In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, I have the pleasure to interview with Mike Washburn. Mike is the official Minecraft: Education Edition podcast, host of the insanely popular educational podcast OnEducation, and the Director of Engagement for Participate. I love this conversation with Mike; we go everywhere every educator needs to be right now! I learned a ton about Minecraft, podcasting, education, engagement, and being a good human. This is a must-listen for all educators, but hey! You make the call. Regardless, this podcast is fun, moving, and will help you level-up to continue to make the difference you want to make.
Mike Washburn is the host of the official Minecraft: Education Edition podcast, popular education podcast On-Education, and the Director of Engagement for Participate. He is a professional learning specialist and a Global Minecraft Mentor. Previously, Mike was a Computer Science teacher in the Toronto area focusing on Robotics and Coding, Game-based Learning, and Game Design.
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I just wanted to take a minute (4 minutes and 22 seconds actually) to explain why I feel the need to press pause on my Wired Educator Podcast. I hope you will take a few minutes to listen, reflect, and offer me some advice.
In short, I have been feeling the need to step back from publishing episodes of The Wired Educator Podcast in order to reflect on all that is going on in the world around me and to adjust and become more intentional in providing solutions.
I am pausing my podcast to: honor and mourn the life of George Floyd and others who have died in the black community, highlight the racism in our world, to reflect on how I can use this platform to help end racism and better elevate the voices of educators in all communities, become more intentional in the content I create and share, to stand with peaceful protestors wanting change, and to learn and grow personally.
I realize it is my responsibility, but I do ask for your help if you are willing to recommend guests and topics that would bring greater diversity and serve to make a greater impact in all areas of education.
I thank you for being a loyal listener and supporter. I want you to know I committed to always learning and taking action to improve.
Kelly Croy