Ramsey Musallam
When curiosity is sparked, deep cycles of learning can occur.
TED Speaker · Teacher · Consultant · Author · Creator of Spark Learning
Teaching, consulting, and building
I teach science, work with educators, and build tools around one idea: curiosity should come before explanation.
The work begins in my high school and university classrooms, then travels outward through writing, workshops, and Spark Learning.
TED Talks Education · Author of Spark Learning · High school and university educator
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Search all 329 posts →The Smell Lab and the Narcan Analogy
I ran a familiar organic chemistry smell lab through the lens of fentanyl, opioid receptors, and Narcan. The best part of the lesson turned out to be the place where my own analogy broke down.
Escape Room Lab
I wanted a classroom escape room builder that was free, content-first, and took about ten minutes to use. I could not find one, so I built Escape Room Lab. Here is how it works and how to use it with your own students.
A Hackathon with a Hidden Agenda
We were a week ahead, so I gave my Tech for Social Good class one period to build a robot that plays the Chrome Dino game. The game was the excuse. The skills were the point.
Building the T4SG Class Hub
How I used vibe coding to build one home for my Tech for Social Good class: a connected, cumulative assistive technology project where every artifact is made by a student, for a real person's goal.
Stoichiometry as a Board Game
For years I taught stoichiometry with ICE tables. I still love what they model, but this year I tried something different: a one-page house that is both the solving sheet and the game board.
Grounding AI in Their Own Handwriting
A metacognitive end-of-year chemistry portfolio built with NotebookLM and Gemini, where the AI can only synthesize what the student actually learned.
Making the Lesson, Not Planning It
A month ago I wrote about how the app is the lesson. This week I crossed a quieter threshold. I am no longer building apps as enrichment, or as a special-occasion tool. I am building them instead of..
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