Michael J Donhost
Michael is the father of three, the partner of a teacher, a learner, and an avid traveler. He earned his Ed.D. from Depaul University’s Educational Leadership Program in 2009, after ten years of teaching in and leading middle schools. Michael was the Founding Director of the second game-based school in the country, developed a university makerspace for pre-service and practicing educators, and taught Innovation and Design in Singapore. Michael has a passion for designing learning environments, and focuses his work on creating experiences that evoke joy and unlock agency. Informed by his work in game-based learning, the maker movement, and design, Michael is an advocate for uniquely creative forms of project-based learning.