Chris Voelker
Director of the Digital Learning Collaborative
Christine Voelker is passionate about providing quality and equitable learning opportunities for all students. As a practitioner, and lifelong learner, she has found the best learning opportunities for her have come from collaborating, learning with and from others. Her position as Director of the Digital Learning Collaborative allows her to continue to do so and provide those opportunities to others. She constantly strives to provide opportunities for teachers to become leaders from the trenches.
Prior to coming to Evergreen, Chris was the K-12 Program Director for Quality Matters (QM) where she helped to empower schools, districts, and organizations to continuously improve and revisit the quality of their online and digital learning content and environments. She has held many other roles in education, creatively finding ways to inspire others and make a difference in each. Chris has been integral in bringing the community together to revise the National Standards for Quality Online Courses, Programs, and Teaching. Currently residing in Maryland, she held many positions in her local school district, from serving as a School Library Media Specialist in the elementary, middle, and high school levels, to an Instructional Technology Teacher Specialist. As such, Chris started up the first online learning program and developed and led professional development opportunities throughout the state, collaborated on the MD Technology Literacy Student Standards, and led a statewide Title IID partnership grant exploring Open Source Learning Management Systems.
Christine has an advanced degree in Administration and Supervision, a Masters in Library Sciences, a teaching certification in Secondary Social Studies Education, and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Social Sciences Interdisciplinary, Early Childhood Education. While attending school in Buffalo, New York, Chris became an avid Buffalo Bills and Sabres fan.
Hailing from Long Island, New York, and now living in Maryland with her husband and two kids, Christine’s favorite place to be is at the beach. A former lifeguard and swim instructor, she can’t seem to get away from the water, and has spent many hours watching her son swim competitively at the pool. When not at the beach trying not to kayak in circles, you can find her playing with her Boston Terrier, reading and listening to murder mystery podcasts- pass your recommendations her way!
