EDUCATION: (see my diploma, the confirmation of the M.S. degree, the transcripts)
Pedagogical Innovation Institute of
Ph.D. in Education: Conditions for Effective Developing Teacher’s
Ability
to Design Teaching Strategies
· M.S. in Physics: “Homogeneous Relaxation in Weakly Non-ideal Bose’s Gas”
· Minor in Education: Middle and High school Teaching
in Physics
MEMBERSHIP:
· American Association of Physics
Teachers
· National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (see the
Cover Letter):
Boston University, Boston, MA: 03/2007– present time
Physics Lecture Enhancement Coordinator: Physics Department.
Responsibilities: Cooperating with the
faculty on using existing and developing new physics demonstrations and
implementing into the teaching practice contemporary teaching techniques based
on research.
Boston University, Boston, MA: 08/2007– present time
Lecturer: Physics Department.
Responsibilities:
Preparing and conducting lectures on Elementary Physics I and II and necessary supplemental
materials (presentations, demonstrations, home work, conceptual exercises, quizzes
and tests); managing laboratory and discussion teaching assistants.
ITT Technical Institute,
Adjunct Instructor:
Responsibilities: Teaching Physics, College
Math I, College Math II, Problem Solving
Co-Instructor (part time):
Responsibilities: Teaching Physics to
in-service high school teachers.
Lab Tech Coordinator: Physics Department.
Responsibilities: Coordinating
preparation and carrying out of undergraduate teaching labs; managing the
equipment; developing new teaching labs; consulting faculty and teaching assistants.
Portfolio: Laboratory work “Simple
harmonic motion on a string” (Vernier interface)
Laboratory work “Simple harmonic
motion on a string” (
Laboratory work “HTSC” (Vernier interface)
Boys and Girls Club of
Teacher’s Assistant, Math and Science tutor:
Responsibilities: Tutoring in Math and Science
to Club Members
Wentworth Institute of Technology,
Physics Laboratory Instructor: Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences.
Responsibilities: Guiding students
through a variety of Physics I and
Physics II laboratory work
Tutor:
Responsibilities: Tutoring students in
Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Calculus) and Physics
(During the period of
time from 04/2002 to 01/2004 , when my
previous life came up at the end and my second life was at the beginning, I
have an experience of working at Shaw’s Supermarket and at a small private
pottery, sending out a couple of hundreds resumes, and been working on my
English, which I have never been taught
before by anybody except myself. The list below represents the main
professional positions I had had executed in
Institute of Continuing Education,
Associate Professor: Department of Teachers’ Skill Development. (1995
-1997 as a part time employee)
Responsibilities:
· Taught a wide
spectrum of courses to school
teachers and principals of the city of
· Examined teachers’
curricula
· Evaluated of the
quality of teaching in physics and mathematics
Courses developed and taught included:
· Methods for Problem
Solving in Mathematics and Physics
· Using Mathematics
in High School Physics Courses
· Modeling of Mental
Processes of Students while Problem Solving
· Methods for
Preparing Educational Tests
· Planning Effective
Teaching Activities
· Introduction to Educational Policies
Assistant Professor: Physics
Department.
Responsibilities:
· Taught a wide
spectrum of courses to undergraduate students
· Trained students in
Math to prepare them to study Physics
· Developed of
curricula
· Developed of
educational aids for students
Courses developed and taught included:
· Mechanics
· Thermodynamics
· Electrostatics
· Magnetism
· Optics
· Atomic and Nuclear
Physics
· Fundamentals of
Quantum Mechanics
· Algebra, Geometry,
Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Calculus
Methodological development included:
· Curricula in
Physics for Undergraduate Students
· Midterm and Final
Physics Exams
· Collection and
compilation of Physics Problems
and solutions
for Undergraduate Students.
Hardware Engineer: Department
of Computerized Calculations:
Responsibilities: All kinds of technical
support
Middle and High Schools, the City of
Adjunct Teacher/Tutor: (1991 –
2001)
Responsibilities:
· Taught a wide
spectrum of courses to students
· Developed of
curricula and midterm/final tests
· Trained students to
Math/Physics competitions
Courses developed and taught included:
· Algebra
· Geometry
· Trigonometry
· Fundamentals of
Probability Theory
· Physics I
Methodological development included:
· High School
Curriculum in Physics with Elements of University-level Physics
· Math Curriculum for
High School Students in Physics Classes
· Introductory
Lectures on Basic Quantum Phenomena for High School Students
· Midterm and final
physics exams.
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS;
· Problem solving (analyzing of
situations, description of conditions,
statement of goals, formulating of
hypotheses/algorithms, choosing means and resources, self-control etc)
· Professional
communication (a professional tactfulness, listening
with attention,
a sense of humor etc)
· Research
development (planning of research, creation and
approbation of curricula and other educational tools,
statistical analysis, development of publications etc.)
· PC application (MS
Windows, MS Word, MS Excel etc.)
REFERENCES:
1. Erich J. Burton, Laboratory Manager,
Undergraduate Teaching Labs, Boston University Physics Department, 590
Commonwealth, Boston, MA, 02215, 617-353-9886, eburton@buphy.bu.edu
2.
Thomas
R. Houghton, Chair, School of Electronics Technology , ITT Technical Institute, 333 Providence Highway Norwood ,
MA 02062
3. Dr. Ilya A. Gruzberg, Assistant Professor
of Physics; James Franck Institute; University of Chicago; 5640 S. Ellis
Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, Phone: 773-834-9879; gruzberg@uchicago.edu
4. Dr. Raffaele Di Cecca,
Academic Department Head, Applied Math & Sciences Department, Wentworth
Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, 617-989-4335; diceccar@wit.edu
5. Dr. Gary M. Simundza, Professor, Applied Math & Sciences
Department, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA
02115, 617-594-5452; simundzag@wit.edu
6. Gloria Monaghan,
Director, Academic Resource Center, Wentworth Institute of Technology, 550
Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, 617-989-4489, monaghang@wit.edu
SELECTED CONFERENCES AND PUBLICATIONS; (see My commentaries and Examples of learning aids,
which are based on some of the publications)
1. On a Definition of Work // The Physics Teacher, Val. 46, May 2008, p. 260
2. A simple model for describing a lattice
with a double occupancy // arXiv:0712.3997v2 [cond-mat.other] 10 Jan 2008
3. Energy from nothing? // The Physics
Teacher, Vol. 45, No. L1, p. L1, July
2007
4. On “Putting Physics
First” // “Interactions”, March/April 2007, p. 6 -7;
5. “The Comparison Between Russian High School And American College Curricula”
// poster at 2007 AAPT Winter Meeting, January 2007.
6. “Constructing
Learning Aids for Teaching Algebra Based Physics” // poster at 2006 APPT
Summer Meeting, July 2006.
7. “Classification of Educational Self-Determination
of Students” // in the
journal “School Principal”,
8. “Universal Algorithm for Solving School Problems in
Physics” // in the
book
"Problems in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics". -
9. “On the Necessity of Modeling by a Teacher of
His/Her Own
Pedagogical
Activity” // in the book “Development of Scientific Intercommunications in
10. “Application of Operationally-Interconnect
Categories for Diagnosing
the Level of
Students' Understanding of Physics” // in the book “Artificial Intelligence in
Education”, part 1. -
11. “Quantitative Measures of the Learning Difficulty
of Physics
Problems” // in the book “Problems of Education,
Scientific and Technical Development and Economy of Ural Region”. -