Media Literacy
Learners examine a viral claim, then decide what they are willing to share. The path branches by where they choose to start checking.
- Branching path
- Knowledge checks
- Job aid
Kirkland, WA · Instruction & learning experience design
I design instruction around what people need to do.
Sequenced journeys, interactive courses, job aids, and facilitator guides. Built with clear outcomes, then revised from how learners actually use them.
I am a design-first educator. For three years I have designed skill-sequenced music curriculum across six grade levels and facilitated live sessions for about 450 students in Lake Washington School District. Alongside that work I write and ship digital learning under Trailpost: interactive modules, practice, and teacher-facing guides that run in a browser with no special install.
Before education I spent nine years at Microsoft / Xbox as a Software Test Engineer and Area Owner. I still treat content like a product: standards, SME partnership, and a clean handoff.
Selected work
Courses, practice, and a learning game
An interactive LMS course leads the portfolio. Morse Desk and Rewind are playable practice environments on this site. Edumon is a curriculum RPG in the browser.
01 · Interactive LMS course
02 · Practice environments
Morse Desk
See it, hear it, type it, tap it. Learners read Morse, send on a telegraph key, and listen on a sounder, offline, in the browser, with no account. Rank climbs as accuracy holds.
- Multi-modal practice
- No install
- Teacher walkthrough
Rewind: The 24-Hour Detective
Dial any time in the last 24 hours, read mystery texts, and log what happened when. Learners practice analogue, digital, and 24-hour time across ten mysteries. Chromebook-ready, no login.
- Elapsed time
- Analogue & digital
- 10 mysteries
03 · Educational game
Edumon: The Archivist’s Journey
An educational role-playing game where studying is how you advance. Players explore a story world, keep a field journal, and study to catch and train Edumon, built on thousands of curriculum questions, with dedicated support for multilingual learners.
- Learning as the mechanic
- Classroom keys, no student accounts
- Runs in the browser
Also in the studio
Curriculum, products, and live rooms
Lake Washington School District
Skill-sequenced music pathways across six grades, with defined outcomes, checkpoints, and the job aids other teachers use so delivery stays aligned. Live facilitation for about 450 learners.
Trailpost
30+ educational products: interactive modules, sequenced practice, and facilitator guides for non-technical teachers. Browser-based, Chromebook-ready, no special install.
How I work
A planned path. A loop when it needs one.
ADDIE is the spine: analyze, design, develop, implement, evaluate. Waterfall when the brief is locked and the path has to land first. Agile when we can ship a slice and loop the same steps.
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Analyze
Audience, context, and a performance you can check. Not a pile of topics.
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Design
Sequence the outcomes, practice, and checks before a single screen exists.
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Develop
Put the hard part on the screen: model, try, branch, get feedback.
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Implement
Ship something a facilitator or LMS can actually run: themes, alt text, captions, transcripts, packages.
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Evaluate
Watch what people do with it, then revise from evidence, not from the original outline.
Experience
Teaching, products, and a quality background
2023–present
Music Educator and Curriculum Designer
Lake Washington School District, Kirkland, WA
- Design and maintain curricula across six grade levels, with defined outcomes, checkpoints, and progression paths
- Facilitate live instruction for about 450 students; adjust pacing from observed engagement
- Train collaborating teachers; write job aids and facilitation-ready guides
2026–present
Instructional Content Designer
Trailpost (independent educational software and resources), Kirkland, WA
- Own 30+ educational products end to end: goals, writing, interaction, UI, and release, including Morse Desk, Rewind, and Edumon
- Build self-paced digital learning with knowledge checks, learner choice, and branching
- Write facilitator guides for non-technical audiences; iterate from feedback
2007–2016
Software Test Engineer / Area Owner
Microsoft / Xbox, Redmond, WA
- Area Owner for content quality, test case authoring, and documentation; partnered with SMEs across teams
- Designed and executed data-driven quality assessments for titles including Gears of War, Forza, and Halo
- Playtested for usability and delivered specific, actionable feedback under production deadlines
2017–2023
Behavior Technician and Early Childhood Educator
Greater Seattle Area, WA
- Differentiated support for K–5 learners with complex needs; tracked progress with cross-functional teams
- Adapted communication for children, families, and specialists
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Education, Interdisciplinary Child Development, Western Washington University
K–5 Teaching Certification, Washington State; endorsed in Music and Visual Arts
Kodály methodology: sequential design, skill progression, differentiated instruction
Contact
Let’s talk about a role.
Based in Kirkland, Pacific Time. Legally authorized to work in the United States; no visa sponsorship required. Open to remote and Greater Seattle hybrid.