During my student teaching, I was also a full-time undergraduate student at WPI. While my workload added up with student teaching, the experiences and benefits of both were not held separately. Here are some of those classes that gave me a vast understanding of my subject content. Up until my time as a teacher I took at WPI, 5 Robotics Engineering (RBE), 3 Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), 4 Computer Science (CS), 3 Physics, 7 Math, and 1 Biology course. I taught Engineering Principles, an introduction to all engineering fields for 10th-12th grade students, as my primary class. My RBE, ECE, and CS classes gave me large expertise in major fields of engineering like robotics, electronics, programming, and Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD) allowing me to make knowledgable decisions to guide my class down a path of realistic learning. These classes also gave me a mastery of essential engineering skills, like the Engineering Design Process (EDP), helping me properly correct students by enabling me with the power to identify bad practices. Along with my core engineering classes, I've also learned invaluable knowledge from other classes like my biology class, giving me content with civil engineering and environmental engineering, and many more.

Here are courses that helped me understand the techniques of teaching, and build my own philosophies and pedagogy. Pedagogy is often referred to as the "theory and practice of teaching". (2) So, during my time at WPI, I have taken classes like "Teaching Methods in Math & Science" to understand the important theories involved in teaching. There I learned about important concepts like Bloom's Taxonomy, about the multiple different types of learners that I will encounter in the classroom, along with methods for differentiated learning. Concurrently with my student teaching, I participated in the "Teacher Practicum Seminar" where we further developed our understandings of equitable teaching, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL), safe learning environments, Culturally Responsive Teaching, and the importance of clear expectations. This experience was directly applicable to my classroom and showed through my pedagogy while I took these theories and put them into practice. My pedagogy studies will continue with 3 more classes next year.

WPI is a unique institute from others. All classes are structured with "The WPI Plan", which entails learning how to apply knowledge, global immersion, personal impact, and lastly, project-based learning. (3) Every class you take at WPI will incorporate project-based learning because WPI recognizes the positive impact it makes on the application of theory and knowledge into practice. In order to graduate, every student must complete an Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP) and a Major Qualifying Project (MQP) to graduate regardless of their major. The IQP was created to allow students to take the knowledge they have accumulated during their studies, and apply it to implement solutions to real-world problems. IQP is the essence of personal and global impact along with knowledge application through project-based learning. It also enforces team-building skills, essential skills needed for real-world jobs. This has thoroughly help me apply my knowledge to the classroom