Chris’s Bio
Chris O’Neal is a former elementary and middle school teacher. During his time in the classroom, he received numerous Teacher of the Year honors and chaired the Mayor’s Committee for Youth Leadership for the City of Lake Charles. After leaving the classroom, Chris went on to work in the Curriculum and Instruction office for the school district. There he worked with teachers in high-risk schools to enhance classroom practice through the use of new teaching strategies and tools. He also developed content to support high-risk classrooms, and provided professional development to teachers and administrators. He went on to work at the State Department of Education in Louisiana, focusing on grant management, policy and planning issues, district support, and eventually becoming the state director of technology. His work with the Governor’s Office and the Louisiana Legislature earned him status as an honorary State Senator. He has also been featured as a “Shaper of Our Future” in Converge Magazine, and received the “Making it Happen” award for leaders in the field of education. He is a featured speaker each year at the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), and serves as a Faculty Associate for the George Lucas Educational Foundation.
Chris provides leadership professional development, content development, and consulting for ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education); conducts educational leadership institutes, workshops, and evaluations for several districts around the world, and serves as a leadership facilitator for SETDA (the U.S. State Educational Technology Directors Association.)
Printable version of the above bio here (pdf).
Full resume here(pdf).
“Chris, you have engaged our people more than I think I’ve ever seen them engaged. This has been an unbelievably productive few days.”– Davis Brock, Director of Technology, Elmore County Schools
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