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B radley B . B lu e 612.991.0017 | bradb b l ue@ g mai l .com | Li nked In: b rad l ey b l ue

Prof essi on al P rof i l e Dedicated and innovative educator with evidence of effective program designs and student achievement. Built a diverse portfolio that includes extensive collaboration with business and community organizations and successful, replicable paradigms in education. Recognized for structuring effective professional development built into sound program designs that leverage community stakeholders. A passionate and highly motivated leader with extensive knowledge of STEM initiatives and opportunities. Demonstrated evidence of delivering results.

Pro fessi on al Experi en ce 2010 -

Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools Founding Director

Charged to bring innovative design and operational support to a newly state approved 501(c)(3) that serves as a single-purpose authorizer of non-districted public schools.

2011-

Upper Mississippi Academy, Upper Post, Fort Snelling, Minnesota Founding Board Member and Director

Non-districted public school serving students in K-12th grades, growing student achievement by creating unique and engaging learning environments.

2006 - 2010

GISE - Guys in Science & Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founder, Director

Collaborative program supported by the Minneapolis Public Schools, Achieve Minneapolis,

and Augsburg College. Built on the GEMS model. Created logic models and programmatic structure, secured funding from foundations and benefactors and managed multiple budgets.

Principally funded by Cargill Foundation, NASA Space Grant, Best Buy Foundation, ADC Foundation, Mortenson Family Foundation, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Created and coordinated partnerships within the STEM community and higher education. Collected and analyzed short-term growth data.

1997-2006

GEMS - Girls in Engineering, Mathematics & Science, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Founder, Director

Collaborative program supported by the Minneapolis Public Schools, Achieve Minneapolis,

and Augsburg College. Created logic models and programmatic structure, secured funding from foundations and benefactors and managed multiple budgets. Principally funded by Medtronic STAR Grants, NASA Space Grant, Best Buy Foundation, Carolyn Foundation, ADC Foundation, Mortenson Family Foundation, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. Created and coordinated partnerships within the STEM community and higher education. Collected and analyzed short- and long-term growth data on c. 800 girls. GEMS has served as a paradigm of best practices and has been disseminated broadly. Most recently, the model has been advanced by a National Science Foundation grant.

2005, 2006

RCX Robotics and RoboLab, Caracas, Venezuela Contracted Consultant

2004, 2005

Escuela Campo Alegre International School hosted the Annual Association of American Schools in South America and featured innovative STEM initiatives. Trained 15 technology and science managers from various counties in South America.

NASA Robotics, Richmond Virginia, Kansas City, Missouri, Dallas, Texas

Contracted Consultant

Symposiums to support NASA Explorer Schools. Collaborative organizations included Human Factors and Robotics Engineer, NASA Johnson Space Flight Center and US Space & Rocket Center (Space Camp), Huntsville, Alabama.

2003

NASA Explorer School, Anwatin/Bryn Mawr, Minneapolis, Minnesota Consultant

Founding team coordinator and grant writer. The NASA Explorer Schools Project is NASA’s

classroom-based gateway for middle and high school students that provides authentic learning experiences designed around NASA’s unique missions while promoting student engagement in science, technology, engineering and mathematics based on NASA’s resources.

2002 - 2003

US Space & Rocket Center, Space Camp, Huntsville, Alabama Contracted Consultant

Led the programme design and installation of the International Space Station robotics challenge at the US Space & Rocket Center. The initiative included training Space Camp staff as well as developing training modules. Joint venture: NASA, Space Camp, and LEGO.

2000

CIPS - Constructing Ideas in Physical Science Contracted Consultant

A joint venture - San Diego State University, Western Michigan University, and University of

Minnesota - funded by National Science Foundation Grants (ESI-9812299 and ESI-0138900).

1993 - 2001

Minneapolis Public Schools, Minneapolis, Minnesota

1989 - 1993

King College, Bristol, Tennessee Associate Professor

1991 - 1992

Sullins Academy, Bristol, Virginia

Science, Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies Teacher

Latin Instructor

1987 - 1989

American School in Aberdeen, Cults (Aberdeenshire), Scotland Mathematics Instructor

1987 - 1989

King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland Lecturer

1988

Tyndale House, Cambridge, England Resident Research Fellow

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Ed u cati on Ph. D., King’s College, University of Aberdeen, Scotland

1989

Mittlestufe I, Staufen, Germany

1987

M.A., Wheaton Grauduate School, Wheaton, Illinois,

1986

B.A., Wheaton College, College of Arts and Sciences, Wheaton, Illinois, 1982

Li cen su res State of Minnesota

Elementary Education (1-6)

Mathematics (7-12) Life Sciences (7-12) Earth and Space Science (7-12) Social Studies (7-12) English/Language Arts (Middle School) Mathematics (Middle School) Life Sciences (Middle School) Earth and Space Science (Middle School) Social Studies (Middle School)

Recogn i ti on 2012 Fellow, Minnesota Educational Policy Fellowship Program (EPFP)

Minnesota EPFP is a partnership of the Washington D.C. based Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL) and the Minnesota based Center for Policy Studies (CPS).

2006 Tekne Award, Innovation in Teaching

Recognizes innovative classroom use of technology in K-12 STEM education.

1999 Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)

The National Science Foundation administers PAEMST on behalf of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Enacted by Congress in 1983, the program authorizes the President to bestow awards each year.

1998 National Board Professional Teaching Standards Certification

Recognizes effective and accomplished teachers who meet high standards. As part of the certification process, can-

didates complete 10 assessments in their certificate areas. The assessments include four portfolio entries that feature teaching practice and six constructed response exercises that assess content knowledge.

Pu b l i cati on s/ Medi a Gearing Up Robotics Co-Author Training materials for NXT robotics hardware and software applications in education.

STACK - Stellar Alternatives for Classrooms and Kids, Inc., 2009

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Gearing Up Robotics Co-Author Training materials for NXT robotics hardware and software applications in education.

STACK - Stellar Alternatives for Classrooms and Kids, Inc., 2009

“The Science of Speed” Author TIES, Fall Fascicle, 2005, pp. 37-41 Exploration Mars RoboChallenge Co-Author LEGO Group, Inc., 2002

The Science of Speed, A Physical Science Inquiry Author Pitsco, Inc., 2002. Revised (2nd) due for publication in 2015.

Kidz on Mars Newton’s Apple, Season 1; http://www.newtonsapple.tv/video.php?id=1663 CO2 Science of Speed, GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) Dragonfly TV (TPT/PBS); http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/check_it_outs/gems_co2.html Girl Power Robotics, GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science) Dragonfly TV (TPT/PBS); http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/gems.html Lift Off (Rocketry) Dragonfly TV (TPT/PBS); http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/liftoff.html Make Up Your Mind: Gloss Girls Dragonfly TV (TPT/PBS); http://pbskids.org/dragonflytv/show/makeup.html

Ref eren ces Joe Graba

Senior Associate, E|E Education Evolving

joe@educationevolving.org

Dan Loritz

Senior Fellow and President, Center for Policy Studies

dloritz@centerforpolicy.org

Martin Sabo

Board Member, Upper Mississippi Academy sylviasabo1@gmail.com

Pasi Sahlberg

Visiting Professor of Practice, Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education

Pasi.Sahlberg@cimo.fi

Louise Sundin

Board Chair, Minnesota Guild of Public Charter Schools

lsundin@mft59.org

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