Welcome
I write about K-12 assessment and U.S. education. I manage a portfolio of projects for a large-scale educational assessment provider. Please look around. You’ll learn more about me and can look over many examples of my writing.

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Introduction For most of Winter 2024–2025, while the snow was on the ground in New England, I read background articles for this post. In February 2025 I started a new job as a Portfolio Manager, so I put this away…
Continue Reading Measuring critical thinking and problem-solving skills
One reason (okay, not the primary reason) I haven’t posted in a while is that I’ve been stumped about topics to explore. So, rather than waiting for inspiration, I did what many of us are doing these days—I asked ChatGPT.…
Continue Reading What ChatGPT says are the important questions in assessment
Seems to me that, once you get past the news coverage of the U.S. presidential campaign, the next most dominant news story is about generative artificial intelligence (AI). Most of the coverage seems to center around how generative AI will…
Continue Reading Artificial intelligence in K-12 educational testing
My skillset
- Project management: I am a certified Project Management Professional® and currently manage a portfolio of projects for an organization delivering services for statewide summative assessments.
- Proposal writing and management: I have written highly technical and engaging proposal text and managed the process of developing proposals for multi-million-dollar contracts.
- Essay writing: I have written many scholarly essays about large-scale K-12 educational assessment and U.S. education.
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