INQUIRY & INSTRUCTION

designing classrooms where curiosity leads the way

Professional Development

for Autonomy and Inquiry

Prisms of Inquiry is a six-spectrum framework that helps educators shift learning from teacher-led instruction to student-directed inquiry. The model provides a clear, scalable pathway for increasing student ownership while preserving academic rigor.

Developed from the foundations of Tangents, a memoir reflecting on a decade in education, the Prisms of Inquiry are grounded in classroom practice, research, and philosophical reflection on how students learn best.

Frameworks for Inquiry

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Prisms of Inquiry, Tangents, and design tools that map how control gradually shifts from teacher to student.

Talks & Workshops

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Live sessions and collaborations that help schools and communities rethink how instruction works.

Ready to Use Materials

Reading guides, discussion prompts, and classroom activities built from Tangents and The Moirae Conversations.

FRAMEWORKS

ESSAYS

PRISMS

the spectrum of inquiry strategies

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Prisms is a spectrum-based framework that helps teachers gradually shift control from themselves to their students across six key areas of learning design. Instead of flipping a switch to “student-led,” Prisms offers a clear, practical progression.

MEMOIR

TANGENTS

the lectures I wish I gave my students

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Tangents began as a memoir about the classroom, but it’s become a mirror for how we think about learning. This book uses stories and lectures to open honest conversations with teachers and students about curiosity, burnout, and what school is actually for.