2025 TECHSTART TECHNOLOGY TEACHER OF THE YEAR

Steffan Ledgerwood of Liberty High School named Technology Teacher of the Year for high school. 

Steffan Ledgerwood teaches 9-12 grade high school students at Liberty High School in Hillsboro, Oregon with a student population of 1,450 students. Ledgerwood has been a teacher for 25 years and is an advocate for computer science and technology education through his course work and work with youth robotics. Ledgerwood teaches math classes and developed curriculum for several new Engineering and Computer Science Pathway courses based on high school and collegiate models. He works with FIRST Robotics acting as the lead mentor for First Tech Challenge (FTC) and First Robotics Competition (FRC) teams. His AEMBOT FRC robotics team won the Pacific Northwest Championship and finished fourth in their division in international competition. He recently began engaging with Oregon MESA in hopes of connecting more minority students with Engineering and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM). 

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