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6.1 KiB
HTML
187 lines
6.1 KiB
HTML
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html lang="en">
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<head>
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<meta charset="UTF-8">
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<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
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<title>Benjamin Salais | Curriculum Architect</title>
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<style>
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:root {
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--bg: #0f1115;
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--surface: #1a1d24;
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--accent: #d4af37; /* Gold, but restrained */
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--text: #e8e6e3;
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--muted: #9ca3af;
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--font-main: 'Georgia', serif;
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--font-mono: 'JetBrains Mono', 'Courier New', monospace;
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}
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* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
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body {
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background-color: var(--bg);
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color: var(--text);
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font-family: var(--font-main);
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line-height: 1.6;
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max-width: 80ch;
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margin: 0 auto;
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padding: 2rem 1rem;
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}
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header {
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border-bottom: 1px solid var(--surface);
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padding-bottom: 2rem;
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margin-bottom: 3rem;
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}
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h1 {
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font-size: 2.5rem;
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letter-spacing: -0.02em;
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margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
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}
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.subtitle {
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color: var(--accent);
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font-family: var(--font-mono);
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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text-transform: uppercase;
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letter-spacing: 0.1em;
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}
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nav {
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display: flex;
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gap: 2rem;
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margin-top: 2rem;
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list-style: none;
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flex-wrap: wrap;
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}
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nav a {
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color: var(--text);
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text-decoration: none;
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font-family: var(--font-mono);
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font-size: 0.9rem;
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padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
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border: 1px solid transparent;
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transition: all 0.2s ease;
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}
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nav a:hover {
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border-color: var(--accent);
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color: var(--accent);
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}
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section {
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margin-bottom: 4rem;
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}
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h2 {
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font-size: 1.5rem;
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color: var(--accent);
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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border-left: 3px solid var(--accent);
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padding-left: 1rem;
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}
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p {
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margin-bottom: 1.5rem;
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color: var(--muted);
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}
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.card-grid {
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display: grid;
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grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(280px, 1fr));
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gap: 2rem;
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margin-top: 2rem;
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}
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.tool-card {
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background: var(--surface);
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border: 1px solid #2a2f3a;
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padding: 2rem;
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transition: transform 0.2s ease, border-color 0.2s ease;
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}
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.tool-card:hover {
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transform: translateY(-4px);
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border-color: var(--accent);
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}
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.tool-card h3 {
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font-family: var(--font-mono);
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color: var(--text);
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margin-bottom: 1rem;
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}
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.tool-card a {
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color: var(--accent);
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text-decoration: none;
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font-weight: bold;
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}
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footer {
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border-top: 1px solid var(--surface);
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padding-top: 2rem;
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margin-top: 4rem;
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font-family: var(--font-mono);
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font-size: 0.8rem;
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color: var(--muted);
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text-align: center;
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}
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img.hero {
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width: 100%;
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height: auto;
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border-radius: 4px;
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margin-bottom: 2rem;
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filter: grayscale(20%) contrast(110%);
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}
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</style>
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<script defer src="https://analytics.4ort.xyz/script.js" data-website-id="d3ed927c-888a-4a6c-ae5f-0b1c613ddf5b"></script>
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</head>
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<body>
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<header>
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<h1>Benjamin Salais</h1>
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<div class="subtitle">Spokane, WA • Secondary Education • 30 Years</div>
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<nav>
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<a href="index.html">Home</a>
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<a href="unit-balancer.html">Unit Load Balancer</a>
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<a href="spokane-soil-deficit.html">Soil Moisture Calculator</a>
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<a href="garden-guide.html">The Inland Guide</a>
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<a href="philosophy.html">Philosophy</a>
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</nav>
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</header>
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<section>
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<img src="https://images.pexels.com/photos/7213507/pexels-photo-7213507.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&dpr=2&h=650&w=940" alt="Teacher planning curriculum on chalkboard" class="hero">
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<h2>The Architecture of Learning</h2>
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<p>For thirty years, I have stood before rows of desks, watching the lights flicker on and off in young minds. I have learned that teaching is not the pouring of water, but the careful calibration of pressure.</p>
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<p>We do not build curricula by intuition. We build them by measurement. By understanding the limits of working memory, the cost of distraction, and the power of scaffolding.</p>
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</section>
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<section>
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<h2>Active Instruments</h2>
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<div class="card-grid">
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<div class="tool-card">
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<h3>Unit Load Balancer</h3>
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<p>A dynamic calculator for curriculum designers. Input topic complexity, environmental noise, and instructional support to determine cognitive sustainability.</p>
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<a href="unit-balancer.html">Launch Tool →</a>
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</div>
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<div class="tool-card">
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<h3>Soil Moisture Deficit</h3>
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<p>Grounded in USDA soil physics. Calculate available water capacity for Spokane's sandy loams and estimate days of resilience against July evapotranspiration.</p>
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<a href="spokane-soil-deficit.html">Launch Tool →</a>
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</div>
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<div class="tool-card">
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<h3>The Inland Guide</h3>
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<p>A field guide for the Spokane gardener. Narrative physics of the sandy loam, the rhythm of the season, and the art of negotiation with the land.</p>
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<a href="garden-guide.html">Read the Guide →</a>
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</div>
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</div>
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</section>
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<footer>
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<p>benjamin-salais.4ort.net • Built on the principles of John Sweller • Last updated: July 2026</p>
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</footer>
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</body>
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</html>
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