About ITTIP

Our Mission
As part of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services (CEHHS) at Longwood University, ITTIP supports P-12 school outreach by delivering learning opportunities for both teachers and students. Our focus is on professional development for educators, specializing in best practices for integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) into classrooms. Additionally, we offer programs—often summer-based—to engage students as active learners in STEM content.
Our primary professional learning audience includes school divisions within Superintendent’s Region 8 and SVRTC member divisions. However, we also partner with divisions across Virginia and nationally, and have delivered on-site professional development for teachers in countries such as Ghana, India, South Africa, and New Zealand. ITTIP faculty work closely with colleagues across campus departments and colleges to provide specialized expertise in content instruction for both professional development and student-centered programs.
Director

Dr. Paula Klonowski Leach, Ed.D. has been the Director of ITTIP since 2015 and also serves as the Director of P-12 Outreach and Engagement for CEHHS. Before joining ITTIP in 2011 as a STEM Learning Specialist, Dr. Leach worked for eight years at the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) as the state science coordinator and science specialist. Prior to her role at VDOE, she served as a division science coordinator and taught middle school science and special education for Powhatan County Public Schools. A native of western Pennsylvania, Dr. Leach completed her degrees at Slippery Rock University in Slippery Rock, PA and Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA.
Staff
Elizabeth Kirk,
STEM and Instructional Technology Specialist

Kyle Kayhart,
Technology Specialist
Angela Seay,
Administrative Assistant