Teaching Philosophy
My philosophy toward teaching is centered on my love for incorporating specific pedagogic strategies such as my expertise, simplicity, hands-on experience, empathy, inclusiveness, and appreciation of students’ efforts. This approach to teaching can also be summarized in the saying that teaching is a double-edged sword in which the flow of information is a two-way street. Nelson Mandela, in his long walk to freedom, notes that the classroom is a diverse environment where great leaders emerge.
“Education is the great engine of personal development. Through education, the daughter of a peasant can become a doctor, the son of a mineworker can become the head of the mine, and the child of farm workers can become the president of a great nation. It is what we make out of what we have, not what we are given, that separates one person from another.”
Long Walk to Freedom, Nelson Mandela
Teaching Experience
2023 – Present Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Colby College.
2021 – 2023 Full Instructor, Department of Economics, Colorado State University.
2018 – 2020 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, Colorado State University.
Courses
Graduate Teaching Instructor (GTI) Teaching Term Syllabi links
Colby College
In-Person Teaching
Research Methods and Statistics for Economics [Fall 2024, Fall 2023] Fall 24 syllabus
Topics in Development Economics [Spring 2025, Spring 2024] Spring 24 syllabus
Principles of Macroeconomics [Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023] Fall 24 syllabus
Colorado State University
Graduate Teaching Instructor (GTI)
In-Person Teaching
Intermediate Macroeconomics [Summer 2022] Summer 22 syllabus
Introduction to Econometrics [Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2021] Most Recent syllabus
Online Teaching
Introduction to Econometrics [Fall 2022, Summer 2021] Fall 22 syllabus
Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA)
Intermediate Microeconomics [Spring 2021] Spring 21 Syllabus
Principles of Macroeconomics [Spring 2020] Spring 20 Syllabus
Principles of Microeconomics [Fall 2020, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, & Fall 2018] Most recent Syllabus
Professional development courses @The Institute for Learning and Teaching(TILT), Colorado State University (CSU)
April 2022: Importance of Plurilingual Teaching Pedagogies with L2 Learners.
March 2022: Giving Meaningful Feedback on Student Work.
March 2022: Writing a teaching philosophy.
March 2022: Encouraging Student Ownership and Responsibility in Learning.
October 2021: Keeping International Students & Other English Learners Engaged and Motivated.
June 2021: GTA's Best Practices in Teaching at CSU: First Fours Weeks.
April 2021: Writing a teaching philosophy.
January 2021: Best Practices in Online and Hybrid Teaching: Planning for Critical Thinking.
January 2021: Teaching Online: Facilitation and Engagement.
August 2020: Canvas: Build a Course.