Michael (Mike) Speidel has worked in the field of education for over 20 years. During his time as a educator he has held positions as a classroom teacher, school based professional developer, district based professional developer, Instructional Designer for LCPS’s Virtual High School, and Aerospace Educator based at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Outside of the classroom, Mike has been an advocate for Educational Technology & Computer Science integration. He has presented at multiple educational conferences and has served on the executive board of VSTE as Vice President and Treasurer. In his current role, Mike works with teachers and students to help integrate Computer Science and Computational Thinking strategies into their Middle School classrooms.