Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Jan 12What is Innovation? Thinking about ChatGPTThere are many strong feelings in the education community about the newly released ChatGPT. Many of the high school students at my school seem to be talking about it and trying to predict what it will mean for them as students and possibly as they join the workforce. For those…Innovation4 min readInnovation4 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Jan 2Learning is Risk TakingAs the start of my winter break, I had the opportunity to climb Windham high peak, a mountain in the Catskills. I took a bus from NYC to the northern terminus of the Escarpment trail at the base of the mountain. When I entered the woods I immediately realized a…Learning5 min readLearning5 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Nov 14, 2022The Value of NeurodiversityA few weekends ago, I decided to go for one of my somewhat over-the-top running adventures. I found a way to take a bus to the western edge of Harriman state park, a beautiful forest less than one hour from New York City. On the eastern edge of the park…Neurodiversity4 min readNeurodiversity4 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Oct 1, 2022Appreciating Our ComplexityRecently I tripped while I was running and got quite hurt. I like to trail run on uneven surfaces full of obstacles, but this penchant for danger caught up with me. My foot failed to clear a rock jutting out of the ground. Upon contact, my whole body went flying…Learning6 min readLearning6 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Sep 5, 2022The Importance of Hard WorkThis summer, I had the opportunity to do some backpacking in the Alps. Not surprisingly, making my way across rocky alpine terrain led to some new thoughts on education. I read a lot of education stories these days that can feel gimmicky. The stories often share new teaching and learning…Learning5 min readLearning5 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Jul 11, 2022Social Emotional Learning and HikingA little over a year ago I went on a day hike outside of St. George, UT in the Red Cliffs Recreation Area. The hike was beautiful and invigorating, but more importantly, for this writing piece, it helped me clarify the role of the social-emotional component of learning. We know…Learning5 min readLearning5 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·May 11, 2022Why Digital Humanities?Digital humanities is a term that has been thrown around quite a bit lately. Even hard-core humanists are asking questions about technology and data science these days. I am by no means an expert in the fields pertinent to this discussion. …Innovation6 min readInnovation6 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Apr 14, 2022Innovation in SchoolsWhat Can We Learn from the Printing Press? — Why do we need innovation in schools? Well, for one, the current state of the US education system is a frequent subject of critique. Sir Ken Robinson for one has called it a factory model and he is not wrong. Most US high schools were developed at the end of…Education6 min readEducation6 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Apr 5, 2022Experiential LearningI am sitting in a coffee shop in southern Salt Lake City passing the time before my afternoon flight home. I just completed a week of backpacking in the Maze district of Canyonlands National Park. I am writing this piece to share some stories of my adventure, and hopefully convey…Experiential Learning11 min readExperiential Learning11 min read
Published in Inspiring Global Actionable Innovations·Feb 2, 2022The Life of a DebuggerYou Need the Debugging Mindset to Make Progress — This past Sunday, I was in the process of preparing sourdough pizza. It has become a tradition on Sundays in my family to bake a pie from scratch for dinner. I love to eat pizza and I find preparing it to be a therapeutic way to finish the weekend and…Debugging7 min readDebugging7 min read
