As a postdoc at UC Santa Barbara and a graduate student at the University of Arizona, I was an instructor of college courses with full teaching duties (creating curriculum, lecturing, grading, office hours), a mentor to newer graduate students (running problems sessions, organizing qualifying exam reviews, advising research projects), and a G-TEAMS fellow working in a high school classroom (developing creative projects, co-teaching lessons, after-school tutoring). Please see the experience section (or in my CV) for a complete list of courses taught. These experiences have contributed in my personal growth and development of a number of effective techniques like (1) example-driven/project-based lesson plans, (2) cooperative learning, (3) student discovery, and (4) goal oriented curriculum creation.
In general, I've built up an arsenal of ideas to properly motivate and implement lesson plans in a way that is interesting, effective, and interactive. I love to learn and share what I've learned in a creative and personable fashion. This passion gives me a high level of enthusiasm while my experience ensures that my energy is well spent. I genuinely want my students to enjoy their classroom experience and learn problem solving skills (not just memorizing some seemingly arbitrary formulas).