About
Always testing ideas — for thirteen years that's mostly meant K12 ed tech. Came up as an IT director (school networks, Chromebooks, the printer wars), now lead an onboarding & enablement team at CDW — still teaching from the console, not the bullet point, 200+ sessions in.
Lately the ideas under test are about AI: what it actually changes in schools, in knowledge work, and in how a team runs. The writing and experiments here are where I work that out in public.
Beyond work, “testing ideas” is just being curious out loud. National parks with my wife Makayla and our dogs Cooper and Riley. WWII reading. Theology arguments. Sooners 🏈, Thunder 🏀 — record optional.
Writing
Essays and field notes on AI, ed tech, and the people in between. Posts land on Substack first.
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Lab
Experiments in various states of shipped — ideas don't test themselves.
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Shipped
This site
A hand-built, no-framework home base on Cloudflare Workers. The Writing feed above is pulled live from my Substack by a tiny Worker — built in collaboration with Claude.
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In the works
Gemini onboarding playbook
A district-ready guide to rolling out Gemini for Education — what to turn on, what to lock down, and what to tell the cabinet. Distilled from two years of workshops.
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In the works
K12 admin prompt library
Prompts that earn their keep for Workspace admins — audits, policy checks, parent comms — tested in real consoles, not demo tenants.
Work
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Brainstorm Sandusky
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Western Suffolk BOCES Gemini Workshop
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Maine Gemini Workshop
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Iowa Gemini Workshop
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KAST
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Houston Gemini Workshop
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Irvine Gemini Workshop
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Phoenix Gemini Workshop
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Pajaro Level 1 & 2 Google Admin Bootcamp
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Chrome/Gemini Technical Workshop
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Bay City Area Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp
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Washtenaw Co. Level 2 Google Admin Bootcamp (REMC)
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Wayne County REMC Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp
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OKSTE
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KRESA (REMC) Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp
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Clare-Gladwin RESD Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp
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Aurora Level 1 & 2 Google Admin Bootcamps
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REMC Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp (Monroe County)
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Southeast Education Service Center Level 1 & 2 Google Admin Bootcamp
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Level 1 Google Admin Bootcamp (Sponsored by Lenovo)
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OKC Gemini Workshop
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Peculiar Gemini Workshop
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Riverside Gemini Workshop
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Pikeville Gemini Workshop
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San Antonio ISD Gemini Workshop
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Security Summit
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Springfield R-XII School District Level 1 Bootcamp
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Brainstorm Wisconsin Dells
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TCEA
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FETC
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Houston Chrome & Gemini Technical Workshop
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Nassau BOCES Security Summit
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Paterson Chrome & Gemini Technical Workshop
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Western Suffolk BOCES Security Summit
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Springfield Security Summit
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ESC 8 Level 2 Bootcamp
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LTC/ROE #3 Level 1 Bootcamp
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ATLIS 2024 Security Workshop
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TCEA 2024 Security Workshop
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Brainstorm Sandusky
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Atlanta Chrome Technical Workshop
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ESC Region 8 Level 1
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CNYRIC Level 1 & Level 2 Bootcamp
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Tennessee Security Summit
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Texas Security Summit
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Amplified Admin Level 1
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Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) Google Technical Workshops
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MECA
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TCEA
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Arkansas Conference of Technology (ACOT)
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Minnesota Chrome Technical Workshop
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Amplified Admin Level 1
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ESC Region 14 Custom Technical Workshop
Tech Stack
Chromebook · ChromeOS · Google Workspace · Gemini · Claude · NotebookLM · Slides · Meet · Classroom · Forms
Things I'm Into
Newsletters, podcasts, and other things worth your attention.
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The Verge
Tech, science, and culture news with a point of view — and the parent publication for two of the newsletters below.
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Installer by David Pierce
A weekly newsletter telling you everything you need to download, watch, read, listen to, and explore that fits in The Verge's universe.
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Notepad by Tom Warren
A weekly window into Microsoft's era-defining bets on AI, gaming, and the future of computing.
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Prof G Markets by Ed Elson & Scott Galloway
Breaks down the news moving capital markets — financial literacy and economic security, with personality.
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One Useful Thing by Ethan Mollick
A Wharton professor's running notes on what AI is actually useful for — practical, classroom-aware, light on hype.
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Dr. Philippa Hardman
Substack from a learning design researcher — sharp takes on how AI is reshaping how we teach.
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Ark Media
A podcast network focused on spirited debate and learning about Jewish life, Israel, the Middle East, and our larger geopolitics.
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Hard Fork by Kevin Roose & Casey Newton
Each week, exploring and making sense of the rapidly changing world of tech.
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