History

Using the “People’s Document” to inspire and empower students to participate in civic life—and VOTE!
250 inspirational stories of African American achievement preserved for generations to come.
Exploring the role of music in America’s cultural heritage.
Teaching the culture and traditions of Texas in Benchmark Education's Spot On Social Studies series.
Working to make classrooms—and the world—unsafe for bigotry and intolerance.

User Experience

Upgrading the user experience of rural broadband consumers.
Improving an online authoring tool used to create customized marketing materials.
Using the Japanese origins of Agile methodology to empower employees.
Teaching the basics of creating user-friendly interfaces.
Learning how and why to design for people with less than perfect vision.

Finance

Turning investment expertise into a systematic, repeatable process designed to generate true alpha over time.
Delivering tactical and strategic portfolio guidance and goals-based advice.
Teaching financial literacy to college-bound students through a scholarship contest.
The Pet Card could be Chase's most popular credit card.

Health

Improving the employee healthcare experience while decreasing costs for employers.
Bringing new solutions and medications to patients in need.
Using data, technology and creativity to build brands.
Creating quality oral healthcare products — since 1873.
Looney Tunes characters help families pick more nutritious food for their children.
Developing a visual identity system for a premium tea brand.
Teaching Florida students about the dangers of tobacco use.

STEM Careers

Teaching the data science skills that employers value most.
Building intensive digital learning experiences using the Canvas LMS platform.
Preparing students for financial technology careers.
Learning how to protect systems, networks, and programs from digital attacks.
Teaching students to define the why, when, and what of product development.
Learning software development life cycle methodologies.
Making STEM-related careers accessible and engaging for students.

Math

Rethinking the visual presentation of scientifically-proven math curriculum.
Helping students become independent mathematical thinkers.
Developing software that gets young students excited about learning math.
Blending instruction and technology to help students become stronger and more confident with math.
Helping students at all levels of mathematical proficiency catch up and keep up.

Literacy

Helping all students read at or beyond developmental expectations.
Engaging informational and literary texts help students reach and exceed reading proficiency.
Comprehensive support and engaging strategies to enhance foundational early literacy skills.
Teaching students to recognize and identify elements of music.
Nurturing a lifelong love of reading.
Helping students become more proficient readers through differentiated small–group instruction.
Using data to individualize and differentiate reading instruction.

How do you inspire young people to participate in democracy?

You take the “People’s Document” on a road trip to share its inspiring message.

The brainchild of legendary TV producer and philanthropist Norman Lear, this nonprofit, nonpartisan project took an original copy of the Declaration of Independence (one of 26 known Dunlap broadsides) on a three-and-a-half year cross-country tour of the United States.

Traveling to some 100 cities in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, the Declaration of Independence Road Trip (DOIRT) was designed to inspire America’s youth to:

  • see citizenship as an opportunity
  • participate in civic life
  • exercise their rights
  • VOTE!!!!!

Combining elements of education, entertainment, and community outreach, the multimedia exhibition presented the document in both historical and contemporary contexts and highlighted social and political movements that helped shape the United States and continue to influence countries around the world.

Curriculum KitPosterProgram GuideStudent Magazine

Curriculum Kit

As Art Director at Scholastic, I designed the DOIRT curriculum kit that dovetailed with existing American Revolutionary history curriculum.

Through its focus on the Declaration’s global impact, the content went beyond classroom lessons to provide students with indelible life lessons every dedicated teacher hopes to impart:

  • social responsibility
  • civic awareness
  • the larger meanings of history
Declaration of Independence Road Trip Curriculum Kit

Poster

Teen Declaration of Independence

Today’s students can’t always see how ‘ancient history’ relates to their lives. That’s why the ‘road trip’ curriculum was written and designed to speak directly to teens by showing how words written more than 225 years ago are still relevant.

I reimagined the broadside as a Teen Declaration of Independence to demonstrate how words can make an impact and actions can make a difference. I even left at the bottom for students to add their own ‘John Hancocks’.

If you look carefully, you can see the poster on the classroom wall in the movie, School of Rock.

DOIRT Teen Declaration of Independence
The Teen Declaration of Independence was featured in the movie, School of Rock.
Dunlap Broadside
One of twenty-five remaining Dunlap broadsides printed on July 4, 1776 by Philadelphia printer, John Dunlap.

Program Guide

Classroom Instruction

The Program Guide included:

  • a reading of the Declaration of Independence by renowned actors including Kathy Bates, Mel Gibson, Whoopi Goldberg, Guillermo del Toro, Kevin Spacey, and Michael Douglas
  • lessons and reproducibles aligned to national standards
  • frequently asked questions
  • a history of the Dunlap Broadside, one of the first printed copies of the declaration
Declaration of Independence Program Guide
Declaration of Independence Program Guide
Declaration of Independence Program Guide

Student Magazine

Classroom Instruction

The Student Magazine was designed to engage and inspire teens by:

  • showing that, as in the past, our country has always looked to young people to lead the way for change
  • demonstrating how young people can participate in our democracy by becoming active, news-watching, letter-writing, sign-carrying, opinion-probing, vote-placing Americans
  • empowering young people to help breathe life into their families, schools, neighborhoods, country, world, and planet by getting involved and being heard
DOIRT Student Magazine
DOIRT Student Magazine
DOIRT Student Magazine