** HERE THERE BE DRAGONS -- I am still fleshing this out!**
I love teaching and through a variety of experiences have learned a lot about my teaching philosophy. As a teacher, I believe my role is to facilitate the student's ability to understand material and (hopefully) inspire them to continue a life long conversation with Astronomy. Thus, I "flip the classroom" to make it centered on the learner. My teaching style looks more like mentoring and I put in extra effort to give students ownership of their coursework.
For my efforts as a graduate Teaching Assistant (a.k.a. Telescope Mom), I received the 2011 All University Graduate Teaching Award (3 awards annually for the University, and only one in STEM, one nominee from Astronomy every 3 years), the Graduate Teaching Center Graduate Teaching Award for Astronomy (one every three years in Astronomy), and the Lawrence Fredrick Teaching Award (one annually in the Department of Astronomy).
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Professional Development Workshops Attended: