“A good lesson leaves a better question behind.”
From seminar discussions to hands-on investigations, I build moments that make students pause, connect ideas and try again.
Teacher · Learning Designer · Mentor
Makecuriositystick.
I design classrooms where difficult ideas become visible, questions become habits, and every learner gets a reason to lean in.
today's question →✦∿↗
What if learning
changed the question?
changed the question?
A classroom is a studio for thinking, not a room for collecting correct answers.
The teaching philosophy
Teach for
the spark.
My practice blends clear explanation, playful inquiry, formative assessment and reflective routines. The goal is not simply to finish a syllabus. It is to help learners become confident owners of their thinking.
Classroom craft
What I
bring.
Four lenses guide my work, each one designed to make learning clearer, more human and more memorable.
Curriculum Design
Sequence concepts into purposeful learning arcs with clear outcomes and room for discovery.
Inquiry Learning
Turn curiosity into a classroom engine through rich questions, dialogue and investigation.
Assessment
Use formative signals to see what learners understand, and decide what to do next.
Mentorship
Build learner agency with feedback that is specific, encouraging and actionable.
Professional journey
Rooms,
roles &
revisions.
Selected teaching and academic-development chapters, presented as a learning journey rather than a conventional résumé.
2022 - NOW
Lead Humanities Teacher · Northstar Academy
Lead inquiry-led humanities classes, mentor early-career teachers and coordinate interdisciplinary project weeks.
2018 - 2022
Middle School Teacher · Riverbend School
Built discussion-rich units, introduced student reflection conferences and redesigned assessment around visible learning goals.
2015 - 2018
Teaching Fellow · City Learning Institute
Supported classroom research, facilitated workshops and developed accessible resources for mixed-readiness groups.
Featured learning lab
Lessons with
a pulse.
A few examples of the learning experiences I like to build: tangible, reflective and designed to move from “I don't get it” to “wait, I see it.”
Grade 8Inquiry6 weeks
The City as a Text
Students investigated how streets, monuments and public language tell stories about power, memory and belonging.
ScienceStudio
Failure Lab
Prototype, test, fail, explain: a practical cycle for learning from evidence.
MentorshipReflection
The Better Question
A weekly routine that turns student uncertainty into stronger questions and next steps.
Learner voice
“I stopped trying to guess the answer and started explaining how I got there.”
Grade 8 learner, end-of-year reflection
Open classroom door
Let's make
learning
luminous.
For school collaborations, curriculum conversations, teacher workshops or thoughtful exchanges about learning design, send a note.
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