Dr. Jason Neiffer is the first curriculum director, and now assistant director, of the Montana Digital Academy (MTDA), Montana’s state virtual school. Since MTDA’s start in 2010, he has led a team of over 150 teachers delivering more than 100 course titles to tens of thousands of students across the State of Montana. Jason is veteran classroom teacher with experience in two large high schools building diverse, successful programs in social studies, debate, speech, newspaper production, and computer science. He has taught digital design, social media communication, educational technology methods, and social studies methods at the college level. He is a leader in educational technology integration and a popular speaker and trainer with experience working with thousands of teachers from all levels to improve their tech-savvy teaching. He has been honored as a Distinguished Educator, Most Inspirational Teacher, Outstanding Teacher, Blackboard Catalyst for Teaching and Learning, and winner of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) “Making IT Happen” award along with the NCCE Eric Jensen Leadership award.

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