Laura Gray started her first educator position at GSMST in 2015 teaching mathematics and computer science. She has taught Accelerated Algebra, Accelerated Geo-PreCalc, Accelerated Pre-Calculus, AP Computer Science A, Programming Applications of Linear Algebra, and Data Sciences/Analytics. She also sponsors GSMST student internship and science fair projects.
Ms. Gray currently holds a position as a GCPS Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science Instructional Specialist, supporting 100+ educators across 62 different middle and high schools. She believes in providing teacher communities with resources to support relevant, balanced, and fun instruction in the classroom. It is her ultimate goal to provide equitable resources and access in CS education to all students by training educators on effective teaching strategies in the field. Laura has worked with the Georgia Department of Education to develop new computer science courses for the Georgia K-12 curriculum. She has written and developed standards for three new Computer Sciences courses for the state of Georgia in the past year. She was named STAR Teacher of GCPS and GSMST in 2019 and a Promise of Gwinnett teacher in 2020. She was named Teacher of the Year at GSMST in 2021. In 2022, she was awarded the NCWIT Georgia Educator Impact Award. Laura is passionate about fighting for equity in CS education. She works daily on efforts to bring quality CS education to every student in her district via the CS4All movement. Ms. Gray has also served on GCPS's Equity Teams. She earned a Computer Information Systems degree from Indiana University (2003) and a Masters in the Art of Teaching (Secondary Education Mathematics) from the University of Georgia (2015). Prior to teaching, Ms. Gray embarked on a 10 year career in Information Technology with Procter & Gamble, PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC, Hospira Inc., and General Electric. She was twice awarded the TDWI Enterprise BI Award (in 2008 and 2009) and twice awarded a General Electric Management Award (in 2009 and 2010). Ms. Gray obtained her CISA certification in 2007 and several certifications other certifications in SAP, Identity Management, and Databases between 2003 and 2011. In her free time, Laura enjoys travelling. She also pursues a hobby of photography and has been published by Spin Magazine, Rolling Stone Magazine, The Washington Post, Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and Pitchfork Magazine. |
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