The inspiration that I got from attending the Teacher for America 25th anniversary summit is still going strong. Yesterday morning, I channeled that inspiration and started working on a new education technology idea to help children everywhere to understand the historical context of the world around them—the world that they’re inheriting and stewarding for the generations whom we may never meet.
The idea, which I’m calling Project Rubeus as a code name, was inspired by two panels I attended: “Then and Now: The New Civil Rights Agenda and Education Reform” and “Building a Movement: Learning Lessons from Successful Social Change Movements”. They were multi-generational panels and I was struck by the framing of them as powerful and potent histories of the social movements that continue to fight for justice and equity to this day.
Children need new lenses through which to view history. They need to know who came before them, what those people did, where they lived and worked and marched and raised their voices, what they were fighting for, and why it matters.
There is now so much history that children need to sift, process, contextualize, and utilize, all while being cognizant of the world they live in today. It’s overwhelming for most adults to manage. Imagine how overwhelming it is for a child. Project Rubeus is working to solve this problem for children. I’m excited to work through this idea and see what happens.
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Writer. Health, education, and art advocate. Theater and film producer. Visual artist. Product geek. Proud alumnae of the University of Pennsylvania (BA) and the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia (MBA). Inspired by ancient wisdom & modern tech. Proliferator of goodness. Opener of doors. Friend to animals. Fan of creative work in all its wondrous forms. I use my business skills to create passion projects that build a better world. I’ve been called the happiest New Yorker, and I try hard to live up to that title every day.
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My career has stretched across Capitol Hill, Broadway theatre, education, nonprofit fundraising, health and wellness, and Fortune 500 companies in retail, media, entertainment, technology, and financial services. I’ve been a product developer and product manager, theater manager, strategic consultant, marketer, voice over artist, , teacher, and fundraiser. I use my business and storytelling to support and sustain passion projects that build a better world. In every experience, I’ve used my sense of and respect for elegant design to develop meaningful products, services, programs, and events.
While building a business career, I also built a strong portfolio as a journalist, novelist, freelance writer, interviewer, presenter, and public speaker. My writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, PBS.org, Boston.com, Royal Media Partners publications, and The Motley Fool on a wide range of topics including business, technology, science, health, education, culture, and lifestyle. I have also been an invited speaker at SXSW, Teach for America, Avon headquarters, Games for Change, NYU, Columbia University, Hunter College, and the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The first book in my young adult book series, Emerson Page and Where the Light Enters, was acquired by a publisher and launched in November 2017. I’m currently working on the second book in the series.
A recovering multi-tasker, I’m equally at home in front of my Mac, on my yoga mat, walking my rescue dog, Phineas, traveling with a purpose, or practicing the high-art of people watching. I also cut up small bits of paper and put them back together as a collage artist.
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