I’m a published author and career educator with 30 years of experience developing engaging content for kids, teens, and their teachers.

THE SHAPE OF CHANGE

The Shape of Change is an illustrated young adult fantasy novel about coming of age in an age of change, and the risks we take for the people we love.

Told in dual points of view, the story follows a science geek and a wanna-be artist who must stop a genocide after discovering their mentor duped them into using their talents to create the toxin. Along the way, characters grapple with corruption, family secrets, and awakenings of every kind.

Take a sneak peek at the 100+ illustrations I created for the novel.

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For Educators

Reframing the Curriculum offers a practical, hands-on guide to weaving the concepts of healthy communities, democratic societies, and social justice across grades and disciplines.

The book outline the movements shaping the future, draws parallels to educational policy and practice, and guides readers through a curriculum “makeover” process using project-based learning and critical pedagogy. (And yes, you’ll meet required standards. Need examples? Check out some case studies from Creative Change, the nonprofit organization I directed from 1999-2020.)

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Curriculum and Children’s Nonfiction

I developed a broad curriculum portfolio through Creative Change Educational Solutions, a nonprofit consulting firm I founded in 1999 and ran until 2020. Through partnerships with universities, nonprofit organizations, including the UN, this work has reached thousands of teachers in multiple countries.

This content is designed to inspire and equip students to shape the future they want—to prepare them to tackle society’s ecological/social challenges so they can become agents of change. Access samples

ADDITIONAL CONTENT FOR KIDS

A TASTE OF CHANGE: FACES MAGAZINE (OCTOBER 2019)

My article, “A Taste of Change,” introduces youth to Fair Trade as a way to eliminate child labor in the global cocoa industry.

ADVISOR, WGBH/PBS KIDS

I served as Advisor for Plum Landing and LOOP SCOOPS, multimedia children’s environmental programs produced by PBS Kids/WGBH Boston. LOOP SCOOPS offers a series of videos on the science and economics of design, while Plum Landing combines animation, live action videos, and community-based activities to get kids exploring nature in their local communities. For both programs, I worked alongside animators and researchers to provide input on scripts, environmental content, and evaluation tools.