Brady Carman

Northwest Arkansas local who is passionate about getting more people riding bikes more often, helping to reduce barriers people have to making that happen, and connecting the bike industry to NWA. Skilled in social media, stoke activation, engagement strategies, communications, community programming, bicycle incentive programs, Highly qualified professional with a B.S.E. focused in Elementary Education and Teaching from University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. • Eleven years in district • Served as instructional Facilitator • Served as a member on FPS Equity Champions team • Committee chair for Response to Intervention and Guiding Coalition teams • First grade teacher for nine years • ESL Certified • Green Team lead • Served on district Green Team leadership team for 9 years • 2022 Arkansas Environmental Educator of the Year • 2013 Fayetteville School District Green Team Leader of the year • BEETLES (Lawrence Hall-UC Berkeley) Leadership Institute graduate • Lucy Calkin’s Writing Institute at Teacher’s College - Columbia University graduate Skilled in Educational Technology, Instructional Design, Student Engagement Strategies, Sustainability, Curriculum Development, Team Building, Coalition Building, and Public Speaking. I have spent my career working to help students build strong foundations for themselves socially, emotionally, and academically. I believe in the power of building up and empowering the whole child to be resilient and adaptive problems solvers because these skills will help them in a future that is ever evolving. I’m deeply interested in finding ways that we can get more students engaged in creative thinking, and problems solving situations. I’m passionate about providing opportunities where students can use their sense of wonder to explore and engage in the world around them. Getting to see this process take place up close is exciting, and something I love to talk about.