About Melissa

Melissa listens to podcasts, learns random facts, and inserts them into conversations. She enjoys playing her violin and has fond memories of those rare moments when her junior high orchestra students’ music was tolerable . She dreams of a world where all teachers are empowered to design creative learning experiences for their students. Her cat plays the piano.

What is design?

Her current obsession.

Why are you participating in this project?

Design connects thinking and doing, analyzing and creating. Design is empowering–my experiences with design have given me the confidence to try, do, and explore. The design of this project–including all the twists and turns–have been invigorating and have enriched my work with education and design.