My teaching experiences have given me insight to keep myself firmly rooted at a foundational level of any field in which I choose to teach, and my empathy for the challenges many students encounter in approaching the rigor of biological sciences stems from having humbly met and overcome many of these same hurdles. I have learned to meet students at their individual experience levels while serving as a faculty member in several settings.
Currently, while teaching students at a Middle...
My teaching experiences have given me insight to keep myself firmly rooted at a foundational level of any field in which I choose to teach, and my empathy for the challenges many students encounter in approaching the rigor of biological sciences stems from having humbly met and overcome many of these same hurdles. I have learned to meet students at their individual experience levels while serving as a faculty member in several settings.
Currently, while teaching students at a Middle School, I have had the opportunity to reach students in an underserved community in the north side of St. Louis. I have differentiated my teaching approach by providing hands-on laboratory exercises; exit tickets consisting of verbal reasoning, graphic interpretation, and multiple choice exercises; and providing one-on-one and group study sessions for students who are struggling with difficult concepts. Spiral review is also a component of our rigorous teaching plan as a means to ensure that difficult concepts and terminology are revisited and/or retaught on a regular basis. I also maintain open communication with parents to keep them involved in their students’ learning process. Through this experience, I have learned how to reach as many students as possible with my content knowledge.
While teaching graduate students at GUMC, I have learned to hone my neurophysiology lectures to meet the needs of students from various backgrounds ranging from basic biology to neuroscience. Additionally, having directed and taught a research paper course, wherein students review literature based on the physiology of a disease of their choosing, I have learned to hone writing skills of students. One of my most interesting experiences was leading a discussion forum following various talks given by experts in physiology and health policy. Observing and commenting on the plethora of opinions related to said talks provided greater connection to the students and allowed them to interact as peers.
I have also learned to meet students at their indiv
