About Mr. Gainey

Mr. Gainey is an educator and lifelong learner from Orlando, FL with a bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and a Masters of Education in Instructional Technology and a current doctoral student. Currently with 17 years of teaching experience, Mr. Gainey functions in various capacities in the education world to include teaching English-Language Arts, drama and technology.

Mr. Gainey  has a passion for the C.L.I.M.B.E., celebrating diversity, building community, project-based and problem-based learning as well as the student-driven classroom. As an educator, He feels it is his niche to build bridges and fill gaps, not to mention give meaning to learning experiences and use all of his skills and talents as a means to motivate students to be “more.” As a veteran of the United States Air Force, a singer and songwriter, actor and author collectively, Mr. Gainey incorporates techniques in the classroom to cultivate an environment where learning happens in various ways.

Most recently he has published his first book titled Journey to the 'Y' in You, available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble sites. He recently collaborated in the Edusnap 2016 “Best Practices in Education publication, his chapter called “The Student-Driven Classroom." He also is a contributing author for the EduSnap 2017 edition with a chapter titled “Celebrating Diversity & Building Community." He collaborated on Edumatch Snapshot in Education 2018, with his chapter titled “Ever Changing Nature and Needs. His most recent publications include “Diversity: It’s Not Just About You, It’s About Us,” and “Disqualified,” plays written for classroom use. His “one word” that encapsulates his day-to-day role and function in the classroom is “IMPACT.”