Welcome!  This site is a depository of lessons and files related to my teaching experiences over the years as well as a place to surf news, participate in interactive online learning and research on US History, American Foreign Policy, Multicultural Studies and Debate Theory.  It is my hope that you will find this site engaging, resourceful and ultimately, very usable.  Please let me know if there are any problems.  Enjoy.
A WIKI is a website that allows users to create, edit and link webpages together.  Using a wiki host designed specifically for teachers, students here can learn from their  collaborative work, peer review and group writing projects.
My BLOG is a collection of personal writings which offer a reflection on teaching, activism, policy, and more.  The blog is also designed to model journal writing for my students.  Blogs are powerful forms of written self-expression.
Using the FORUM, students can discuss topics studied in class, share research, and question one another in a moderated online community.  Students here can gain valuable experience in collaborative dialogue and writing.
The PODCASTS collected here are audio files recorded to help students review content covered in class, sometimes in more depth.  Students also will create their own audio and video podcasts for individual and group projects.
I had long debated whether I would be a political advocate on a website that my students would see and use.  Today, I no longer have doubts.  I must be an agent of change in my world to be true to myself.  We have an historic opportunity for change.  The differences in foreign policy, energy security, taxes, economic planning, health care and more are too great.  We must act.