I knew I wanted to be a teacher since I started first grade and came home to teach my late aunt who suffered from hydrocephalus. I have been invoved in teaching many courses from high school through graduate level. Here are some courses I have taught: 

Co-Instructor – Learning Sciences, Winter 2022

Northwestern University | School of Education and Social Policy                           

• Field Methods (LRN_SCI 415) which focuses on using qualitative methods to gather data in the field with a focus on interviewing and ethnographic data collection

Teaching Assistant – Learning Sciences, 01/2021 - present

Northwestern University | School of Education and Social Policy                       

Courses taught: 

• Advanced Qualitative Methods (LRN_SCI 416 and HDSP 435) graduate class which introduces students to qualitative data analysis techniques. Students work to analyze their own set of data and write a preliminary analysis paper and presentation. (Spring 2024)

• Foundations of Learning Sciences (LRN_SCI 403) graduate course which focuses on cognitive and social science theories of how people learn to understand, reason, and solve problems as well as the implications for the design of classroom learning environments; learning in real scenarios for investigating central issues in cognitive science (Fall 2023)

• Field Methods (LRN_SCI 415) graduate course which introduces students to the world of qualitative research, focusing on interviews and ethnographic approaches, so that they will be able to read qualitative studies intelligently, and learn to design and conduct qualitatively oriented studies themselves (Winter 2021)

Instructor of Record as Adjunct Faculty – Physics and Astrophysics, 01/2019 - present

DePaul University | School of Science and Health                     

Course taught: 

• Sound and Acoustics (PHY 206) undergraduate course which focuses on Sound waves, their production, transmission, and detection; applications to music, acoustics, and noise pollution. 

• General Physics I (PHY 150) is an undergraduate course that provides a comprehensive, calculus-based introduction to Newtonian mechanics. Topics include vectors, Newton's laws, and linear and rotational motion.

• General Physics II (PHY 151) is an undergraduate course which is a continuation of PHY 150. Topics include heat, thermodynamics, sound, and light.

• General Physics III (PHY 152) is an undergraduate course which is a continuation of PHY 151. Topics include electricity, magnetism, and modern physics.

• General Physics (PHY 155) is an undergraduate course that is a combination of Physics 150 plus half of 151. Summer only. 

• General Physics (PHY 156) is an undergraduate course that is a combination of the last half of Physics 151 plus 152. Summer only. 

High school teacher – Secondary Education, 2016 - 2019

District 214 | Cook County, IL                                                      

• Physics

• Chemistry

Teaching Assistant – Physics and Astrophysics Department, 2016 - 2018

DePaul University | School of Science and Health  

Courses Taught:

• University Physics I (PHY 170) which is a comprehensive, calculus-based introduction to Newtonian mechanics. Topics include vectors, Newton's laws, and linear and rotational motion. Course intended for majors in physical science, required for the physics major., 

• University Physics II (PHY 171) which is a continuation of PHY 170 and includes topics around heat, sound, and light. 

• University Physics III (PHY 172) which is a continuation of PHY 171 and includes Topics around electricity and magnetism.

• General Physics I  (PHY 150) This course provides a comprehensive, non-calculus introduction to physics. Vectors, forces, Newtonian mechanics of translational and rotational motion. This course is intended for life science and health science majors.

• General Physics III (PHY 151) Continuation of PHY 150. Topics include heat, thermodynamics, sound, and light.

• General Physics III (PHY 152) Continuation of PHY 151. Topics include electricity, magnetism, and modern physics.

Lab Coordinator for Advanced Placement (AP) Physics Teacher Summer Workshops, 2015 - present

Loyola University Chicago | Center of Science and Health Education

Teaching and Laboratory Assistant and Researcher, 2013 - 2016

Loyola University Chicago | Physics Department                              

• College Physics Lab I (PHYS 111L )undergraduate course which focuses on laboratories that cover selected topics in introductory mechanics, including freefall, uniform circular motion, work energy, collisions, rotational motion, and harmonic motion.

• College Physics Lab II (PHYS 112L) undergraduate course which focuses on Laboratories that cover selected topics in electrical circuits and optics, including DC circuits, resonance in AC circuits, ray optics, and prism and grating spectrometers

Private Tutor, 2011 - present

• Tutored and mentored students in subjects including ACT, SAT, Mathematics, Physics, Spanish, English, and History

• Designed PowerPoint lessons to help students develop problem-solving strategies

• Helped students understand the college application process and find scholarships

Materials

I have designed many materials and they are open and free for all to use. 

Here are the OpenSciEd high school physics units. It is best to receive professional development to learn how to teach in new reform-based ways using storyline driven curricula. Feel free to reach out if you would like help learning more. 

Here are materials I designed for Sound and Acoustics. (I am working on making them public access, stay tuned).

Studio-style general physics course. (I am working on making them public access, stay tuned).