Barbara Bray

Barbara founded Computer Strategies in 1991 to bring relevant and focused professional development to teachers. As a computer and G.A.T.E. teacher, she co-developed engaging projects with teachers and saw this as the type of professional development teachers really wanted. Barbara has been an active member of CUE since the late 1980's and was awarded the Gold Disk in 1998 for her many contributions to the advancement of technology and education.

Barbara's presentations at local, national and international conferences have been popular and sprinkled with humor and loads of tips. She has taught at St. Mary's College, Cal State Hayward and been guest speaker at UC Berkeley and other Universities. Barbara has written many articles on professional development and writes a regular column for the OnCUE Journal. She also moderates an active listserv for professional developers (techstaffdevelop) and coordinates PDQs (Professional Development Quick Tips) for Techlearning.com. Barbara coordinates a team of eCoaches for workshops and institutes for schools and districts around the country.

Barbara started the new division My eCoach in 2000 to:

move the focus to coaching more than training
emphasize the importance of planning
form a team of eCoaches
help schools build capacity with their own eCoaches
create an online project building tool to support coaching
develop resources for teachers and students

Location: Northern California (will travel!)

Tech-education quote: "Find your strengths and go with them!"

eCoaching strengths:

big picture person
looks for each person's strengths
uses humor in the classroom and with coaching
is optimistic and persistent
has empathy and understands teachers' situations

Educational links (close these new windows when done!)

Continental Drift and Plate Tectonics: an interactive site for students that has animations and activities.
Storytelling Lesson Plans and Activities: students love stories. This site provides teachers lots of activities that bring stories to life.
Teach with Movies: this site is extensive and helps parents and teachers use movies as part of the curriculum.

Resume link: Word format

Email Barbara at barbara@my-ecoach.com

Barbara wants to thank her family and friends for all of their support and believing in her vision.