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With 20+ years experience using games to educate and engage, Joel has travelled the world discovering and sharing the best game-based learning practices.

In 2011 Joel co-founded TeacherGaming LLC and released MinecraftEdu which was acquired in 2015 by Microsoft and became Minecraft: Education Edition. TeacherGaming sold educational versions of Kerbal Space Program, Universe Sandbox, and Cities: Skylines to schools, and also released its own original IP Switch & Glitch for iOS and Android.

Joel has designed and led learning programs for schools, camps, libraries, museums, and corporate partners. He has taught technology and media classes at all K-12 grade levels and provided support and professional development for dozens of schools. Joel is currently teaching at a private school for students with learning differences.