SocraticExperience.com, a secondary school for parents seeking a warm, motivating, high performance virtual educational experience for their children, specializing in creative, intellectual, and entrepreneurial students whose needs are not being met by conventional schools.

Founder of the Academy of Thought and Industry, an innovative Montessori-aligned high school with campuses in SF, NYC, Austin, and St. Louis.  They are managed by Higher Ground Education, the leading Montessori network in the U.S.

Twenty-eight years creating innovative K-12 programs and schools, based on Montessori, Socratic, and entrepreneurial principles, including an inner city school at which minority females gained four years of critical thinking skills in four months (on a test that correlates with SAT and IQ); a Montessori middle school in Palo Alto where the average 8th grade SAT for students was higher than the average private school senior; a school for gifted children where middle schoolers passed AP science courses; MVHS, a rural New Mexican school ranked the 36th best public high school in the U.S.; and KoSchool in Austin.  My book, The Habit of Thought:  From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice summarizes my approach.  All of my schools are based on the cultivation of respectful, civil, authentic intellectual dialogue.

This led to FLOW, a non-profit devoted to promoting entrepreneurial solutions to world problems, co-founded with John Mackey, CEO of Whole Foods Market.  My second book, Be the Solution:  How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World's Problems, co-authored with Mackey, Mohammad Yunus, Hernando de Soto, and others summarizes our approach.

Because global poverty is the biggest of all problems, FLOW led me to focus on bringing better law and governance to the global poor.  As a consequence, I began working to create Special Development Regions and e-government in  Honduras, Senegal, and other regions around the world.

I'm passionate about entrepreneurial solutions to world problems, with personal interest and experience in education and law/governance.  I write on these issues at Medium.

Michael Strong

Oregon State University

Statewide position, connecting and working with communities and organizations on broadband and digital technology adoption for education, tele-health, workforce and economic development in Oregon. Promoting and educating on topics such as digital equity, digital literacy, safe computing/cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and digital technologies adoption.

Broadband & Digital Technologies Adoption Coordinator

I supervise the Oregon State University Extension Computing Technology Unit which provides remote and onsite support to all the Cooperative Extension Offices and Regional Branch Experiment Stations across Oregon. I coordinate and provide training and support for Drupal, web technologies, digital media production, social media, video conferencing and other online collaborative technologies.

I also do bilingual K-12 STEAM outreach and engagement, especially with under-represented, under-served youth and love using The Arts to engage youth who might not naturally gravitate towards STEM subjects and careers.

Technology & Media Support Coordinator

VicMedia

Bilingual media production, document translation and educational services.
"Two languages... one message"

Owner

Certified Languages International

Independent contractor providing on-call Spanish/English certified medical interpretation services to hospitals, clinics and medical offices across the Willamette Valley in Oregon.

Certified Medical Interpreter – Spanish/English

Shangri-La Corporation

Recommended, specified and installed digital media production capabilities for Shangri-La. Acted as Webmaster for Shangri-La's online presence. Developed and managed the Shangri-La Life external Wordpress based blog www.shangrilalifeblog.org. Established and managed Shangri-La's online social media presence and efforts. Recommended and installed Wiki server for Shangri-La's ERN (Employment Resources Northwest) program. Developed an organizational permissions based Intranet Portal using Drupal CMS. Installed and configured a Moodle based LMS. Developed and presented trainings on photography and social media.

Lead Media Producer/Social Media Specialist

Livingstone Adventist Academy

I taught High School Art II which was an overview of digital media production including graphic design, photography and video production. I also provided private music lessons at the school and taught guitar, trumpet, saxophone and percussion.

Art Teacher - Graphic Design, Photography, Video Production

dba: Select Impressions

Worked in a commercial printing environment as part of the digital pre-press team, providing typesetting, scanning, file pre-flighting, page layout and imposition, graphic design, tech consultation support and customer service.

Digital Pre-Press Technician

Salem Printing & Blueprint

I managed the digital department and provided graphics production services in graphic design, typesetting, desktop publishing, large format printing, tech support, customer service, scanning, software installations and digital printing.

Digital Department Manager

Your Town Press

Worked in a commercial printing environment in the pre-press department creating offset printing plates and assisted in the bindery department.

Prepress Worker

KSGN Good News Radio

Operated tape machines, radio board, digital recorders and assisted with general radio broadcasting operations. Transferred, edited and digitally restored audio from reel to reel tapes and LP records, mastering them to digital CDs.

Radio Operator/Acting Music Director

Loma Linda University – Quick Print

Operated offset printing and bindery equipment.

Pressman

My Motto: “Be passionate, do good, and...NEVER BE BORING!” 

I am passionate about public outreach and engagement. I'm a technologist at heart who loves helping people learn how to use technology to improve their work and better their lives. I have a knack for explaining technology in simple, easy to understand terms, without the usual geek speak and techno-babel. I act as a bridge between techies and end users. Fully bi-lingual and bicultural, fluent in English and Spanish. Also have some limited French knowledge.

I also absolutely love exploring the intersect between the Arts, Science and Technology. My interdisciplinary experience, interests and skills have led to a bit of "fame" through my alter-ego, DroneSinger – The "Weird Al" of drones, world's #1 composer of parody songs about drones. I leverage this fame to provide K-12 STEM / STEAM education (especially for under-represented youth), educators, community groups and the public at large. I am a huge advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion and believe in authenticity and representation.

I am currently working on a blilingual (Spanish/English), science based, space themed, STEAM children's music album titled "Mariachi on Mars." Feel free to reach out if you are interested in hearing more about the project.

Some of my many interests and passions include: creativity, technology, innovation, art, story telling, collaboration, life long learning, education, aeronautics, music, leadership, social media, marketing, media production, drones, and puppetry/ventriloquism...preferably all at the same time. :)

Professional and collaborative connections include Oregon State University, USDA/NIFA, Extension Foundation, 4-H, Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Department of Aviation, Intel, and more.

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