Hi, I'm Evan.
I'm a teacher.
Since 2003, I have taught mathematics, physics, engineering, robotics, app development, and other courses at schools in New York City, China, and Vietnam.
I now teach in Santiago, Chile at Nido de Aguilas.
See more about my teachingI tinker with things.
Robotics platforms. Programmable electronics. Spreadsheets and applications for web and mobile platforms. CAD design and 3D printing. And more recently, exploring creative uses of generative AI in my work.
Whatever the task, I make it work.
I build prototypes.
I'm skilled at finding ways to build and test my ideas quickly. This often means throwing together ideas and testing them out with students and colleagues. With generative AI tools, I've accelerated my process of going from idea to working prototype in a matter of hours, not days or weeks.
These projects fuel my teaching and show others that it's normal to not have all the answers.
I help others design with AI.
I use the design thinking process with teachers, administrators, and students to explore needs and constraints in classrooms, schools, and the experiences living and working within them. Then we think through ways to build solutions to the problems that exist there.
The primary focus is on building web apps that run in the browser and save data locally, but I also explore other tools and platforms as appropriate for specific use cases.
I host and produce a podcast.
My friend Chris Wolf and I started the Opposite of Neutral podcast in 2023 as an excuse to talk about anything and everything.
Check it out here: 
I make generative art.
In 2021 while we were in lockdown in Vietnam, I learned to use programming and the p5js library to create randomized patterns - also known as generative art. The code was all written by hand, with randomness thrown into the algorithms, each pattern was unique. I had no idea this would be a gateway into meeting some incredibly talented and creative people doing this work around the world.