Learning

Beyond Boundaries

Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science Education for the 21st Century and beyond.

Together, we rise

It is now more critical than ever before to offer young people challenging STEM learning experiences to foster their academic, intellectual, and social development during these difficult times. The educational landscape has undergone significant transformation in recent years, and our goal is to help support families with engaging and fun robotics and STEM education.


My vision for TRC in 2011 became a reality in 2024: establishing a dynamic 21st-century learning center for K-12 students to acquire essential skills sustained through excellence in Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science. By integrating curated content from esteemed institutions like FIRST Robotics, NASA JPL Education, and NASA STEM Engagement & Educator Professional Development Collaborative (EPDC), I strive to provide high-quality STEM education to as many students as possible. To achieve this objective, my focus is on motivating students to cultivate and enhance 21st-century digital skills through Playful Learning, an educational approach endorsed by LEGO Education, NASA STEM Education, and many other educational organizations.


I firmly believe that through our engaging TRClasses, TRCamps, TRCompetition teams, and TRCommunity programs, students will develop a deeper comprehension, respect, and recognition of the challenges and opportunities of a top-tier STEAM education. In the upcoming year, my focus will remain on utilizing modern learning technologies to motivate students to follow their dreams and work towards a career and/or education in STEM fields, thereby becoming the science and technology trailblazers of the 21st century.


Join us as we rise to new heights in 2024 and continue to develop our future generations for America.


Dare Mighty Things!


Coach Mike

Making Giant Leaps Possible

TRC Education makes giants leaps possible for students by providing Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science education to help build 21st-century digital age skills. TRC Education focuses on three primary learning domains: Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science (TRC) and our classes aim to provide a competitive advantage to young students aiming to pursue careers and education in engineering technology.


In 2022, TRC Education established a new type of learning center in our community, the Tennessee Robotics Center providing afterschool and homeschool community learning opportunities for K-12 students. In 2023, TRC moved to a new location near I-840 to reach more students traveling in from the west of Murfreesboro, Nashville, and Middle Tennessee.


Our mission to inspire inspire and encourage students to embark on paths of remarkable achievements in the realms of STEM and robotics.

We are TRC

A Persistent Pursuit

The pace of technology and change in today's fast-moving world requires a persistent pursuit of education to develop the knowledge and skills needed for using engineering and technology tools and principles. These skills enable educators to design, develop, prototype, deliver and assess authentic, learning experiences.


TRC Education enables and empowers students to learn beyond boundaries. My 5 year plan is to build a modern 21st-century learning center for afterschool and homeschool community students and an online learning portal where students of all backgrounds, locations, and interests can learn, grow, and explore Technology, Robotics, and Computer Science education from anywhere in the world, even outer space.


Educational areas of interest continue to include: 


  • Engineering Design
  • 3D Printing and CAD
  • Computer Science and Coding
  • Educational Technology (EdTech)
  • Digital Media Production
  • Robotics Engineering and Mechatronics
  • Cyber Education and Networking
  • Aerospace and Aeronautics Education
  • Space Science Education
  • Earth Science


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Forging our Next Giant Leap

Today, I am forging the next giant leap at TRC by continuing to build our new advanced robotics lab for mechatronics, robotics engineering, homeschool community STEM and technology education.


In 2024, I am planning to launch our new website platform, a new learning management system (LMS) called TRC Online, an online digital learning platform to reach even more students throughout Tennessee and provide a way for students to work on assignments from home.


What will our next Giant Leap be? God only knows but He will lead the way and I will always follow his calling. We just have to listen.


Be still and know.




Go Home

Dare Mighty Things

Dare Mighty Things! is our motto that has become a core concept at TRC over the years and is something I say to my students often. It was recently displayed as a decoder ring on the landing parachute of the Mars Perseverance Rover.


"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly,…" 1


"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." 2

 

1 "The Man in the Arena: Citizenship in a Republic"
Address delivered at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910


2 "The Strenuous Life"
Hamilton Club, Chicago, April 10, 1899


Image at left: Mars Decoder Ring

Found at: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mars-decoder-ring



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