WRITING, JOURNALISM, MEDIA

Writing

The images below link to a few writing samples from the last several years. Publication details are noted in each post.

Post detailing how Back to Basics Learning Dynamics adopted “Don’t Give Up Signs” at their Wilmington, DE location. Includes video. Opens at external site.

Owners at Back to Basics Learning Dynamics requested a post describing how their business was remaining focused on in-person tutoring even as the marketplace shifts to online and on-demand services. Opens at external site.

Sometimes “what do you want to be when you grow up?” is the wrong question. I discussed some other options with staff at the tutoring center. Opens at external site.

Blogging regularly for a company as a freelance marketer often required some creativity in topics. This post required me to test out some parenting apps! Opens at external site.

My byline at New York Times Learning Network for a teaching resources on portrait photography: Photographing Interesting People in Your Community: A Guide to Taking Portraits

Feature published in Dow Jones Adviser Update. Click to read PDF.

Somehow I feel like I’ll be re-sharing this post at the end of just about every school year—although I wish this wasn’t the case. Yes, it’s a bit of a rant, but a justified one.

This profile of a history teacher who creates extraordinary ceramic art during his free time was a teaching demonstration to help my journalism students learn how to write personality profiles of their own.

Response to April 2018 New York Times story about the explosion of vaping in high schools. Student journalists were far ahead of the national media coverage of this topic, as I tried to show JUUL’s social media manager.

Do handmade objects still have a place in a world that operates on touchscreens and smartphones? What about in an education system dominated by the same? What happens when a student translates pottery from handmade to screen to 3D printing—and back again?

As educators, we are charged to take extra steps to make sure that every one of our students feels valued, respected, and connected to learning. You can attach any buzzwords you want to teaching and learning, but it all comes down to authenticity, respect, and trust.

Based on everything that we learned while a student was reporting on suicide, the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why” provides a staggering amount of misinformation. When I heard students casually referencing the show as pop culture, I wrote this column for my school’s faculty blog.

When I was sharing closing remarks with my summer students after three weeks of intense studio work, I was really advising myself. This essay was published at ALT/Space, a publication of Teaching Artist Journal.

During July 2017, I was lucky to spend ten days in KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa, traveling with a group of 14 students from my school and two other chaperones. This travelogue documents some of the most notable experiences of an amazing journey.

This post was my reaction to the impending elimination of our school’s library. WordPress highlighted this post in its ‘Freshly Pressed’ feature (now Discover)—it got thousands of views over a few days.

More Writing

Student Journalism

The images below link to student stories that I consider to be highlights of my experience in teaching and advising high school journalism. If my title had been ‘coach,’ these stories would be some of the highlight reels.

Each story includes a PDF of the print version, and, when applicable, awards and recognition that the story received. Stories are republished on this site with permission.

Learn more about my approach to teaching and advising student journalism here.