Teaching Experience

I love teaching! Although I didn’t think I would feel this way when I started, I’ve found that imparting knowledge and helping students grow is one of the most fulfilling activities I’ve tried. It’s wonderful to see students grasp new techniques and tools, achieve stronger levels of understanding, and become able to teach their peers.

At the core of my teaching philosophy is showing students how to grapple with - and be comfortable with - not knowing the answer. Whether that’s because they haven’t learned the technique yet or because the answer is unknown (as is often the case in my field), I want my students to be ok with asking questions, making and justifying simplifying assumptions, and seeking help when needed.

Experience

Teaching Certificate - University of Pennsylvania Center for Teaching and Learning, 2019

  1. STEM Teacher at Kohelet Yeshiva High School - October 2021 to present

    • Teaching a course called Principles of Engineering to 11th and 12th grade boys.

    • Course content includes engineering design, soldering, Arduino programming, and a capstone design project.

  2. TA Training Facilitator at the University of Pennsylvania - Fall 2020

    • Developed and ran workshops on grading in the sciences, qualitative social sciences, and engineering.

    • Ran workshops on teaching scenarios for engineering.

    • Facilitated and gave feedback on model lesson sessions for students of all disciplines.

  3. Head TA at the University of Pennsylvania for MEAM520 Introduction to Robotics - Fall 2019

    • Designed rubrics and grading strategies to support a team of six graders.

    • Evaluated grading work to ensure consistency between graders and responded to student inquiries on these topics.

    • Developed laboratory assignments to maximize student engagement and understanding of the concepts.

  4. TA at the University of Pennsylvania for MEAM348 Junior Laboratory - Spring 2019

    • Ran office hours to support a class of sixty juniors in Mechanical Engineering.

    • Graded lab reports and helped to devise rubrics.

    • Ran progress evaluations for students to give regular feedback on project progress.

  5. TA at the University of Pennsylvania for MEAM520 Introduction to Robotics - Fall 2018

    • Led an 8-person teaching team.

    • Graded lab reports and ran office hours in support of assignments.

  6. TA at the University of Maryland, College Park for BMGT385 Operations Management - Fall 2016

    • Ran office hours to support a class of sixty students in the School of Business.

    • Graded homework and exams.

service

I’ve also been involved in a few other teaching-style experiences:

  1. Robotics Team Advisor for KTA Girls’ High School - 2020

  2. STEM Advisory Committee for KTA Girls’ High School - 2020