Universal Design for Learning: Making My Classroom Work for Everyone

Universal Design for Learning isn’t just for students with accommodations—it helps everyone. Here’s how I use UDL principles in my classroom to create flexible, inclusive, and engaging learning experiences.

Making Learning Stick: How I Structure Class Time So Students Really Get It

Students don’t learn when they’re bored or confused. Here’s how I structure class time to make concepts stick—using emotion, stories, analogies, and layered explanation to meet students where they are.

Backward Design Changed My Teaching—for the Better

Backward design transformed how I teach. Instead of planning around topics, I start with what students should do—leading to clearer expectations, deeper learning, and more creative, focused class time.

What Arts Orgs Need Now: #5 You’re misusing your marketing staff time

The biggest excuse I hear about content creation? “We don’t have time.” Here’s why that thinking is outdated — and how arts orgs can start creating meaningful content now.

What Arts Orgs Need Now: #4 Training needs for marketing staffs

Marketing teams are busy — but are they focused on what matters most? This post breaks down why content creation needs to become a core marketing priority, not an afterthought.

What Arts Orgs Need Now: #3 Why didn’t the “edutainment” engagement of COVID continue?

COVID offered a rare chance to reinvent. Most organizations didn’t take it. Here’s what was missed — and why the window is still open to plant something new.

What Arts Orgs Need Now: #1 The Surprising Silver Lining in Federal Funding Cuts for the Arts

Federal funding cuts hurt — but they might be the wake-up call arts organizations need to shift toward more sustainable, audience-driven income. Here’s how to start building resilience now.

Rethinking Relevance: Museums and the Public They Aim to Serve

Museums say they serve the public—but do their audiences reflect that? This post explores new research on museum relevance, accessibility, and the not-so-innovative “innovations” in audience development.