My teaching is guided by the ideal of accessibility. A generally accessible and engaging course improves all students’ learning by increasing participation and the diversity of voices from which to learn. I pursue this ideal in the conception of courses, design of class materials, and planning of assignments. By finding course content that speaks to them, flexible assignments that give them the opportunity to relate their own skills and passions to course content, and a labor-based grading contract that rewards experimental work, whatever the result, my students are given the freedom to explore. They leave a semester with me with both a greater understanding of disciplinary and collegiate ways of thinking and communicating and greater confidence in their own voices.

Below, you’ll find my full teaching statement and a gallery highlighting some courses I’ve taught. In the latter, the linked syllabi covers and course titles lead to syllabi, assignment sheets, and example student work.