Daniel K Lieu, Ph.D.

I’m Presenting at the Inland Area CUE Conference!

I’m excited to announce that I will be presenting at the Inland Area Computer Using Educators Reimagine Educational Conference! Come and learn about how you can leverage artificial intelligence to develop and design lesson plans. We will approach this from the SAMR framework model developed by Dr. Ruben Puentedura.

Using AI to Articulate Student Strengths

When I had my freshman students write a resume, I realized that the biggest challenge for students was articulating their strengths. We started with a professional summary and the majority of student summaries looked like: My name is ___ and I am a freshman at ____ High School. That was the essence of who they…

AI Use in Schools – Why We Need to Use It Now

ChatGPT, Google Bard, and Jasper are just a few of the AI chatbots that have revitalized the landscape of technology within the past year. Since January 2023, when ChatGPT reached over 100 million users, it has continued to grow beyond legislature and industries could adapt. With the Writers Guild strike fighting to protect their jobs…

Education Is “Political” and Will Always Be

The idea that politics should remain out of the classroom is impossible. Teachers inherently have biases and foundational philosophies that are grounded on what people would consider politics. I’ve seen how California being the first state to pass legislation requiring ethnic studies to the taught in high school has sparked debate on how this is…

Admin Credential Done!!

The past 15 months in my admin program with the Orange County Department of Education have been so rewarding. I learned so much, grew as a teacher, expanded my lens of education beyond the classroom, and met an amazing group of individuals. Everyone was so down to earth and I truly appreciated how everyone genuinely…

2022 Reflection. 2023 Beginnings.

This year’s summary: Transitions, closing chapters, relief. “2022 Wrapped” work edition. This year felt amazing because I accomplished a lot of short-term goals that I felt like I was working on for years and years. Between my second and fifth year of teaching, I felt like there was a lot of “in progress” goals and…

Reflection: The Process of Learning Is More Important Than the Outcome (Test Scores)

I absolutely love teaching AP Biology because the content is extremely rich, engaging, relevant, and in-depth. It’s met with the challenge of ensuring students are also being taught in a way where they build the skills and content depth to pass the AP test. Reading posts with both joys and struggles from other AP Biology…

One Year COVID-19 Distance Learning Reflection

It’s been nearly one year since the switch to distance learning. The emails began on March 18, 2020, where teachers were advised to prepare to begin thinking about how their courses could be shifted to distance learning. On March 30, 2020, we hit a soft launch of distance learning and now in 2021, the milestone…

Flipping the Classroom to Engage Students in Higher DOK Work and Build Stronger Real-World Skills

Distance learning has led to a self-reflection of how I’ve been structuring my class time and whether it’s a strong environment for students to be prepared for their future careers in STEM. When I asked students to fill out the check in form to let us know how they’re doing, many expressed that they were…

Daniel Lieu, Ph.D.