EDUCATION: (see my diploma and transcripts)
PhD in Education: “Methods for Motivating Teachers Towards Continuous Professional Development” (http://www.dslib.net/obw-pedagogika/voroschilov.html); referat (russian); full text (russian)
Moscow Academic Institute for Innovations in Education; Moscow, Russia, 2000
M.S. in Theoretical Physics: “Homogeneous Relaxation in Weakly Non-ideal Bose Gas”
Minor in Education: Methods for Teaching Physics at a Middle and High school
Perm State University; Perm, Russia: 1985
MEMBERSHIP:
American Association of Physics Teachers
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (see the Cover Letter):
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department: 03/2007 - present time
Lecture Enhancement Coordinator (Physics Department Demonstration Facility Director)
Responsibilities: Cooperating with the faculty on using existing and developing new physics demonstrations and helping faculty with implementing contemporary teaching research-based techniques into the teaching practice (including webct, blacboard, moodle, webassing, wielyplus, youtube movies).
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department: 09/2007 - present time
Lecturer (PY105/PY106 courses):
Responsibilities: Curriculum development; co-developing and editing lecture notes, homework assignments, laboratory manuals, exams; lecturing, overseeing work of teaching assistants.
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department: 08/2012 - present time
PDGK12 program/ Program Manager:
Responsibilities: Organizing and guiding teaching fellows – participants in GK12 project – on the use of physics demonstrations in Boston schools.
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department: 08/2012 - present time
BU ERC Lecturer:
Responsibilities: Curriculum development for and leading workshops “Physics - Demystified” for BU students.
Wentworth Institute of Technology, MA; present time
Adjunct Lecturer: Algebra Based Physics.
Bridgewater State University, MA; present time
Visiting Lecturer: Algebra Based Physics.
BU Academy, MA; present time
Substitute Lecturer: Elementary Physics
ITT Technical Institute, Norwood, MA; 06/2004 – 2011
Adjunct Physics Instructor:
Responsibilities: Teaching Physics, College Math I and II, Problem Solving
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department and School of Education: 09/2006 – 06/2007
Adjunct Instructor
Responsibilities: Teaching Physics to in-service high school teachers
Boston University, Boston, MA; Physics Department: 09/2004 – 03/2007
Lab Tech Coordinator
Responsibilities: Coordinating a preparation and carrying out of undergraduate teaching labs; managing the equipment; developing new teaching labs; consulting TFs
Boys and Girls Club of Boston, Roxbury Clubhouse, Boston, MA; 07/2004 – 11/2004
Teacher’s Assistant, Math and Science tutor:
Responsibilities: Tutoring in Math and Science to Club Members
Wentworth Institute of Technology, Boston MA: 01/2004 – 05/2004
Physics Laboratory Instructor: Department of Applied Mathematics and Sciences.
Responsibilities: Guiding students through a variety of Physics I and Physics II laboratory work
Tutor: Academic Resource Center. 01/2004 – 05/2004
Responsibilities: Tutoring students in Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry, Calculus) and Physics
Center for Development of City School System, Perm, Russia: 2000 – 2002, Director
Institute for Continuous Education, Perm, Russia: 1997 - 2000
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 Perm and Perm region
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
Director: Department of computerization and information technologies.
Perm State Technical University, Perm, Russia: 1988 - 1997
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
Perm State University, Perm, Russia: 1985 - 1988
Hardware Engineer: Department of Computerized Calculations:
Responsibilities: All kinds of a technical support
Middle and High Schools, the City of Perm, Russia: 1991 – 2001
Teacher/Tutor:
Taught a wide spectrum of courses to students
Developed of curricula and midterm/final tests
Trained students to Math/Physics competitions
Developed and tested learning tools for students with learning disabilities
Courses developed and taught included:
Algebra; Geometry; Trigonometry
Fundamentals of Probability Theory; Physics
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
On electron pairing in a periodic potential // Physica C: Supercunductivity, V 470, # 21, November (2010), pp. 1962 – 1963 // http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physc.2010.08.007
An actual level of difficulty of test problems and its subjective perception by students // Poster, 2009 AAPT Winter Meeting, Chicago, Feb. 15 (2009).
On the existence of Cooper Pairs in the Hubbard Model // www.arxive.org, arXiv:0902.1924v1, Feb 11 (2009).
On a Definition of Work // The Physics Teacher, Val. 46, May 2008, p. 260.
Energy from nothing? // Physics Teacher, Vol. 45, No. L1, p. L1, July 2007.
On “Putting Physics First” // “Interactions”, March/April 2007, p. 6 -7;
“The Comparison Between Russian High School And American College Curricula” // poster at 2007 AAPT Winter Meeting, January 2007.
“Constructing Learning Aids for Teaching Algebra Based Physics” // poster at 2006 APPT Summer Meeting, July 2006.
“Classification of Educational Self-Determination of Students” // in the journal “School Principal”, Moscow, Russia, 2001.
“Universal Algorithm for Solving School Problems in Physics” // in the book "Problems in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics". - Perm, Russia, 1998. - p. 57.
“On the Necessity of Modeling by a Teacher of His/Her Own Pedagogical Activity” // in the book “Development of Scientific Intercommunications in Eurasia”. - Berezniki, Russia, 1997. - p. 172.
“Application of Operationally-Interconnect Categories for Diagnosing the Level of Students' Understanding of Physics” // in the book “Artificial Intelligence in Education”, part 1. - Kazan, Russia, 1996. - p. 56.
“Quantitative Measures of the Learning Difficulty of Physics Problems” // in the book “Problems of Education, Scientific and Technical Development and Economy of Ural Region”. - Berezniki, Russia, 1996. - p. 85.