Floyd Braid's Bio

Floyd Braid has 12 successful years of experience as a middle school and college level educator.  He has taught grades 5-8 and various technology integration courses for educators and pre-service teachers. He was the creator of a middle school communication arts instructional model that won praise and awards. The National Citizens School Committee awarded Mr. Braid and his model their "One in One Hundred" award, an award that is given to one hundred innovative public education initiatives every year. Floyd was a principal member in the creation and development of Georgia Learning Connections (GLC- www.glc.k12.ga.us ), a Web site dedicated to providing educators with standard specific customizable resources to support teaching and learning in Georgia. He was directly responsible for the development of GLC Teacher Resource Center and statewide staff development for this initiative.

Floyd currently serves as the Chief Learning Officer for i3 Training Services www.i3trainingservices.com  a professional development company that focuses on the evolution of technology tools as they support the curriculum in the classroom. In the past 4 years he has worked with over 2000 educators and 500 school districts on refining their use of technology so that it supports greater student achievement and teacher productivity. Most recently Floyd has been working with several schools that have embraced the 1-to-1 computing challenge.

Mr. Braid is a highly respected trainer and is frequently requested to present at local and national technology training sessions and conferences. The Apple Computer Corporation recently selected him for their Apple Distinguished Educator Award.