Teaching

AAPT WM2024 Visitors: See below for the Citizen Science syllabus, schedule, and project information.

AAS 243 Visitors: See below for Standards-Based Testing syllabi, schedules, and templates.

In my teaching, I utilize active learning techniques such as:

Workshop Physics Activity Guide
Think-Pair-Share
Lecture Tutorials
Perusall

Some of my most used resources for physics/astronomy teaching are:

At Westminster University, I have taught approximately:

200 different students in a two-semester introductory physics sequence (trigonometry-based and calculus-based),
50 different students in upper-level physics (Modern Physics, Analytical Mechanics, Electrodynamics, Quantum Mechanics, Astrophysics, Mathematical Methods)
50 students in an interdisciplinary Honors seminar titled "Science, Power, and Diversity"
and 80 students in general education astronomy.

Selected Course Syllabi and Projects

I am happy to discuss the content of my previous course syllabi with other instructors. Please email me to let me know if you are using any of these materials in your courses.

AAPT WM2024 Visitors! WCSAM208 Citizen Science Astronomy Research Syllabus and WCSAM208 Citizen Science Astronomy Research Schedule (May 2023)
- Individual Citizen Science Project student instructions
AAS 243 Visitors! PHYS309 Mathematical Methods for Scientists Syllabus (contains outdated schedule, includes standards-based testing language and learning goals) and PHYS309 Mathematical Methods for Scientists Schedule (Spring 2022)
- Excel template for recording Mastery-Based Testing Scores and Word mail merge for Progress Reports (draws from assessment_summary tab)
AAS 243 Visitors! PHYS211 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I Syllabus and Schedule (Fall 2023) - includes standards-based testing language and learning goals.
PHYS325 Astrophysics Syllabus and Schedule (Fall 2023) - a new course I created which includes reading and discussing research articles, plus writing Astrobites.
PHYS151 Principles of Physics I Syllabus and PHYS151 Principles of Physics I Schedule (Fall 2020)
- Syllabus-at-a-Glance infographic created with Canva
PHYS425 Quantum Mechanics Syllabus and PHYS425 Quantum Mechanics Schedule (Spring 2020)
PHYS431 Electrodynamics Syllabus and PHYS431 Electrodynamics Schedule (Spring 2021)
WCSAM116 Introduction to the Universe Syllabus and WCSAM116 Introduction to the Universe Schedule (Fall 2021)
- Materials for An Artistic Astro 101 Lab and Project Using Hubble Images
See my CV for additional courses I have taught.