Dr. Mike Phoenix

Computer Literacy Teacher
St. Louis Public Schools
Participates in 4 items
Born in Kansas but raised in Portland, Oregon, Mike Phoenix earned a BA in English from the University of Oregon in 1977. After work as a copy-aide and free-lance writer for the Oregon Journal newspaper in Portland, he returned to the Midwest to earn an MFA in Theater in 1985 from the University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale. He saw his original plays presented in Carbondale and Aurora, IL; Starkville, MS; Toronto, ONT; Arcata and San Francisco, CA; Portland, OR and St. Louis, MO. He directed six, main stage theater productions at Kirkwood High School in Kirkwood, Missouri, and taught remedial writing and college composition at St. Louis Community College at Meramec. Following 31 years with St. Louis Public Schools as an English Teacher, Professional Development Manager, and Computer Science Instructor, Phoenix retired in 2024. He earned his Doctorate in Education from the University of Missouri at St. Louis in 2016. Going on 25 years, Phoenix continues to edit the bi-monthly newsletter of a local comic book fan club, SAGA. He and his wife Rebecca have three children, three grand-children, and have made their home in St. Louis since 1988.

Sessions in which Dr. Mike Phoenix participates

Saturday 2 October, 2021

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
Marvelous: Marvel Shows on on Disney+
Gateway Center - Salon 6
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
Media

WandaVision, Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Loki, What If...? with many more on the way. What worked, what didn't, and what do we expect from the rest?  

Fixing The Not-So-Fantastic Four on the Big Screen
Gateway Center - Salon 6
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | 1 hour
Media

Now that Marvel has the rights back, what can they do to make a more successful FF movie? And can they do it without Doctor Doom?  

Frankly, It Sucks: How to Give Constructive and Kind Criticism
Gateway Center - Marquette A
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | 1 hour
Author - Craft

Sometimes we just don't know what to say to gently break it to an aspiring author that their work is a flaming trash pile.  Here's how you can not only soften the blow but also provide feedback that can be used to improve their skills!

Transportation Technology in Kirby’s Fantastic Four
Gateway Center - Salon 6
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM | 1 hour
Media

Jack Kirby's transportation technology is interpreted across his decade-long tenure with Marvel's flagship title, The Fantastic Four, through the "cold war" lens of the United States' Space Race against its chief geo-political rival, the Soviet Union.From canoe to ocean-liner, from elevator to matter-transmitter, from snow-ski to cosmic surfboard, this presentation celebrates the storyteller whose awe-inspiring vision of transportation technology informs comic art and popular cultur...