I recently did a Google search on myself, and found this old video from a local news report called "Teacher Feature". I finally graduated from my doctoral program in December 2025, and I think back to this report and my discussions with the reporter about my dissertation... It's interesting to think about all I have learned about myself as an educator since this was recorded, and about how much of what I know remains the same.

When presented with the chance to speak as a TEDx speaker, I found it hard to narrow down what I wanted to discuss. As a climate justice education advocate, I really wanted to focus my attention to that topic, but I was warned not to drift into a political area (and the idea that climate justice is political was not up for debate). So, I turned my attention to something that I considered seriously for my dissertation: middle school and the death of the imagination. In my city

Photo Credit: The Wavy Traveler, 2018 Photo Credit: Mike Coots 2016 In upcountry Kauai, there are a system of irrigation canals tourists...

Experiences Advocating for History Education in Georgia While I was accepting the 2024 Gilder Lehrman Georgia History Teacher of the Year...