the long version
I didn't start as a designer. I started as a teacher who got frustrated by ugly worksheets.
That frustration turned into a question: What if curriculum could be beautiful AND rigorous? What if lesson plans could feel as intentional as a brand identity? What if the tools teachers use every day were designed with the same care as the things we ask students to create?
So I started making things. First for my own classroom — slide decks that didn’t look like they were made in 2007, worksheets that students actually wanted to pick up, lesson plans that other teachers could use without a 45-minute explanation. Then I built a curriculum brand on Teachers Pay Teachers with 648+ documents covering Grades 6–7 ELA and US History.
Now I live in the space between education and design. I build curriculum systems, create visual identities for learning experiences, and write about what happens when you treat teaching like a craft — not just a job, but something worth getting obsessively good at.
what I believe
Every lesson plan is a design problem.
Teachers deserve tools as beautiful as the work they do.
The best curriculum disappears — the teacher just teaches.
Rigor and accessibility are not opposites.
Making things with care is a radical act.
right now
Reading: Creative Confidence by Tom & David Kelley
Obsessed with: Making every single slide in my curriculum look like it belongs in a design portfolio
Building: A full US History curriculum with audio scripts, interactive study hubs, and Blooket reviews
Listening to: Way too many education podcasts and not enough music
