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Amanda Haughs is an educator and learning designer at the new Campbell School of Innovation in Campbell Union School District (San Jose) in California’s Silicon Valley. Her focus is on engaging all students in meaningful and authentic cross-curricular learning experiences. As a 2015 PBS Lead Digital Innovator, 2016 Silicon Valley CUE Outstanding Educator, Google Certified Educator, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, and Leading Edge Certified Professional Learning Leader, she works to develop creativity, critical thinking, and problem solving skills in students via digital making and computer sciences, design thinking opportunities and multi-disciplinary, project-based instruction.

(Full portfolio available at bit.ly/AmandaHaughs)

Accolades & Certifications:

  • 2016 SVCUE Outstanding Teacher Award
  • 2015 PBS Digital Innovator Award
  • Raspberry Pi Certified Educator 2016
  • Leading Edge Professional Learning Leader
  • CUE Rockstar Faculty
  • 2018 & 2020 ISTE Reviewer
  • EdCampSV Organizer
  • Google Certified Educator
  • Apple Teacher


Recent Speaking Engagements & Presentations:


  • Inquiry-based Math in K-2
  • Personalizing Professional Learning (TOSA Playground)
  • CUE BOOM!: Creating Young Innovators and Inventors with Digital Making
#K2CanToo by EdTech Team (January 2018)

#K2CanToo Conference (June 2017)

  • "Stay Afloat with Google Tools" at the Tiki TOSA Playground
  • "Shake It Up: Infusing Technology into Blended Math Instruction" (with Lindsey Blass)
  • "Voxer Book Clubs" CUE Tip
SVCUE T3 Conference (March 2017)
  • "Digital Making with Raspberry Pi" (with Kevin Olson)
#K2CanToo Conference (January 2017)

FallCUE (October 2016)
  • "Using Games, Play & Digital Media to Build A Maker Culture" (with Michael Gorman, Jackson Westenskow & PBS LearningMedia)
  • EdTech Coaches Playground: "Stay Afloat with Google Tools"

In the Media:


"Primarily Pi: How our youngest learners can learn physical computing" (Hello World Magazine, Issue 10)

"Community Profile: Meet Amanda, Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, teacher & maker of things" (MagPi Magazine, April 2018)

"Ms. Haughs's Tote-ally Awesome Raspberry Pi Bag" (Raspberry Pi blog)

Raspberry Pi Certified Educators (Raspberry Pi Annual Review 2016)

Picademy USA (HelloWorld Magazine vol. 1)

Bring Coding to your Classroom Tomorrow (PBS Teachers Lounge blog)

5 Reasons to Get Coding (PBS Teachers Lounge blog)

Emotions & Academics Go Hand-in-Hand (PBS Teachers Lounge blog)

Schools Maximize Free Content (District Administrator Magazine)

Campbell Students Head to eBay for Code Event (NBC Bay Area)

Teacher Feature: Plant Cells, a 3D printer, and PBS LearningMedia (KQED)

Campbell Schools: Teacher Receives Award from PBS (San Jose Mercury News)