Vicki Spitalnick
Pine Crest School
Innovation Specialist
Boca Raton
Vicki Spitalnick is an Innovation Specialist at Pine Crest School in Boca Raton, FL, working with PK- 8th grade students in the school’s iLab as well as in classrooms. Vicki has worked with multiple mediums including, fabric, paper, metal, glass and wood. Previous to Pine Crest, Vicki was a 1st and 3rd grade gifted classroom teacher where she integrated technology and maker projects into her regular curriculum. To foster creativity, her classrooms have contained a “Tinkering” section complete with bins of materials for “making” including: pipe cleaners, duct tape, foam, popsicle sticks, zip ties, straws and more. These supplies were used independently or in conjunction with items students designed and created in the maker lab. This crafting-turned-making mentality has proven engaging and exciting for both students and teachers alike.