Digital Infrastructure Fellow
US Department of Education
Michael Klein serves as Digital Infrastructure Fellow within the Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology. With 15 years in K-12 education as a teacher, coach, consultant, and district leader, Michael is leading OET’s development of the new Digital Infrastructure Guide, focusing on cybersecurity, data privacy, interoperability, and accessibility.
Prior to joining OET, Michael was an IT Director for a school district during the COVID-19 pandemic. With the support of an amazing leadership team and IT Staff, he ensured the district’s 2500 students and 550 staff navigated in-person, hybrid, and remote learning safely and securely. Before moving into district leadership, Michael supported a team of 12 educational consultants leading transformational change in districts across the northeast at Highlander Institute. Michael began his career teaching elementary school in Brooklyn and Harlem, was a founding teacher at a High Tech High school on the US-Mexico border, and helped lead sales and business development for two edtech startups.
Michael holds a B.A. in History from Vassar College and an M.Ed. in Childhood Education from Bank Street College.
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Help the USED Office of Educational Technology (OET) Shape the New Digital Infrastructure Guide
Monday, March 20, 2023
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Federal Efforts to Protect School Systems from Cybersecurity Threats
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
3:10 PM – 4:00 PM