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By profession, I am a technology and design educator. I’m currently employed as the Technology Specialist for Honey Creek Community School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. I teaching technology to students in grades K-8, as well as planning and maintaining the school’s technology infrastructure.

I am certified in Technology & Design Education (TX, grades K-12) and Communication/Theater Arts (BD, grades 6-12) in the state of Michigan. The combination of my technological background and my artistic pursuits means I use a range of different methods, technologies, and projects in my teaching. My mission as a teacher is to teach technological literacy and help my students become thoughtful members of society who take joy in solving problems and using technology to help them achieve their personal goals.

I’ve also taught at Wayne County Community College District and the College for Creative Studies.

Presentations

I like to make materials available for any presentations I do, so check that out at the Presentations section.

Projects

I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a number of interesting projects as a teaching, including those listed below:

  • Envirotech is a professional development project from Ball State University that promotes inquiry-based learning centered around the issues raised by the switch from incandescent to compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs.
  • Imagine, Design, Build workshop is a workshop I taught July 20-24, 2009.

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Latest Teaching Blog Posts

  • Summer wrap-up - September 7, 2009

    In a few short hours, a new school year will start. I just finished reading my last book of the summer, and so now it's time for a bit of wrap-up about how I spent those 3 fantastic months called summer. Here's a quick look at what I did: -taught...

  • current reading list - August 22, 2009

    Here's what I'm currently reading: 1. Work Hard. Be Nice.: How Two Inspired Teachers Created the Most Promising Schools in America, by Jay Mathews This book charts the creation of the KIPP public charter schools. I picked this up to help get insp...

  • gearing up for ITEA - March 21, 2009

    I'm in the process right now of gearing up for the ITEA national conference next week, which takes place in Louisville, KY. I'll be co-presenting along with Tom Pachera and Rachel Pokrandt of Beyond Benign, at a pre-conference workshop entitled "Teachi...

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