Brian D. Hayes

Multi-talented educational leader with 15 years experience working as a teacher, professor, outreach director, academic program coordinator and professional journalist. Demonstrated success developing, implementing, supervising and evaluating educational programs that help enrich the lives of students and teachers. Successful working with diverse learners of all types.

Educational strengths include:
• Program creation and implementation
• Data collection and analysis
• Curriculum analysis and development
• Evaluation and assessment strategies
• Teaching with technology
• Instructional coaching
• Verbal and written communication
• Diversity education
• Relationship building
• Event coordination

Technology is changing at record pace. Students are doing more with iPods, cell phones and social media than ever before and they aren’t just using them for entertainment. Students are using them as communication tools, personal organizers and research devices. Schools across the country must begin re-evaluating their technology policies in order to adapt to these societal changes. It only stands to benefit student success post-graduation. Teachers must learn how these technologies can be used throughout the entire school curriculum in order to increase student engagement and improve academic performance.

My educational mission is to work with K-12 teachers and students in a leadership role where I can affect positive change in the academic environment. I want to put a focus on 21st century skills that will better prepare students for academic, social and career success. I want to work with teachers, students and administrators in developing curriculum and policies that enable us to learn how valuable and fun incorporating everyday technology into classrooms and curriculum can be.

“There can be infinite uses
of the computer and of new age technology,
but if the teachers themselves
are not able to bring it into the classroom
and make it work,
then it fails.”

~ Nancy Kassebaum, US Senator