i have been teaching for over a decade— first in small-group tutoring for students grades 1-12, then high school teaching, and currently as a community college instructor.
my personal pedagogy is constructivist. students must build their own understanding through discussion, discovery & skill practice. formative assessment and feedback are key to my work. drill is an excellent tool when used to get repeated quick-feedback to guide study. where i do summative assessment, i prefer it to be creative and synthetic to create a genuine artifact of learning (such as a thesis, presentation, notes, or project).
institutional education
expected – 2023
masters in medical physiology and pharmacology
university of florida
attained – 2021
graduate certificate in medical physiology
university of florida
attained – 2019
masters of mathematics for teachers
university of waterloo
attained – 2012
bachelor’s of science, applied engineering
computation & neural systems
california institute of technology
as an in-service teacher, I am very comfortable the workaday realities of teaching: designing a curriculum, planning lessons, delivering instruction, assessment, using online courseware or lab materials, and working with student ILPs to do differentiation and accommodation for all different kinds of learners.
my experience as an administrator is in a small private high school setting, primarily in STEM department leadership and WASC accreditation. i serve past and present clients in curriculum design, especially problem-based mathematics learning.
recent work:
2019 – present
teaching faculty (science & allied health; business & mathematics)
community college of vermont
2016 – present
curriculum engineer (science, math, computer science, philosophy)
freelance, with clients & collaborators: sokikom, my education guru
2012 – present
tutor (college math, k-12 science & math, MCAT preparation, test prep)
freelance, client references upon request
2013 – 2018
HS teacher (science, math, computer science, philosophy)
STEM director, WASC accreditation coordinator
areté preparatory academy
2012 – 2015
k-12 tutor (math, science, common core, SAT/ACE/ISEE prep, competition math)
wilshire academy
other and online education
anatomy specialization (MOOC)
by university of michigan, on coursera
advanced topics in CS (summer institute)
by princeton dept of computer science
intellectual humility in HS ed (summer institute)
by university of connecticut project high-phi
neuroscience & classroom engagement (summer institute)
by Learning & the Brain®
human languages:
native in english
compétent en français (B2)
i am a language & linguistics enthusiast (and have taken many linguistics MOOCs) and enjoy learning and practicing in my target learning languages (currently: french, spanish, korean, latin).
my computer science interests are primarily academic and focused on the mathematics of computation, algorithm design, and machine learning. I teach intro computer science (theory-heavy) but not practical programming courses.
programming languages:
teaching experience in: Java, Javascript, Python
academic experience in: MATLAB, LaTeX, Racket(Scheme)
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