HJ431: Commending Katie Fielding.

HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 431

Offered March 2, 2020
Commending Katie Fielding.
Patron-- Guzman

WHEREAS, Katie Fielding, a Woodbridge Senior High School instructional technology coach, was named the Virginia Society for Technology in Education Coach of the Year in 2019; and

WHEREAS, Katie Fielding received the award for being an outstanding technology-focused educator, for her dedication as a digital educator, and for her commitment to helping her students use technology in innovative ways; and

WHEREAS, Katie Fielding has more than 15 years of experience in education and has gone above and beyond to share instructional practices with her students and colleagues to help them understand and navigate the changing world of technology; and

WHEREAS, Katie Fielding works with other instructional technology coaches to improve digital instruction in the classroom and digital equity for all students at Woodbridge Senior High School, especially students who use assistive devices; and

WHEREAS, Katie Fielding participated in the Google Innovator Academy, focusing on improving digital homebound instruction, and has dedicated much of her career to building deeper connections between teachers and students; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Katie Fielding on her selection as the Virginia Society for Technology in Education Coach of the Year in 2019; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Katie Fielding as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for her achievements.