I'm a special educator by training, a learning designer by instinct, and an unapologetic believer that teaching is one of the most powerful forms of design.
Over the past two decades, I've worked everywhere from K-12 classrooms to higher education, educational technology, and state education systems. Those experiences have only reinforced what I learned early in my career: meaningful learning doesn't happen by accident. It happens when we intentionally design environments where every learner has access, voice, choice, agency, and the opportunity to think deeply.
I care about inclusive design because I care about people. I believe diversity, including neurodiversity, makes learning communities stronger. I believe technology should serve pedagogy, not the other way around. I believe meaningful learning comes from cognitive engagement, not simple compliance. And I believe educators have an extraordinary opportunity to change the world every single day, not through grand gestures, but through thousands of intentional decisions that shape what learners believe about themselves, each other, and what's possible.
No matter what, humans are always learning.
The question is: Is it what you intended to teach?