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Ashley McBride, Ed.D., is a digital learning leader for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.She has experience as a secondary English teacher, instructional technology facilitator and director of technology. McBride has led districtwide professional learning and statewide initiatives that help promote the effective and safe integration of technology for administrators, educators and students. In addition to her work with the state of North Carolina, McBride serves on the board of the North Carolina Technology in Education Society (NCTIES) and is also a COSN Certified Educational Technology Leader. She holds a doctorate in educational technology from Central Michigan University where she researched technology-related professional learning and educational technology coaching. Her experiences in K-12 education and her research in the field informed her 2021 ISTE-published book, The Edtech Coaching Primer: Supporting Teachers in the Digital Age Classroom.

Lindsey Sipe is the Southwest Regional Consultant in the division of Digital Teaching and Learning for the North Carolina Department of Instruction. Lindsey also in the manager for the North Carolina Digital Learning Initiative Grants that focus on funding school districts innovative approaches to digital teaching and learning. Prior to working for NC DPI, Lindsey worked in a school districts as a teacher, technology facilitator and administrator.