My favorite aspect of teaching is that it allows lets me directly impact the way students think about music, psychology, and education in general. I believe that a teacher should not only assist students with learning new material, but also the process of asking and answering their own questions. I believe that teachers should let their enthusiasm arouse the curiosity of their students. Through my experiences in teaching both as a graduate student at UVA and on faculty at Longwood University, I've had the chance to teach on a wide variety of topics. Additionally, I have been able to teach at a number of different levels, with experiences ranging from introductory classes to smaller seminars to 400-level senior capstone courses. By serving as a TA during my time in graduate school, I have been able to observe different teaching styles and philosophies in action and strive to incorporate this background into my own teaching. I have independently taught the following courses: Psychology of Music A 400-level senior capstone seminar for psychology students at UVA Science of Music seminar Upper-level seminar for music students interested in music perception and cognition at Longwood University Introduction to World Music An introductory course for general education credit at Longwood Research Methods and Data Analysis lab, University of Virginia (Fall, 2008) Led 2 independent lab sections Additionally, I have served as a teaching assistant for the following courses: The Psychology of Aging, University of Virginia (2009) Introduction to Perception, University of Virginia (2007) Research Methods and Data Analysis II, University of Virginia (2007) Computer Programming for Musicians, Northwestern University (2004) Operating Systems Design (Department of Computer Science) Pennsylvania State University (2001-2002) Finally, I have been fortunate to teach in a variety of other settings, experiences which I believe have helped to shape my flexible teaching style. Faculty, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp (2003, 2004) Preparing Future Faculty Program, Northwestern University (2002-2003) Music Instructor, McHenry County Youth Orchestra (2002-2003) English Instructor, Cross-Cultural Solutions program in Shanghai, China (2002) Music Instructor, Lake Braddock Secondary School (1997-2002) |
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