Scott Kinney is a tireless advocate and strong voice in support of the creative and effective application of educational technologies and digital content in America’s schools. Scott began his career as a Technology Specialist at the Central Columbia School District (PA), where he helped teachers integrate educational technologies into their classroom activities. Since then, he has been the District Instructional Technology Coordinator for the Sharpsville Area School District (PA), where he worked with educators to create district-wide plans to encourage the use of educational technologies in schools and the Director of Educational Technologies at the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit (PA), where he founded a new department designed to support local Eastern Pennsylvania school districts in the effective integration of technology into curriculum.
In his current position at Discovery Education, Scott serves as the company’s educational liaison for public policy, frequently addressing audiences around the world about the positive role educational technology can play in improving student achievement. He has presented at ASCD, NECC, FETC, CAPE, and more, and was invited in 2009 to testify before the U.S. House of Representative’s Education and Labor Committee on the future of education in America.
They are always thinking about what are your needs first. It's not about trying to push any agenda on the district at all. It's really about what are the district's needs.
Neva Moga
Instructional Technology Specialist, Milwaukee Public Schools