Krissy Franklin

Kristen (Krissy) Franklin is the CodeVA Faculty Administrator for Curriculum, and she is passionate about providing equitable CS learning opportunities for all.  She works with an amazing team of curriculum leads, writers, and facilitators to provide resources and content for educators and learners across Virginia.  Krissy earned her teaching license along with a B.S. in Elementary Education and M.A.Ed.  in Curriculum and Instruction from Virginia Tech.  Krissy taught elementary school for 16 years and served as an instructional coach.  Her dedication to equity and diversity led to an endorsement in ESL and a certification in Educational Leadership from JMU.  At CodeVA, Krissy has served as a facilitator, curriculum writer, Integrated Curriculum Lead, and even a cartoon character for CodeVA’s CS Education Week 2020!  She worked with the NEA to co-author the CS microcredential stack and is a co-PI on a competitive NSF grant.  Krissy loves cultivating new curricular materials, facilitating and consulting with educators across the state and beyond, and always discovering new ways to incorporate and implement CS in today’s classrooms!