Category Archives: teaching

Exploring Motivation

Posted on July 15, 2023 by Michael

As a parent, I care deeply about how my kids own their habits of learning. In grade school, I received the gift of violin lessons from age five through high school. Looking back, my capacity for music making has become … Continue reading →

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Our Experiments To Improve Our Home Schooling Culture

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Michael

Hello, friends. As our family tries to adapt to the new normal and the COVID pandemic, I wanted to start reflecting on how our family plans to promote a learning culture. Over the years, InspiredToEducate.NET has taken on the mission … Continue reading →

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Thank YOU to all teachers! #edtech #edchat

Posted on May 2, 2020 by Michael

Hello. In this post, I wanted to share a word of thanks to all teachers and professors. Over the years of being married to a college professor and writing this blog, I continue to grow in respect and appreciation for … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Reading To Foster Empathy

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Michael

In my view, one of the best educational and community hacks of all times is the library.  Why?  They are organizations devoted to growing minds through books.   Books have the ability to send us to new worlds of adventure, help … Continue reading →

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Connecting Community Service to Makerspaces and Developer Communities

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Michael

In November 2017, I had the honor of speaking at DevFest Florida, a community organized developer conference focusing on Google technology. I had an amazing time at this conference. You can check out my reflections on this experience at GDGCentralFlorida.org. … Continue reading →

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Real Impact – Women in STEAM Conference 2017

Posted on May 6, 2017 by Michael

I wanted to give a shoutout to one of my favorite “hands on” learning organizations in Macon: Real Impact Center.   Real impact center focuses on helping to inspire the next generation of young ladies to consider careers as science and technology … Continue reading →

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Making Chord Progressions using Sonic Pi

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Michael

I have to confess that I love music and code. When I get to share my two favorite things in one package, it gets me excited. In previous blog posts, I had talked about an amazing tool called Sonic-Pi for … Continue reading →

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Celebrating SparkMacon Makerspace Community in 2016

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Michael

Happy Holidays everyone!  We wanted to share a few memories and pictures from our community outreach in 2016 and workshops.   We’ve also included pictures from our road trip to Atlanta Maker Faire.  We’re very thankful to our team and … Continue reading →

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Tiz the Season To Code a Christmas Song

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Michael

Hi, friends! Hope that you and your family have a very Merry Christmas. Last week, we celebrated National computer science week. In schools over the world, kids and adults had their first exposure to the fundamentals of computer science: putting … Continue reading →

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Import 3D Scenes Into Minecraft using MCEdit2 #makered #minecraft #minecraftedu

Posted on November 14, 2016 by Michael

In our classes for young makers, we discuss how digital fabrication technology will be a game-changer.   In future work, more jobs will involve converting digital content into physical things through technologies like 3D printing, CNC, and other similar technologies. … Continue reading →

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