PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Math Teaching Seminar, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo (May 2022-Present)

  • Attendee of bi-weekly seminar involving discussions amongst teaching faculty at the University of Waterloo about their experiences and best practices, and often has appearances from guest speakers.

First Year Math and Stats in Canada (FYMSiC) Meet-Ups (July 2022-Present)

  • Attendee of monthly seminar involving discussions amongst teaching faculty across Canada about their experiences and best practices, and often has appearances from guest speakers.

Learning and the Brain: Teaching Engaged Brains Conference (February 2024)

  • Attended three-day conference that brought together neuroscientists, psychologists, and educators. Focused on talks on growth mindset and ADHD.

UW Teaching and Learning Conference (May 2023)

  • Attended two-day conference with theme ‘Teaching and Learning with Kindness and Care’. Focused on talks on alternative grading, empathy, and technology.

MAA Seaway Spring 2023 Meeting (May 2023)

  • Attended two-day conference. Focused on talks on mathematics education.

SIGMAA on RUME 2023 Conference (Feb 2023)

  • Attendee of the Special Interest Group of the MAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Edcuation's annual conference. Attended 15 talks across 3 days on research in math education, ranging from topics of assessment to EDI, in calculus and algebra courses. Funding provided by the Teaching Development Fund of the University of Waterloo’s Faculty of Mathematics.
  • A blog post of an interesting talk I attended on Mathematical Microagressions is available on the Math Teaching Fellow Blog

Mental Health First Aid Supporting Youth (Aug 2021)

  • This certificate involves 10 hours of training, where participants learn skills for providing initial help to youth (ages 18-24) experiencing a decline in their mental well-being or a mental health or substance use crisis. This was completed during my time as a sessional lecturer with Mount Allison University.

Teaching and Learning Scholar Certificate of Completion (May 2020)

  • This certificate involves 100 hours of combined teaching experiences and coursework on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Courses are EDU700 (Essential Skills in Teaching and Learning 2), EDU751 (Principles and Practices of University Teaching), and EDU760 (Self-Directed Study). This was completed at the MacPherson Institute at McMaster University.

Teaching and Learning Foundations Certificate of Completion (Sept 2019)

  • This certificate involves 36 hours of combined teaching experiences and coursework on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Courses are EDU600 (Essential Skills in Teaching and Learning 1) and EDU650 (Peer-Evaluated Teaching Experience). This was completed at the MacPherson Institute at McMaster University