Staff

Sharon Brandon has been an educator in Northern Virginia her whole professional career, predominantly teaching and facilitating in Loudoun County Public Schools. She has extensive education and experience focused in both elementary & middle schools. A passionate curiosity has made her a lifelong learner with a desire to instill the same passion for learning in others. Her mission is to promote authentic, meaningful instructional experiences for all students, incorporating computer science & computational thinking principles within every domain.

Mr. DeLuca has worked in the field of education for almost 20 years. During his time as a classroom teacher, he was able to integrate coding and robotics into his daily lesson plans. Students in his class learned how to code using Scratch and Microsoft Make-Code. They also worked with LEGO EV-3 robotics and Minecraft EDU. Outside of the classroom, Mr. DeLuca has been an advocate for computer science integration and has presented at the Code to the Future Conference, the Future of Education Technology Conference, and Inspire Loudoun. As an Instructional Facilitator of Computer Science, Mr. DeLuca works with teachers and students to help integrate computer science and computational thinking strategies into their classroom.

Becca just finished her 9th year of teaching, and her 3rd year in Loudoun County. She has a Bachelors of Science in Mass Communications, Event Planning from Frostburg State University. She then went on to pursue a Master of Arts in Elementary Education, also from Frostburg State. She began her teaching career in pre-k special education in West Virginia for a year before transferring to third grade where she taught for 7 years. Becca’s passion lies in Computer science and PBL. Becca holds several certifications that include Google Certified Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, MaKey MaKey Ambassador, FlipGrid CE, SEE (SMART Exemplary Educator), Prodigy Champion Educator, and BrainPOP Certified Educator, along with several more. She enjoys speaking to teachers about the wonders of plugging in their classrooms, and the benefits to all learners – especially those in a PL classroom. Some of her favorite CS tools include the MaKey MaKey, Hummingbirds, and Dash Robots. Becca has presented at conferences around the US, including FETC, ISTE, and digitally for BrainPOP Educators around the globe.