Jeff Ingraham
Biography
Jeff Ingraham
PrairieSTEM
Bio:
Jeff Ingraham is a highly accomplished and experienced professional with a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the fields of education, technology, and music. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of PrairieSTEM Non Profit in Omaha, Nebraska. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education, a Masters Degree in Technology in Education, and has studied at the graduate level at several universities, including UNO, UNL, Creighton University, Drake College, Lesley College, University of Northern Colorado, and Wayne State College. He is ABD for an EDD Educational Doctorate degree through Lesley College.
Jeff has a long and impressive career in education. He has taught instrumental music in the Omaha Public Schools at the elementary and secondary level for six years. He then became the Instructional Technology Coordinator of the Bellevue Public Schools in 1991 until 1996. In 1996, he was employed by Educational Service Unit #3 for 25 years. While at ESU#3, he conducted Professional Development and technology trainings for the 18 school districts that ESU#3 served. He is or has been a Certified Technology Trainer for Apple, IBM, Smart, Google, Microsoft, Novell, iSafe, etc. Jeff began working for Prairie STEM in 2019 as COO.
In addition to his work in education, Jeff is also the Music Director at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Benson, Nebraska. He has led the music program and a staff of four since 1984. He plays bass trombone in Orchestra Omaha, which he has done since the orchestra’s inception in 1999. He has been a member of Santa Lucia Italian Heritage Band for many years, and is a member of the 1st Nebraska Civil War Reenactors Band. He also plays professionally throughout the area in various quintets and other ensembles.
Jeff is a prolific writer and presenter on the topic of technology and music technology in education. He has written monthly technology articles for the Nebraska Educational Technology Association (NETA) newsletter under the name of “The Windows Wizard” as well as co-presented the STEMversations Podcast. He is on the Board of directors of the Nebraska Educational Technology Association, the Treasurer of the Computer Science Teachers Association Omaha Chapter, and the Secretary of the Council for Immanuel Lutheran Church. He is a longtime member of the Metropolitan Omaha Educational consortium Technology Committee.
Jeff has presented or keynoted at a wide variety of Music/Education conferences, including the Nebraska State Bandmasters Association conference, the Nebraska Choral Directors Association conference, the Nebraska MENC conference (now NAFME), the National MENC conference in Washington DC, (now NAFME), the Omaha Public Schools Technology Institute (Keynote), the Westside Community Schools Technology Inservice (Keynote), the Gretna Public Schools Internet Safety Institute (Keynote), the 21st Century Skills Fair (ESU3), the Nebraska Association of School Boards Conference (NASB), the International Interactive Whiteboard Summit in London, UK (2006), the Nebraska Educational Technology Association conference (NETA), and the MOEC Job-a-like Conference.
Jeff has taught graduate level technology and music classes for over 25 years at Doane College, Peru State College, Wayne State College, and Kearney State College (now UNK), as well as presenting and advising undergraduate and graduate students and classes at UNO, UNL, Creighton University, Drake, UNC, and Lesley. He has taught the Professional Drone Certification Program through Metropolitan Community College since 2017.
In 2006, Jeff was inducted into the Omaha Benson High School Hall of Fame. In 2010, the Ingraham family was honored by Heartland Family Services in Omaha as the “Community Service Family of the Year for 2010”. In 2014, Jeff was inducted into the University of Nebraska’s Band Hall of Fame.
Jeff’s greatest joy in life is his wife Pam of nearly 40 years and his 4 daughters Kim, Cyndy, Hanna, and Carly who make him proud every day!
Educational Specialities:
Drones, Robotics, Google tools, Professional Development,