Bruce is an award-winning writer whose work has been honored by the Education Writers Association and Learning Forward. He is the author and coauthor of numerous publications related to organizational and professional development, mentoring, quality teaching, and improving professional cultures.

His selected publications include Groups at Work: Strategies and Structures for Professional Learning, Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator's Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, Learning-Focused Mentoring: A Professional Development Resource Kit, Data-Driven Dialogue: A Facilitator's Guide to Collaborative Inquiry, Mentoring Matters: A Practical Guide to Learning-Focused Relationships, Pathways to Understanding: Patterns and Practices in the Learning-Focused Classroom, The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, and How to Make Presentations That Teach and Transform.

Bruce has served as a classroom teacher, curriculum coordinator, and staff developer in Oberlin, Ohio, and Concord, Massachusetts, public schools. He holds a bachelor's degree from Antioch College and a master's of education from Lesley College.