Mr. Lakritz

I teach 8th Grade Social Science and the current events class Denman Television (DTV) at the James Denman Middle School in the San Francisco Unified School District. During my career I have explored and created with students, teachers, and all kinds of professionals in education, media, and technology for more than 30 years.

I have specialized in classroom teaching and curriculum development; media creation; managing organizational IT resources; marketing and communication projects; and designing and implementing professional development and conferences for employees, educators, and administrators.

I ran a media center for educators in San Francisco for 11 years, and served as Director of Technology at Marin Academy in San Rafael, CA and the San Domenico School in San Anselmo, CA.

Early in my career, I served as Production Manager for the Bay Area office of a nationwide television and radio news retrieval company. In this position I managed a department with as many as 17 employees operating 20+ hours per day 365 days a year.

I left my work in private schools in 2014 and began working as a full time classroom teacher at Denman in the Spring of 2016. In June 2018, I completed a Masters of Arts in Education at Alliant International University in San Francisco.

I've produced short and feature length documentaries, and specialize in tribute videos and family history media projects. I recently created two new blogs as a way to communicate my ideas on social justice and urban and sustainable farming.

I was born and raised in California. I am married and live with my wife Dena in San Rafael. We have three children: Emily, Noah, and Mia. I graduated from the University of California at San Diego in 1983, where I studied Communication, Political Science, Philosophy, and Film.