I work on projects big and small with educators from around the country. My portfolio includes standards aligned course unit planning, outdoor learning, engaging digital curriculum, and public history storytelling projects.

  • Researched, wrote, designed six thematic curriculum modules, integrating archival research into dynamic, flexible educational resources.

    A Firebrand's Guide: Durham's History of Activism

  • Designed scaffolded research project —students tackle local issues, propose solutions, present to leaders, with winning projects receiving cash prizes.

    Civic Action Project

  • Led team designing, researching, and installing permanent exhibition of school history, managing communication with archives, designers, and alumni.

    Centennial Timeline

  • Founded Hillside Outdoors Club, securing a $10,000 grant and growing membership to 40+. Organized outdoor trips, partnered with community organizations, supported students in finding in outdoor careers.

    Hilliside Outdoors Club

  • Designed curricular materials for Duke Human Rights Center, organizing and facilitated three workshops for 45 K-12 educators on human rights activism in North Carolina.

    Human Rights Teacher Workshops

  • Established Teaching & Learning Garden, growing vegetables and collaborating with Durham Health Department for cooking & nutrition classes.

    Teaching Garden

  • Collaboration to create district-wide curriculum maps for Civic Literacy in Durham Public Schools, aligning with North Carolina's new Social Studies standards.

    Curriculum Maps

  • Transformed Legal System teaching using the In the Dark podcast, fostering deep student engagement through interactive notebooks and storytelling.

    Interactive Notebook