Dr. Katie Nieves Licwinko

About Katie

Dr. Katie Nieves Licwinko is dedicated to empowering and supporting educators and learners through innovative and intentional educational technology integration. She began her career as a middle school special education teacher in the Sparta Township Public School District. During this time, she was a resource room ELA teacher and a multisensory reading intervention teacher, and she co-taught language arts, history, and science. She earned her Orton Gillingham Advanced Continuum certification during this time. Working with her students is where Katie developed a passion for using technology to support all learners and increase inclusionary practices in education.

In 2021, Katie joined the Wayne Township Public School District as the Teacher Coordinator of Educational Technology Integration. She was responsible for providing professional development, coaching, and training to the over 800 staff members and 15 schools within the district. She managed various technology platforms and collaborated on district technology initiatives, including an educational technology evening PD series, a centralized professional learning hub, the roll-out of a new LMS, and the production of a district podcast. In August 2024, Katie began her role as the Director of Technology for the Chester School District, where she manages technology integration and infrastructure for the three schools.

Katie has a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary and Special Education/Liberal Arts from Centenary University, where she also earned four New Jersey DOE teaching certifications. She has a Master of Arts in Educational Technology, where she produced a study on the impact of 1:1 devices on teacher revisions to IEPs in the accommodations and modifications sections of the documents. In 2022, she earned her Doctorate in Educational Technology Leadership from New Jersey City University. Her dissertation is an explanatory sequential mixed methods study of how special education co-teachers around the United States are integrating technology into their co-teaching practice. Katie's work has been published in peer-reviewed textbooks and journals, including the Journal of Special Education Technology. She has also been publishing with Edutopia since her second year as a teacher.

Katie is a Google Innovator (VIA20), Trainer, and Educator. She founded Assembling Inclusion, a platform and podcast for celebrating disability inclusion initiatives around the world. She also designed a variety of microcourses and eLearning courses around disability and accessibility. Katie has presented at national conferences, including ISTE, CEC, ITC, and AMLE, as well as a variety of state and local conferences. She has served on conference planning committees, including NJCTE, SpEdCamp, and EdCamp HAT. Katie was an executive board member of the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English for five years, where she served as the treasurer, web coordinator, and conference co-chair for the spring and summer conferences. She has been a member of GEG New Jersey and an ISTE Community Leader. She was the 2019 SCARC Teacher of the Year.


Interviews & Articles

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Different Ways to Use Technology in the Classroom ​from EdNews

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Co-Teaching: Serving All Students from SYS Education

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Leveling the Learning Platform ​from The Suite Talk

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Flipped Educator Spotlight ​from Flipped Learning Network
Other Articles & Interviews


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SCARC Teacher of the Year from the NJ Herald

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Artificial Intelligence: Fear of the Unknown from Pecha Kucha Warwick
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