Teaching Experience
This is a Paragraph. Click on "Edit Text" or double click on the text box to start editing the content and make sure to add any relevant details or information that you want to share with your visitors.
UAF: University of Alaska Fairbanks
UV: University of Vienna
WSC: Wayne State College
GU: Georgetown University
2023 July
Physics instruction for Summer Sessions, UAF; taught the week-long course (3 hours per day) Going Ballistic with Physics. Led 20 children (grade 5 - 8) in learning about Newton’s laws and projectile motion by building pea shooters and trebuchets.
2022 - Present
Professor for online, asynchronous introductory algebra-based Physics 1 and Physics 2
for non-physics majors, UAF;
for two years, have taught a total of ~100 students, most of whom are biology majors,
utilizing innovative educational technology: online learning (Canvas) and homework
(Mastering) platforms, Learning Glass for recording example problems, etc.
2022 - Present
Professor for graduate seminar on research-based physics pedagogy, UAF;
for 3 semesters, have facilitated discussion with a total of 5 new graduate students in the
physics department about their ongoing teaching experiences and have introduced them to
research-based curricular materials and pedagogical practices
2018 - 2022
Instructor for seminar on reformed physics curricula, UV;
for five semesters, introduced a total of 106 PSTs, including 27 PSTs in Masters seminars, to
various reformed physics curricula (including Inquiry into Radioactivity, Open Source
Tutorials, and Tutorials in Introductory Physics) that they can use in their future high
schools. PSTs implement the curriculum in class as micro-teaching and also with local high
school students.
2021
Instructor for BS Thesis Seminar, UV;
mentored 2 undergraduate pre-service high school physics teachers (PSTs) in planning,
carrying out, and writing about small research projects to constitute a BS thesis.
2017 - 2020
Facilitator for Conceptual Lab, UV; 2017 - 2020
for six semesters, aided a total of 126 PSTs in constructing hands-on learning activities for
their future students. PSTs implement these activities in class as micro-teaching
2019 Nov.
Instructor for workshop on background radiation, Kyoto, Japan;
led a four-hour instructional workshop regarding sources and shielding of background
ionizing radiation for 1. undergraduate students at Kyoto University majoring in physical
science (once in Japanese, twice in English, totaling 15 students) and 2. highschool students
at Kyoto International University Academy (in English, 18 students)
2016 - 2017
Professor for applied statics and dynamics for pre-engineers, Wayne State College (WSC)
led a directed study with 4 students interested in becoming engineers
2015 Fall
Professor for introduction to engineering for pre-engineers, WSC;
introduced 8 students to the field of engineering, including engineering ethics, professional
societies, and fundamental skills
2015 Fall
Professor for introductory algebra-based mechanics, WSC;
taught 29 students
2015 - 2017
Professor for environmental physical science for non-science majors, WSC;
assisted ~200 students (divided across three sections each semester for four semesters) in
accruing and organizing the knowledge and developing the writing and speaking abilities
necessary to contribute to discussions about controversial environmental issues in society.
The overarching issue and the original title of the course is “How to Power the Earth”.
Students utilize hands-on laboratory experiments as well as small-group presentations.
Lectures are interspersed with multiple-choice questions where every student must answer
with flashcards.
2015 Spring
Professor for conceptual quantum mechanics class for non-science majors, WSC;
taught 47 students (divided across three sections) about wave-particle duality, the
probabilistic nature of reality, and other core quantum mechanical principles via small￾group labs and guided worksheets as well as lectures interspersed with multiple-choice
questions where every student must answer with flashcards
2014 Fall
Professor for introductory mechanics class for non-science majors, WSC;
guided 55 students (divided across three sections) to an understanding of "why and how
things move" via small-group lab and problem-based learning as well as lectures
interspersed with multiple-choice questions where every student must answer with
flashcards
2014 Spring
Professor for introductory E&M for non-physics majors, Georgetown University (GU);
taught electromagnetism to ~150 students, most of whom were pre-med
2013 Spring
Professor for inquiry-based introductory physics class for pre-service teachers, GU;
led 27 students through explorations of electric circuits, buoyancy, and heat based upon
observations of student-designed experiments and small group discussions of the
implications of those observations
2012 - 2014
TA Training Facilitator for introductory physics courses for non-physics majors, GU;
led TA’s of mechanics and introductory electromagnetism courses in discussing challenges
from the week and deciding how to structure the following week’s lesson
2012 Fall
Tutorial Facilitator for physics majors, GU;
taught introductory mechanics to ~20 physics majors using Tutorials in Introductory
Physics
2008 - 2012
Teaching Assistant (TA), UMD;
taught introductory mechanics (for engineering majors) and electrodynamics & light (for
engineering majors). Taught introductory mechanics (for life-science majors) that used
Open Source Tutorials (OSTs) four semesters.
2010 - 2011
TA Training Facilitator for OSTs, Tokyo Gakugei University (TGU) and UMD;
explained nuances of the reformed physics curriculum developed by the Physics Education
Research Group (PERG) at UMD and led TA’s in discussing how they would carry out
that week’s lesson
2007 - 2008
English Conversation Teacher, AEON Amity in Okazaki, Japan; 2007 - 2008
taught mostly elementary school and junior high school students, but also taught babies and
adults. Taught beginning and bilingual students.