Shawn Patrick Higgins

Shawn Patrick Higgins is a Middle School Computer Science Teacher with 10 years experience working with youth in creative technology; specializing in project-based curriculum that focuses on digital art, animation, audio, coding, and games as creative pathway to student success.

Higgins has been awarded grants by The Clark M. Williams Foundation, as well as being the recipient of The Best Buy Foundation’s Inspired Teaching Award. Higgins is the Oregon regional coordinator for ScratchEd, a Raspberry Pi Certified Educator, Oregon’s 2017 PBS Digital Innovator of the Year, and was selected as a 2018 National PBS Digital Innovator All-Star Teacher.