Becky Ashe
Becky leads educators to be agents of change in managing the dynamic environment of education in order to produce opportunities for all learners to be prepared for life beyond school. Equipping individuals and teams from school to district level with strategies and tools proven in her two decades of experience as a district and school leader to design and lead sustainable change that make the school experience the workforce preparation it needs to be. With an eye on local community assets, she believes in the value-added benefits students bring who are trained from very early ages to be problem solvers using all available tools from physical to digital to improve life and inspire creativity.
Where Becky leads
- Programs that provide leaders structures and strategies for continuous organizational improvement
- Statewide framework to facilitate integration of CS/AI in all content instruction
- Comprehensive initiative to support adult learning and growth in CS/AI content for educators
Previous experience
- Founding principal of L&N STEM Academy in Knoxville, TN, a nationally-ranked STEM magnet high school; Executive Director of K-12 Curriculum & Instruction for Knox County Schools, TN
- Innovative Leaders Institute (for Battelle Education); TN Strategic Leaders Planning Institute; TN CS (Computer Science) Academy (statewide comprehensive CS/AI integration framework); Code.org Regional Partner for state of TN
Expertise
- Organizational leadership and change management
- Design thinking in continuous improvement
- Effective professional learning programs
- Cognitive Coaching for education professionals
- Presentations and group facilitation
- Problem-based learning
Education and recognition
EdS in Administration and Supervision, Lincoln Memorial University; MS in Secondary Science Education, University of Tennessee; Lean Six Sigma Green Belt from Purdue University; Teacher of the Year Award, UT Chapter Phi Delta Kappa
Community leadership
CSTA Tennessee, State Chapter President (Computer Science Teachers Association); National Conference Committee, CSTA; Program Chair, East TN Chapter of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation; Former National Conference Chairperson, NSTA