Anita G. Givens—State Technology Director Representative

Senior Director, Educational Technology Division, Texas Education Agency
February 1994–present
With the Texas Education Agency since July 1991

Anita has led the educational technology efforts in Texas for over ten years. She provides leadership for the integration, utilization, evaluation, and expansion of educational technologies throughout the state through the on-going implementation of the State Board of Education's Long-Range Plan for Technology. This includes the integration of technology into all content areas K–12, Technology Grant Programs, Educational Technology Pilot Projects, Technology Planning and E-Rate. She serves on a wide variety of boards and committees on the state and national level. Anita is currently the Chair of the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA). Anita also serves on the Board of Directors of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and serves as an Education Advisor to the Partnership for 21st Century Skills. Anita received the 2002 NCTET Community Builder Award for her efforts to advance the cause of education technology nationally. She was also named one of the 25 "Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers of Information Technology for 2002 by Government Technology Magazine and the Center for Digital Government. Anita makes presentations to many national audiences and at state and national conferences on educational technology. Anita has taught Kindergarten and 2nd grade and educational technology classes from elementary through graduate school. She received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Early Childhood Education from Houston Baptist University and a Master of Science Degree in Educational Management from University of Houston-Clear Lake.