How three teachers turned classroom inspiration into action through the Certified Innovator Program

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We recently spoke with three inspirational educators about their experience in the Innovator Program and the ideas they brought to life: Charlie Shryock, who created eThanks, an online gratitude site for teachers; Matt Wigdahl who designed a makerspace project called SolverSpace; and Carrie Anne Philbin who created Geek Gurl Diaries to inspire girls to pursue careers in the technical field.

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Here is an interview with three teachers who have participated in the Certified Innovator program with Google. I wasn’t aware of this program, it’s something I’m going to have to investigate further!

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