{"id":337,"date":"2022-01-08T22:43:44","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T22:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathlab.io\/?page_id=337"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T14:37:51","slug":"teaching","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"Teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t have made it this far in math without enjoying the pleasure of teaching and sharing knowledge, and have been glad to be a part of institutions that value teaching and instructor development. I have taught the following courses as primary instructor, and many more as recitation\/lab instructor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Linear Algebra,  Foundations of Advanced Mathematics (Intro to Proofs),  Calculus 2, Calculus 3,  Intro to Discrete Math,  Statistics for Scientists,  Probability and Statistics, Long Calculus II <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some of my favorite teaching experiences were with the (since-closed) Center for Academic Equity at the Tulane University of Louisiana. I was an instructor for their NTC Summer Experience in 2017 and 2018 and have also led Calculus workshops for students affiliated with the Center during the semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writing on pedagogy and the profession<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>I was part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.maa.org\/programs-and-communities\/professional-development\/project-next\">Red &#8217;22 Project NExT<\/a> cohort which stimulated my interests in innovative and evidence-based teaching, alternative grading, and active and participatory learning. Check out work that I&#8217;ve done on <a href=\"https:\/\/trefnycenter.mines.edu\/resources\/masterygrading\/\">mastery-based testing at Mines<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ilasic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAGE\/image71.pdf\">Mastery-Based Testing in Linear Algebra<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.mines.edu\/~swanson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebecca Swanson<\/a>, IMAGE \u2013 Bulletin of the International Linear Algebra Society, 71, Fall 2023.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/journalhosting.ucalgary.ca\/index.php\/TLI\/article\/view\/79380\">Mastery-Based Testing in Linear Algebra: An Entry Point to Alternative Grading<\/a>, with <a href=\"https:\/\/inside.mines.edu\/~swanson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rebecca Swanson<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/trefnycenter.mines.edu\/about-us\/\">Megan Sanders, and Carter Moulton<\/a>, Teaching &amp; Learning Inquiry, Vol. 13 (2025).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Becky and I have also published a few short pieces on teaching postdoc positions through the MAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/digitaleditions.walsworthprintgroup.com\/publication\/?i=836749&amp;p=12&amp;view=issueViewer\">What is a Teaching Postdoc?<\/a>, MAA Focus, 44 (6), Dec. 2024\/Jan. 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/maa.org\/math-values\/what-is-a-teaching-postdoc\/\">What is a Teaching Postdoc?<\/a>, MAA Math Values Blog Post, August 2024.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>More recently, I wrote about some experiences doing math circles in jails. Hopefully it can be a resource to others interested in doing similar projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scholarship.claremont.edu\/jhm\/vol16\/iss1\/14\/\">How (and Why) to Start a Math Circle at the County Jail<\/a>, <em>Journal of Humanistic Mathematics<\/em>, Volume 16 Issue 1 (January 2026)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I wouldn&#8217;t have made it this far in math without enjoying the pleasure of teaching and sharing knowledge, and have been glad to be a part of institutions that value teaching and instructor development. I have taught the following courses as primary instructor, and many more as recitation\/lab instructor: Linear Algebra, Foundations of Advanced Mathematics<a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/teaching\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-337","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":506,"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/337\/revisions\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/automathon.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}