Barbara Bray – K12LEADERS

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Publications and Projects

Publication	*Define Your WHY: Own Your Story So You Can Live and Learn on Purpose* Amazon Paperback Kindle Audio Versions Amazon Audible Barnes & Noble: Paperback EduMatch Publishing Paperback Doing a book study? Check out the questions and resources HERE.

Publication	Conversations on Defining Your WHY Join Barbara Bray in conversations with inspirational educators, leaders, and difference-makers as they talk about their passion and their journey to define their WHY. Go to podcasts with posts by episodes Podcasts with posts in alphabetical order Reflections with posts going deeper

Publication	Make Learning Personal The What, Who, WOW, Where, and Why by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey (2015) Put learning back into the hands of the learner! To get your own copy, go to Corwin Press or Amazon Check out my Book Study Guide

Publication	How to Personalize Learning A Practical Guide for Getting Started and Going Deeper by Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey (2017) Bring theory to practice. Teachers can find the tools, skills, and strategies needed to personalize learning and develop self-directed, independent learners with agency. To get your own copy, go to Corwin Press or Amazon Check out my Book Study Guide

Areas of Expertise and Interest

Experience	Adult, Career, and Technical Education, Education Technology, Equity and Inclusion, Instructional Coaching, Social-Emotional Learning, Teacher Education
Areas of Interest and Development	Education Technology, Equity and Inclusion, Guidance and College Preparation, Library and Media, Social-Emotional Learning, Student Health and Wellness, Teacher Education
What would you like to offer this community?	Collaboration on a Project, Key note or Public Speaking, Leadership Development/Mentoring, Paid Consulting
What could we all do for you?	Collaboration on a Project
About Me	I am a creative learning strategist, teacher, podcast host, coach, speaker, author, and Story Weaver. I have been on a mission for over 30 years to transform teaching so learning is more authentic and meaningful. I am the pastowner/founder of My eCoach, a coaching platform, past co-founder of Personalize Learning, LLC, and co-author of Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. I always believed that stories connect all of us. In 2017, I started my Rethinking Learning podcast and the #rethink_learning Twitter chat to take stories deeper. I used what I learned to develop activities and presentations for participants to discover or rediscover their WHY. I collected the activities and 26 stories for my book, Define Your Why: Own Your Story So You can Live and Learn on Purpose. My new book, Grow Your Why… One Story at a Time is launching soon with 23 personal stories that will inspire you on purpose. It has been an honor to be invited to do webinars, presentations, keynotes, workshops, and playshops on several topics including redefining and growing your WHY during this time of uncertainty, empowering learner agency, preparing learners for the future, and disrupting the status quo. I am a coach with a new focus at Why Press Publishing on guiding aspiring authors to write and self-publish and coaching future podcasters to amplify their voices. Connect with me here at K12 Leaders and Email: barbara.bray@gmail.com Twitter (X): @bbray27 #rethink_learning Threads: @bbray27 LinkedIn: barbarabray Facebook: barbara.bray Voxer: barbarabray48 Instagram: bbray27 Website/Blog: Rethinking Learning Website: Why Press Publishing Podcast: Rethinking Learning Podcast Podcast: Real Talk with Barbara and Nicole Co-author: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning Author Define Your Why