Michael Bryant Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Wa, Us

Cloud Innovation Centers (CIC) allow both students and staff at public sector organizations to learn as they collaborate and work through challenges. Teams access leading innovation processes and have the opportunity to apply cloud technology to real-world problems in the public sector.Any nonprofit, education, or government organization can apply to work on a challenge with our global network of innovation centers. Organizations bring their expertise and work through a challenge engagement, uncover new ways to solve complex problems, and develop offerings on AWS.

Seattle, Wa, Us

I develop the global strategy and messaging for AWS in higher education, working closely with geographic teams to identify scalable and repeatable industry solutions that empowers higher education institutions to accelerate their digital transformation of education in partnership with the full education community, including learners, educators, administrators, and researchers.

Seattle, Wa, Us

Seattle, Wa, Us

New York, Us

Responsible for working with the corporate education partnership and implementation teams starting at program ideation through execution in order to inform program development and build program K-12 District activation and community engagement plans.I strive to bring the excitement and passion I have for our educational partner programs into schools and communities globally. That can take the form sharing strategies for classroom integration, an in-person launch event celebrating the work of educators, or landing on an aircraft carrier to bring the reality of Navy STEM careers to students as the host of virtual field trips. Each provides the opportunity for communities to learn, connect and share.

New York, Us

Responsible for increasing digital partnerships and sales by providing customer-facing pedagogical expertise in North America and Internationally as a Tactical Presenter and Experience DesignerBuilt C-level district relationships leading to a solutions partnership through the development and delivery of presentations, workshops, keynote addresses, full day events, board presentations, week long institutes and a variety of other awareness and adoption level eventsHelped launch both supplemental digital services and basal digital textbooks (science, social studies and math) by developing and delivering customer facing presentations and experiences Worked with cross-divisional team to develop STEM certification courses at Wilkes UniversityDesigned STEM Camp program in collaboration with division team http://www.discoveryeducation.com//STEM/connect-the-dots.cfmHelped develop and deliver Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) AcademiesProvided internal teams with professional development to grow their expertise in our solutions-oriented approachSecured multi-million dollar contracts with annual double-digit revenue growthCollaborated extensively with our implementation and Discovery Education Community teams to build an instructional support community for educators as they move along the continuum of integration of digital content into their lessonsDesigned and delivered workshops and keynote addresses, both domestic and internationallyPartnership discussion lead for all digital resource adoption conversations both nationally and internationally, most recently leading Discovery Education's state adoption efforts in Florida, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana, Oregon, Idaho, Oklahoma and VirginiaResponsible for launching and building customer evangelist community, the Discovery Education Global Community, in the United Kingdom.

New York, Us

Directly responsible for growing customer evangelists (STAR Discovery Educators) through local, state, regional and national eventsDesigned and implemented more than 100 regional professional development events, reaching move than 10,000 educators and administrators in more than 25 statesBuilt strategic partnerships with local school, government and non-profit agencies (i.e. Siemens, John G. Shedd Aquarium, City of Chicago, Regional Offices of Education)Invited to speak on best practices at major educational conferences (i.e. National Science Teachers Association, National Educational Computing Conference, FETC, ICE, TIES)Developed multi-platform, multi-media marketing resources for Discovery Education initiatives including: Siemens, 3M, US Cellular, Discovery Student Adventures, Discovery Educator National Institutes, and Discovery Educator Network regional and national eventsDeployed form/survey system that is currently used by the entire division.Recognizing the essential need for event ROI and follow up by partnerships, I researched, tested and deployed an event management system at multiple events. I built the initial templates and provided internal PD to get both the SPI (formerly DEN DAM Team) and marketing teams up and running with the new system. This system is now used for every in-person and many virtual Discovery Education events.

New York, Us

Worked to build a community of practice around the integration of digital media and technology into primary and secondary instruction. Designed and delivered professional development events to grow the adoption of digital media in the classroom.

Designed and implemented after school initiatives relating to the National 21st Century Community Learning Centers' 7 year grantSecured funding to sustain programs post-grant through acceptance as a state authorized provided of Supplemental Educational Services