Willy Kjellstrom

A lifelong learner and committed educator, Willy has spent the past 25 years serving students and families in K-12 and higher education. For Clarity, Willy now uses his experience to help clients develop digital pedagogy, create

He is passionate about elementary education and instructional technology, and was able to combine both interests in his most recent job as a professional development specialist and coach for the Albemarle County Department of Technology in Charlottesville, Virginia. While in this position, he supported innovative, student-led projects such as launching a high-altitude balloon to study the atmosphere, using micro-controllers to monitor river health, and developing video games for PE that combined Scratch and an XBox Kinect.

Willy has also been a fifth and sixth grade teacher, technology coordinator, video production manager, and webmaster at both public and private schools. His love for learning and helping others extended into higher education where he was an Instructor at the University of Virginia and an Assistant Professor at Black Hills State University. He has taught undergraduate and graduate courses for preservice teachers on technology integration, project based learning, and research methodologies.

Willy has presented at numerous regional and national conferences, co-authored a number of peer reviewed articles, and been a key contributor for numerous NSF, MacArthur, and IES grant-funded education technology projects.