In my approach to teaching, I follow active learning models, where students learn through direct rather than passive engagement with the material (e.g., learning by doing). This often includes movement in the classroom, group problem solving, students acting as scaffolds for their own and others' learning, and projects that directly engage students with course content (e.g., building avatars in a virtual world).
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"She was very passionate about psychology... She incorporated interesting teaching methods that held our attention, and she cleared very confusing elements of the class up. She did a great job."
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"She took a difficult subject that can be rather dry, and made it very interesting. Not only that, but she could explain concepts in multiple ways, making statistics accessible to the average student...I now look forward to graduate level statistics wholeheartedly, instead of dreading it and possibly turning away from it."
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"...very respectful of what students had to say and made it a safe environment to discuss topics like trigggers, mental illness, and student resistance."
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Instructor, Advanced Child Development (PSYCH 785: A graduate survey course on development), Spring 2019
Instructor, Individual and Society (GEN ED 130: Required introductory course in the Social Sciences), Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall, 2019,
Instructor, Psychology of Childhood (PSYCH 331: Introductory course in child development), Fall 2018, Fall 2019,
Instructor, Peer Leaders Seminar (PSY410: Upper division course for Psychology majors who are leading lab sections for an introductory course), Winter 2015, Spring 2015
Instructor, Imagination (PSY461: Upper division course for Psychology majors), Summer 2013, Summer 2015
Instructor, Statistical Methods (PSY302: Required core course for Psychology majors), Fall 2011, Summer 2012
Instructor, Mind and Society (PSY202: Introductory course in Psychology), Summer 2011
Guest Lecturer, Child Development (PSY362), Children and Technology (PSY361), Emerging Technologies and the Human Body (CCT648)
Guest Lecturer, Child Development (PSY376), Imagination (PSY461), Infancy (PSY410), Mind and Society (PSY202), Statistical Methods (PSY302)
Lab Instructor, Statistical Methods (PSY302), Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2014, Spring 2015
Lab Instructor, Research Methods (PSY303: Required core course for Psychology majors), Winter 2012
Lab Instructor and Grader, Data Analysis (PSY610, PSY611: Required statistical methods courses for graduate students), Fall 2010, Winter 2011
Lab Instructor, Mind and Society (PSY202), Fall 2008, Winter 2009, Spring 2009
Teaching Assistant, Peer Leaders Seminar (PSY410), Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant, Peer Leaders Seminar (PSY410), Fall 2015
Teaching Assistant, Cognitive Development (PSY475: Upper division course for Psychology majors), Winter 2015
Teaching Assistant, Infancy (PSY410: Upper division course for Psychology majors), Winter 2014
Teaching Assistant, Child Development (PSY376: Lower division course in Psychology), Fall 2013
Teaching Assistant, Learning and Memory (PSY433: Upper division course for Psychology majors), Spring 2013
Teaching Assistant, Evolutionary Psychology (PSY410: Upper division course for Psychology majors), Spring 2011