I am working with Swellfox to create a series of videos and teacher resources to introduce the basic concepts of electricity. Our objective was to create a unit with 8 lessons on the basic understanding and different components of electricity. This would be helpful for students from the middles school level up to post-secondary students studying electrical engineering. What I did during the externship was work closely with the production team to work out a script, review and suggest edits for final video after editing, and provide the teacher resources for the lessons. This was a very interesting project, and I learned a lot. It helped me and Swellfox to examine different teaching strategies to help with mastery of a concept instead of surface level comprehension. While we didn’t quite make it to 8 videos, we are well on our way to the 3rd one. This has been a valuable lesson in taking a big overall vague project and breaking it up into one step at a time. This has had a significant impact on my teaching perspective and teaching style. I feel much more motivated to be the best teacher and this experience has taught me that preparation is the key. This has definitely reignited the spark that made me want to be a teacher in the first place. I am excited about the new year and will continue to partner with Swellfox to get our project done.

Grade Level and Subject Taught: 7th Grade Life Science, 8th Grade Earth Science, 9th Grade Physical Science, 10th Grade AP Biology, 11-12th Grade Dual-Credit Anatomy, 11-12th Grade Physics