About Brady Cline

Brady Cline has been an international educator and leader in technology for over 10 years. He is currently an ICT Coordinator in Bangkok, where he lives with his wife, daughter and dog. He holds various qualifications and has taught in six countries in a variety of positions in high school and elementary. Before becoming a teacher, Brady worked as a project manager for a dot-com.

Background

I was born and raised in California. He spent much of his youth in the mountains outside of San Diego, biking forest trails after school and surfing on the weekends. My brother and I took an early interest in technology, saving our money to buy a Tandy-1000 to replace our aging Vic-20.

I started recording electronic music with my Mac in the early 90′s and chose to minor in art as an excuse to work creatively with computers. I couldn’t hack the drawing classes, so I switched to journalism so I could continue my new-found love of graphic design and photography. After university, I took a temp job filling in for a secretaryat a dot-com start-up. The CEO took notice of a presentation I put together for him, and he offered me a job as a graphic and web designer. A year later, I was managing the department and traveling internationally for business.

In a strange twist, for reasons hardly remembered, I decided to take a break from the corporate world and teach sixth grade for a year in Honduras. I returned to California changed. I went back to teachers’ college and started teaching in east Hollywood. Ten years later, I have taught in six countries at almost every grade-level from K-12.

Family & Fun

I’m married to fellow teacher, Jeanette Cline. We met while teaching in Shanghai and have one daughter and one dog. I have long been frustrated by the breadth of my interests, feeling that if I could just focus on one or two, I could actually be quite successful. As it is, I enjoy playing guitar, recording music, photography, and graphic design. I have a recollection of being a good athlete and would like to start some good exercise habits rather than saving it all up for just one or two surfing or snowboarding trips each year.

What’s in a Name?

I went back and forth with the idea of having two separate websites, one with my name as domain and one as my blog. Although many people I greatly respect have opted for two separate sites, I’ve chosen to keep it simple for now. That said, the ed-tech blog is named “Incredibly Near.” (incrediblynear.com resolves to bradycline.com)  Why this name? First, because I believe we are incredibly near to some amazing breakthroughs in education. Second, because it is an anagram for my full name, Brady Erin Cline.  And in case you were thinking it — no, “Erin” is not just a girl’s name (in Ireland).