Teaching

Spring 2024

This spring I am teaching recitations for Math 1106: Modeling with Calculus for the Life Sciences. If you are a current Math 1106 student, check out our course Canvas page for more information!

Previous Teaching

Cornell University

Instructor
- Math 1110: Calculus I (Fall 2022, Fall 2021)
- Math 1021: Academic Support for Math 2210 (Fall 2023, Spring 2022)
Head Teaching Assistant
- Math 1920: Multivariable Calculus for Engineers (Spring 2020)
Teaching Assistant
- Math 1106: Modeling with Calculus for the Life Sciences (Spring 2023)
- Math 2210: Linear Algebra (Spring 2021)
- Math 1920: Multivariable Calculus for Engineers (Fall 2020, Spring 2020, Fall 2019, Spring 2019, Fall 2018)
CALM (Cornell Active Learning in Mathematics)
- Organized materials into reusable modules for Math 1300: Explorations in Mathematics (Summer 2020)
- Developed new materials for Math 1106: Modeling with Calculus for the Life Sciences (Summer 2023)
  - As part of this work, I attended the week long Master Class in Teaching Modeling for the Life Sciences at Harvard in July 2023.

Swarthmore College

Undergraduate TA
- Phys 18: Quantum Mechanics (Spring 2018)
- Phys 17: Math Methods of Physics (Spring 2018)
- Math Clinic - open to students in all math courses (Fall 2016, Fall 2017)
- Math 25: Calculus II (Spring 2017, Spring 2016)
Grader
- Math 33: Multivariable Calculus (Fall 2015)
- Phys 5: Spacetime and Quanta (Fall 2015)

Mentoring

Mentored a graduate TA, focusing on engaging with students during group work and lecture. (Spring 2023)
DRP (Directed Reading Program) Mentor
- Xavier Diaz-Sun - Introduction to Graph Theory (Spring 2023)
- Ella White - Introduction to Matroid Theory (Summer 2021)

Teaching Presentations

I regularly attend the Math Department's bi-weekly Teaching Seminar for graduate students and in August 2021, August 2022, and August 2023 I served as a TA training facilitator for graduate students in the math department. Talks/Workshops I have given in Teaching Seminar and during TA Training are listed below.

Helping Students Learn from Their Mistakes
- Oliver Club, Cornell University (February 2024)
Creating an Inclusive Classroom
- with Nikhil Sahoo, TA training (August 2023)
- with Emily Dautenhahn, TA training (August 2021)
Sample Recitations
- with Gokul Nair, TA training (August 2023)
Thinking about Thinking: Promoting Metacognition in the Classroom
- Teaching Seminar (February 2023)
Principles of Grading
- with Elise McMahon, TA training (August 2022)
TA Roles and Responsibilities
- with Guanyu Li, TA training (August 2022)
- with Matt Eichhorn, TA training (August 2021)
Teaching Scenarios: The Kind You Don't Want (But Happen Anyway)
- with Emily Dautenhahn, Teaching Seminar (October 2021)
Developing Good Questions
- Teaching Seminar (March 2021)
Inclusivity
- Teaching Seminar (February 2020)