Daniel Lieu, Ph.D.

An innovative educator committed to advancing equity and justice, culturally responsive design for learning, and building the next generation of visionaries.

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  • Wild (And Amazing) First Year As AP

    When I transitioned into the role of assistant principal of student services and community, I was sad that I would be working with students less – but I quickly realized how wrong that assumption was. As a science teacher, I was trained to identify students misconceptions and help students clarify these misconceptions through discovery and…

  • Onwards

    Magnolia High School has been my second home for the past three years.  In these past three years, I have never experienced such exponential growth personally and professionally.  Personally, I got married, moved into a home, welcomed our daughter(!!) into this world, and became more confident in accepting aspects of who I am.  Professionally, I…

  • 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…

  • Reflective Feedback Tracker for Teacher Growth – Poster Symposium

    My student teacher, Hunter, and I had a chance to present at the CalTeach symposium this past year!  We had a chance to share our reflective feedback tracker for teacher growth that we implemented, which allowed him to have a documented progress tracker of his growth as a teacher.  This was instrumental towards his growth…

  • 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…