Designed and taught a college level class "Data-Driven Research – Creative Problem Solving with Python" for the UCSB's Science & Engineering Research Academy (SERA). In this class students learned how to apply machine learning techniques to large datasets using Python.
As a Mosher Foundation Fellow, I worked with Dos Pueblos High School Engineering Academy on their Senior Capstone Mechatronics Projects and Santa Barbara High School Computer Science Academy (SBHS-CSA) to bring Art and Computer Science into local high school curriculum. At DPEA, I worked with staff to build and implement a computer science curriculum for their senior capstone Mechatronics project. We built the “Carousel of Physics” which has been shown at the 2015 Maker Faire and Santa Barbara Museum of Art. At SBHS-CSA, I worked with the director and an instructor, to define their mission statement, review their curriculum, define their goals for a new course and find future directions. We worked with physics teachers to find where computer science could be integrated into the physics curriculum.
Fall 2014 I was a teaching assistant for Art and Technology (MAT 200A). This class is an introduction to the history of art and technology starting in the 1960’s to the present. I lectured when the professor was unavailable, helped students organize collaborative projects, organized the student email list and set-up and managed the course wiki.
Summer 2014 I was a teaching assistant for Introductory Physics B Lab (Physics 6BL). This class is the laboratory portion of the second class of the introductory physics series. For each class I prepared a short lecture on the physics behind the lab and how to complete it. I helped students complete the lab, answered questions, graded labs and exams, and monitored the lab for safety protocol issues. I also held office hours in the Physics Study Room, helping students with any questions they had with their homework.
Spring 2014 I was a teaching assistant for Digital Media Arts Strategies (Art 22). This class is an introduction to web development including HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript. I wrote and taught tutorials on Javascript, Illustrator and web development. I worked with students individually on solving problems with their code.
Winter 2014 I was a teaching assistant for Introduction to Contemporary Practices III: Art Science and Technologies (Art 7D). I lead discussions critiques and taught HTML5, CSS3, and Arduino. I met with students for each assignment one on one to help further their artistic vision. I graded student’s work, participation and reading responses.
Fall 2013 I was a grader for Astronomy 1, where I was responsible for grading 270 students weekly homework assignments and entering them in an excel spreadsheet.
Spring 2013, I was a teaching assistant for Introduction to the Machine Shop (ME 13S). I taught students how to use the lathe, mill and band saws. I made sure the students are safe and answered any questions they have about the machines. I also graded tests and quizzes.
I taught HTML5, CSS3, Javascript and PHP. I prepared lesson plans, and taught a class with 4 students ensuring all students met set curriculum goals. I applied behavior management techniques to enforce rules and safety regulations, monitored them during meal times, escorted them between locations, and planned and participated in indoor and outdoor activities for students.