Michael Voskoboynik is a Technology Coordinator and Technology Teacher at the Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis.He was born and raised in Malyn, Ukraine and immigrated to the United States in 1992. Michael was a Math teacher prior to his emigration, and continued his teaching career after his arrival to the US. In addition to Math, Michael began teaching Technology. He developed a passion for using technology to discover family history, and put together various projects that encouraged his students to delve into their ancestors’ stories. Michael created a Holocaust-related project known as “Virtual Trip to Eastern Europe”, where students conduct research on their relatives’ Holocaust experience, and present them in a way that makes their stories come alive. This project evolved into creation of our school award-winning interactive Holocaust museum.
Over the past two decades, Michael and his students have been selected to present their projects at various conferences and events around the world, including 8 consecutive ISTE conferences.