Depth over coverage
What do we want students to understand and remember? Explore ways to build curiosity, work with evidence, and make history and government courses meaningful beyond the next test.
SPEAKING & CONVERSATIONS
Classroom experience.
Shared freely.
Practical ideas from a teacher who is still doing the work.
David Cutler welcomes invitations from schools, educator groups, journalism programs, and conference organizers. His presentations grow out of teaching history, government, and journalism at Brimmer and May School and advising its online student newspaper, The Gator.
Invite David Always free of charge
START WITH YOUR CLASSROOM
Conversations worth having
Student voice & journalism
Help young reporters develop judgment, write for real audiences, and take ownership of their work. Discuss the practical challenges of advising a student newsroom and supporting editorial independence.
Writing, feedback & AI
Make the thinking behind students’ writing visible. Consider writing conferences, modeling revision, and classroom boundaries that protect independent thought as AI tools change.
EXPLORE THE CONVERSATION
Sessions & interviews
CONFERENCE SESSIONS · 2026
CSPA Spring Convention
Sessions on opinion writing, evaluating digital student news sites, and the challenges of journalism at private schools.
Explore the session listingsRECORDED CONVERSATION
Teachers on Fire
A conversation about classroom AI, independent thinking, media literacy, and giving student writing an authentic audience.
Watch the conversationPODCAST
The Journalism Salute
Why student journalists and their advisers need support at independent schools, and how reporting strengthens history education.
Listen to the interviewLET’S PLAN SOMETHING USEFUL
Bring a question. Start a conversation.
Tell David about your audience, the classroom challenge or topic you have in mind, and your preferred date and format. Presentations, advice, and shared materials are always free of charge.
Everyone deserves a seat at the table. Active classroom teachers’ voices should carry the greatest weight in decisions about teaching and learning.