Welcome to “The Blakery”

When my son turned 10, he wanted a lemon cake with lemon frosting. For whatever reason, I decided I would bake one for him. I asked myself the most dangerous of questions, “How hard could it be?”

As a veteran English teacher, I am a staunch advocate for the rough draft. No assignment is complete until you turn it in, and sometimes not even then. Several ‘rough drafts’ of lemon cake later, I delighted in the following conclusions: one, there is as much art and science to baking as there is to teaching and learning, and two, I really, really enjoy baking.

So, Welcome to “The Blakery",” my website for custom instructional design and learning experience curation. My hope is to draw on my experiences as a classroom teacher and adjunct professor to continually fine-tune the art and science of teaching and learning as it applies to a variety of skills and situations.

Welcome.