She began her teaching career as an artist-in-residence and then became a special education teacher. She enjoyed over twenty years as both a teacher and administrator in K-12 urban public schools.Rhonda has been a faculty member at Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Project Zero Classroom for many years, where she has developed expertise in teaching for understanding, making thinking visible, and using protocols to build collaborative learning cultures. Rhonda’s innovative learning strategies have been published in books such as, Making Thinking Visible and Igniting Creativity in Gifted Learners , K-6: Strategies for Every Teacher and on websites such as the National History Education Clearinghouse.