I remember last year in the Spring when I was a student sitting in the classroom learning concepts from CHEM 1000: Mathematics for Chemistry. This spring semester, I will be part of the classroom, not only as a student but also as a UTA. Assisting Professor Hutchison, I deepened my understanding of teaching throughout the…
Tag: Chancellor's Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship
CUTF Blog Post #2 ‘Learning Through Teaching’: Autism Representation in Young Adult Literature
I have learned so much through my CUTF teaching experience so far, and I am very excited to share! My mentor for this project is Dr. Jesse Jack, a professor in the English literature department here at Pitt. Last semester, I was the UTA for her class “Representing Adolescence,” and she permitted me to teach…
CUTF: Learning Through Teaching
Wow, it’s now halfway through the semester! From hosting my first office hours to creating a study guide for Examlet 1, I was able to learn so much in grasping the crucial qualities of an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (UTA). This is my very first time being a teaching assistant for CHEM 1000: Mathematics for Chemistry,…
CUTF Introduction: Why Southeast Asian Art?
Hello readers! My name is Josh Nguyen (he/him), and I am a senior in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh. Currently, I am double majoring in the history of art and architecture (HAA) and microbiology, with a minor in chemistry and certificate in the Conceptual Foundations of Medicine. Outside…
CUTF Introduction: Autism Representation in Adolescent Literature
Hello! My name is Mia Naccarato, and I am a third-year student pursuing a major in English Writing, a minor in Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies, and a certificate in Children’s Literature. I am very excited to be a part of the Chancellor’s Undergraduate Teaching Fellowship this semester! A little bit about me: I love…
The TA Becomes the Teacher (for one day)
This semester spent as an undergraduate Teaching Assistant through the CUTF has been an incredible learning experience. In fact, everything I have been learning came together when I was responsible for teaching a full class period (75 minutes) completely on my own. To say I was nervous was an understatement. While I have gotten to…
CUTF: Figuring it Out
Like many undergraduate students, I came to Pitt believing I would go on to medical school. My freshman year I took courses like Chemistry and Biology but quickly realized I did not have a passion for what I was learning. I started to explore other classes the university had to offer. I tried computer science,…
CUTF Introduction: Scene August Wilson, Take 2, and… Action!
If I’ve learned one thing in the world of filmmaking, it’s that you’ll rarely get the perfect shot in the first take. But take 2? Take 2 is full of possibility and promise. You troubleshoot the faults in the camera choreography, mark your focus points, spray flyaways down, adjust the lights, and you have the…