I love to create, tinker, build, and repair all kinds of things. I specialize in developing educational technology, am an expert in school improvement, and am an excellent product engineer.
An entire product line for middle school STEM/STEAM classrooms to learn electronics and coding.
This project uses an ESP32 to host an web page with a timer, odometer, speedometer, heart rate monitor, track progress and selection, and pedal resistance in an intuitive interface.
This quick little project was a great way to upcycle a thrift-store find.
When you can't get the chips you need, get different chips! I succeeded in designing physical- and protocol-compatible replacements that actually cost less than the original modules.
Programming and testing thousands of modules by hand isn't very much fun, so I built a robot to do it for me.
A website you can use to make Taboo a three-player game.
The newest revision of the Piper Computer Kit from Piper Learning. Designed to be cost-eefective and keep or improve all of the features of the previous versions that made it an amazing STEM learning expereince.
A lightweight JavaScript library that allows you to add a terminal into a website.
Plans for garage or storage shelving that's large, easy to build, and relatively inexpensive.
A simple way to connect a USB HID device like a keyboard or a mouse to nearly any microcontroller.
A ESP8266- and ATTINY-based module that can be used with HomeAssistant to control a ceiling fan and lighting.
Virtual labs and online practice problems for middle and high school physical science and computer science.
A virtual lab simulation for helping students understand seasons, climate, eclipses, and lunar phases.
A home page template for the Canvas LMS that makes it easy for students to navigate their online classes.
When I was the Education Coordinator at Parallax Inc., I developed a series of lessons to accompany the drone kit they sold at the time.
As a new principal, I was charged with turning around an elementary school that was already in a grant cohort but was not meeting the expectations outlined in the grant.
As a building administrator, I specialized in school turnaround and improvement. As part of that work, I developed this presentation to help teachers and administrators in our district understand assessment of learning as a whole.