Teaching
Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
I TA EGR 105, the computing class I took my first semester, and grade for ME 221.
- EGR 105
- Computing for Engineers, since fall 2025: office hours, lab sections, one-on-one sessions
- ME 221
- Structure & Properties of Solids: grading
- Students
- 39 in EGR 105, 39 in ME 221
01The job
I've been a teaching assistant for EGR 105, Computing for Engineers, since fall 2025, and I grade for ME 221, Structure and Properties of Solids. I have a section of 39 students in each course. In EGR 105, students come in with very different backgrounds, and the work spans coding projects, lab work, mini-activities, and problem sets. In ME 221, my job is grading.
02What I do
In EGR 105, I hold weekly office hours, lead lab sections, and run one-on-one sessions, and I review student projects, quizzes, and lab work. In ME 221, I grade.
03How I teach
I break hard concepts down into their fundamentals and teach the process instead of supplying answers. When I review EGR 105 work, I give feedback, suggest more efficient approaches where they exist, and recommend specific changes for resubmission.
04What it's taught me
Teaching has taught me a lot of the same things coaching did, mostly how to lead and how to break a hard idea down into its basics. When a student is stuck, giving them the answer almost never helps. Finding the one basic idea they're missing usually does, and I've started working through my own problems the same way.
