The 5 Reasons your Remote Classroom will ExplodeSchools across the U.S. are transitioning their classes to at-home and digital. I understand the need. The Boys & Girls Club where I do my…Mar 16, 20201Mar 16, 20201
Published inUX CollectiveBeyond consent: 6 ways of bringing equity into neuroscienceWhen I started out my PhD at MIT, I was an engineer with a passion for psychophysiology (which is a subset of neuroscience). The kids with…Oct 25, 2019Oct 25, 2019
What Parents want in an “Educational” AppI’ve spent the last four years figuring out how to make a reading app that struggling readers want to read. I figured it out. And I’m…Sep 23, 2019Sep 23, 2019
Published inThe StartupMath has a Guessing CrisisIn The Marshmallow Challenge teams of five students are given 20 spaghetti sticks and one marshmallow and are challenged to build the…Sep 6, 20191Sep 6, 20191
The 6 Steps to Infusing Children's Literature with Engaging QuestionsGrowing up, my favorite book to read was Where’s Waldo. And I use the word “read” lightly here. Every night I would show my parents that I…Aug 27, 2019Aug 27, 2019
The Neuroscience of Struggling Readers: Why Children Need “Harder” BooksIf you were to spend a summer at the Boys and Girls Club in Denver, you would see 100’s of kids building robots, playing baseball, and…Aug 14, 2019Aug 14, 2019
Published inUX CollectiveWhy personalized learning keeps failingA New York Times article sat in my inbox: Silicon Valley came to Kansas and started a rebellion over edtech. I was not surprised.Apr 24, 20191Apr 24, 20191
Published inUX CollectiveThe death of curiosityHow your company is killing innovation.Mar 26, 201910Mar 26, 201910
7 Ways to Help Kids Feel they’re LearningKids want to feel like they are learning and digital lessons are not deliveringMar 5, 20185Mar 5, 20185
