don Schillinger, dean of the College of Education added, “As Director for Outreach and External
Funding for the College of Education, Lindsey Keith Vincent personifies the
vision and spirit of our college in that she exemplifies Excellence through Education. Through the multiple units she
directs, including the Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) and the
Office for Professional Education Outreach (OPEO), Mrs. Keith-Vincent provides
the resources, support and collaborative environment necessary for educators to
grow professionally. I am very pleased that she is a key member of our
leadership team, and speaking for the entire College of Education family, we
are very proud of her for achieving this award.”
In addition to Mrs. Keith-Vincent’s
recognition, Mr. Dustin Whitlock of Ruston High School was named Region VIII
Secondary Educator of the Year and received the State award in the same
category.
To learn more about the award or how you
can become involved with LACUE, you can visit the following links : http://www.edline.net/pages/LACUE/
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