Category Archives: agile

Giving Yourself Margin

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Michael

I’m in one of those seasons of life where my schedule feels three notches beyond packed.  We enjoy staying active in our church, our community, and family.  My wife and I believe in the concept of going above and beyond … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Obvious by @PhilMckinney [Review]

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Michael

Are you a leader, entrepreneur, or researcher looking for a system for making your organization more innovative?  In our economy, creativity has become critical skill.   In a music context, the artists that continue to re-invent themselves find ways to … Continue reading →

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Should You Use an Object Relational Mapper in your App?

Posted on July 23, 2014 by Michael

  When you write applications that communicate with a relational database, your design needs to solve a fundamental problem.   In most cases, we create systems using relational databases.  (i.e. MySQL, Oracle, MSSQL, etc.)   Similarly, we probably write our web or … Continue reading →

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Top Posts from InspiredToEducate.NET in 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Michael

17 Fun Tools To Teach Kids To Code by @ChrisBetcher Benefits of Teaching Kids To Code That No One Is Talking About theClubhou.se: Growing an Awesome City through a Culture of Making Learn to Build Your Own Conversational Bot using … Continue reading →

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5 Free E-Books on Scrum and Agile Testing

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Michael

For teams that do creative work, Scrum has become a popular management framework to help improve team focus and provide a disciplined pattern for continuous improvement.  Working with teams that use agile/scrum, it has been fun to see how the … Continue reading →

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Join the National Day of Civic Hacking

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Michael

Are you a programmer, community leader, or designer wanting to make a difference?  Mark your calendars for May 31 – June 1, 2014 for the National Day of Civic Hacking, a fun weekend of community service using design, programming and technology.  Whether … Continue reading →

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Why does this Programmer Enjoy Learning from Teachers?

Posted on March 15, 2014 by Michael

While I work as a professional software engineer and scrum master, I have become passionate about creating environments of learning and becoming better as a teacher. While some of my geek or software buddies believe that I’m weird, I believe … Continue reading →

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Designing Software that’s Easy To Test

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Michael

As programmers, we desire to create well crafted software that delights our customers.   Because we care about the long term maintainability of our code, we aspire to craft our code well.    In the ideal case, future programmers should … Continue reading →

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David McCandless: The Beauty of Data Visualization

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Michael

David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections. Good design, he suggests, is the best way to navigate information glut — and … Continue reading →

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#HackForChange : Inspiring Students To Thrive By Positive Social Connections

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Michael

I hope your Monday is going well.  I’m pretty excited to share my experience in HackForChange this weekend.   It was a great weekend of coding to address civic challenges. What’s the problem? http://hackforchange.org/challenge/help-students-thrive-education-challenge 3 Strategies to Break the Cycle … Continue reading →

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