Years ago, a chance sidewalk discussion with an old friend introduced me to the world of educational technology. I quickly decided that it was the career path for me. Ed tech allows me to explore varied subject matters with passionate experts, bring their wisdom to the wider world, and stretch my creative muscles through writing and design.

For information about my professional learning work, see my résumé or LinkedIn profile. Samples of my professional work are available upon request.

In 2015-16, I enrolled in the Learning, Design and Technology master's program at Stanford Graduate School of Education. One of my favorite parts of this program was the number of tangible products I was encouraged to design, prototype, and test. Here are two of my favorite projects:

• Math Caper is a computer game that bridges the gap between school math and real life. Typical word problems are unrealistic and encourage students to learn special "math class rules" for solving them. There is little transfer between these problems and encounters with mathematical situations in the real world. Math Caper presents kid-friendly crime stories that can only be solved by realistic problem solving and the thoughtful application of math skills. Let's stop teaching kids to solve math problems, and start teaching them to solve problems with math. Math Caper is my LDT master's project. I programmed it in Processing, based on Java. Game art by Rachel Jane Andelman and John Flanagan, music by Jon Fuller.
  • Download Math Caper (Windows 64-bit)
  • Read report -- contains game solution!
  • Watch video
  • Read about Math Caper and LDT on EdSurge
• AirScope is a software tool that visualizes the air around us. The app uses weather data from the Internet or the user's own sensors to create a visual simulation of air particles in the area. AirScope is intended to help young children better understand what air is without requiring high school chemistry or physics. The simulation can be used to learn about temperature, wind, humidity, climate, climate change, and many other related topics. I designed and programmed AirScope (in Processing, based on Java) for the Beyond Bits and Atoms course. For more information, read the document below.
  • Download AirScope demo (Windows 64-bit)
  • Watch demonstration
  • Read documentation

In March 2012, I joined Professor David Moss at Harvard Business School to write cases for a new course on the history of American democracy. I co-authored eleven cases with Professor Moss and other research associates. The course launched in fall 2013 and received excellent reviews.

The cases were later published in the book Democracy: A Case Study in February 2017. I am first author on several of the chapters in the book.

One case, "James Madison, the 'Federal Negative,' and the Making of the Constitution," was abridged and reprinted in the Boston Globe on October 1, 2017.