Dr. Mike Hall is one of America's most sought after speakers on the subjects of Classroom Technology Transformation and Freshman Transition Programs. During his career, Dr. Hall served as a teacher/coach, vocational director, assistant principal, athletic director, high school principal, and the Deputy Superintendent for Technology for the Georgia Department of Education.  Recently retired, Dr. Hall now spends a considerable amount of time working with school districts around the US on setting up middle to high school transition programs and integrating technology across the curriculum.

While serving as the Deputy Superintendent for the Georgia DOE, Dr. Hall championed the creation of the Georgia Virtual School as part of Governor Perdue and Superintendent Kathy Cox's educational initiatives in 2005 to offer AP classes in all Georgia high schools during the 05-06 school year. Meeting all goals in the first year, this innovative online program now includes 141 total courses and  has more than 5 times its original enrollment. Dr. Hall has served on numerous state and national committees including the COSN Executive Board, Statewide Wireless Project steering committee, Governor's task force on Multimedia, and Intel HELP Executive Board. In addition, he was a principal advisor on the technology design committee of the state of the art Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim, California and he continues to serve as an instructional technology advisor for the center.

Featured twice at the National Intel Visionary Conference as a technology visionary, he has presented more than 300 sessions at national, state, and local technology and school improvement conferences across the country. His efforts have given him the opportunity to work with schools in numerous states on the transformation of technology across the curriculum as well as Ninth Grade transition programs. He has been involved with many school districts and companies on various school improvement projects.

With thiry years of experience in the education field, Dr. Hall holds Masters and Specialist Degrees in Education Administration and Supervision, as well as a Doctorate in Educational Leadership. Before joining the Georgia Department of Education, he was principal of Houston County High School (HCHS) in Warner Robins, GA. Houston County High School was recognized in 2004 as the most advanced school in the nation for technology integration across the curriculum. The school was also named an Intel Model School (one of only three in the nation), a Hitachi Beta School, and was used as a model for technology integration in the classroom across the country. Dr. Hall is recognized as an innovator in bringing private and public entities together to find new ways to meet the needs of 21st Century students. In 2003, Dr. Hall was recognized by the Blue Ribbon Schools Foundation as one of the top 10 high school principals in the nation.

While technology has been a foundation for this change agent, Dr. Hall has a passion for helping students stay in school and succeed. While serving as the principal at HCHS, he created a unique, much needed elective course called "High School 101." When combined with his research-based 9th Grade Academy Model, this progressive 'real world' approach to freshman transition has created outstanding results and been replicated in school districts across the country. In a collaborative effort with nationally-acclaimed author, Chad Foster, High School 101 was published  in September 2006 as a full 10-unit, project-based curriculum that includes 21st century skills students need to be successful in school or the real world.

In 2005, Dr. Hall was recognized by Government Technology magazine as one of the Top 25 Doers, Dreamers, and Drivers for innovative technology projects. He has also been featured in numerous other publications including magazines such as District Administrator, Scholastic Administrator, and EdTech Magazine. During his time at the DOE, Dr. Hall hosted, Tech Talk, at Georgia Public Broadcasting.