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I am Naiku: Patrick Heath

Patrick Heath

Name: Patrick Heath

Position: Instructional Technology Coach

School: West Gate Elementary School

City: Manassas, VA

Patrick Heath currently serves as the Instructional Technology Coach (ITC) at Westgate Elementary School. Previously, he taught 4th and 5th grades for six years. In his role as the ITC, Heath provides and helps teachers integrate educational technology tools into their instruction. Heath won a Naiku Innovative Educator Grant to help his teachers be more efficient with their data-driven instructional decision-making process. “With Naiku, my teachers now have immediate results by standards for their data team meetings,” said Heath. “No longer do they have to score and analyze data by hand. Students also love taking their tests on the computers and getting immediate results,” added Heath.

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