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Writing & Ideas

Presentations, essays on STEM education, and curated reading.

The Classroom Genie: Building Custom Classroom Tools

Conference Talk
Prepared for the 2026 Pearson Virtual Educator Conference

How can classroom educators design and deploy custom, interactive browser-based learning tools without needing to be professional programmers? This presentation explores using modern AI workflows to create tailored, lightweight educational software for student devices—complete with full slides, live interactive demonstrations, and practical prompt frameworks.

Launch Presentation & Demos →

Recommended Reading: "Cognitive Superloading"

Curated Reading
By Wess Trabelsi • Substack

"Thoughtful, analytical, and deeply relevant. This piece explores cognitive load and student agency in the age of AI with rare clarity and nuance."

An incisive essay that moves beyond surface-level hype to examine what happens to student cognition, mental models, and retention when interacting with AI tools in learning environments.

Read on Substack →

Forthcoming Writing & Essays

Notes
STEM Pedagogy & Classroom Technology

Additional essays exploring mathematics pedagogy, inquiry-based science activities, and practical software design for the secondary classroom are in preparation and will be shared here.