I am a math and computer science educator based in NYC. I work as an interaction developer at
Desmos, creating online tools for teaching math.
Some examples of Desmos activities that I made before joining the company can be found
here.
I also have some limited availability to do tutoring: math and/or coding,
online or potentially in person. It brings me joy when kids experience an "Aha!" moment.
A couple of quotes from former students of mine:
"Thank you for being the first person to show me I can do math".
"I feel like my 3rd eye has opened. It makes so much more sense!".
For queries, please send me an e.mail.
For two years I taught high school and middle school math, and greatly enjoyed it.
Before switching to school teaching, I was a cognitive neuroscience faculty member
in a university, teaching and carrying out brain imaging research (publications
here).
I especially enjoy creating interactive math demonstrations and games.
Below are some examples, in Python, Desmos, and javascript.
In my experience, students tend to find an activity or a piece of code engaging if it is:
PyTurtle examples to illustrate math concepts, running in the browser via trinket.io.
Tutorial python code running in the browser via Google Colab.
Desmos is a really wonderful tool for making interactive math. It's a graphing calculator, but you can do much more with it, including making activities and games. Below are some examples that I've made. More of my Desmos creations can be found here.
I've recently started exploring making math games in javascript, so that they can run directly in any web browser. I've been using the libraries p5.js and p5play.
The task in the two examples here is to match math blocks whose numerical values are equal. Those values can be expressed in terms that span a broad range of the math curriculum, from simple addition all the way up to calculus.