Kyla Pohl

Teaching

As an educator, my main focus in the classroom is humanizing the mathematical learning process through transparency. I use regular assessment as a key component to measuring student progress toward course goals and fulfillment. Through these techniques and others, I strive to make my classroom an equitable learning environment for all. Every student who enters my classroom has the potential for conceptual mastery and academic success.

I have six years of wide-ranging sole-instructor undergraduate mathematics teaching experience at the University of Oregon and Colby College. I have experience with traditional lecture classes with active learning components as well as the flipped classroom. During the pandemic, I had the opportunity to gain experience teaching synchronous online classes. Additionally, I have participated in the UO math department's Directed Reading Program for three years, leading a variety of projects with excited undergraduates and serving on the program's organization committee. More about my philosophy and experience can be found in my teaching statement.

Courses: Instructor of Record

Links in [square brackets] are sample materials.

Colby College

• Calculus with Precalculus I
• Calculus with Precalculus II
• Calculus I
• Calculus I Revisited
• Calculus II

University of Oregon

• Foundations of Algebra and Mathematics Modeling [syllabus, reading guide]
• Precalculus I: Functions [syllabus, lecture notes]
• Precalculus II: Trigonometry [syllabus, worksheet]
• Calculus I: Differentiation [syllabus, lecture notes]
• Elementary Statistics [syllabus, homework, midterm]

Courses: Teaching Assistant

• Precalculus I: Functions
• Elementary Statistics

Formal Evaluation Results

Here are the results from my formal observations/evaluations early in graduate school.

• November 2022, Evaluator: Kai-Shyang Wang
• January 2021, Evaluator: Mike Price

Selected Student Evaluations

• Foundations of Algebra and Mathematical Modeling, Fall 2024: "[W]henever I ask for help you have a very good way of explaining things[.]"
• Foundations of Algebra and Mathematical Modeling, Fall 2023: "[...] You acknowledge when you make a mistake and acknowledge if something is confusing. Keep doing what you're doing. [...]"
• Foundations of Algebra and Mathematical Modeling, Fall 2023: "I like having you as a teacher will be sad to take the next math."
• Precalculus II, Winter 2023: "[...] Just a thank you for consistency and clarity while instructing during lecture/worksheets/Canvas announcement or discussions."
• Precalculus I, Winter 2021: "I really want to let you know that I appreciate everything you have done for me so far this term. I know it's pretty annoying getting emails from me almost every day asking for help, but it's really helped me understand what's going on and I think my midterm reflected that especially since I failed all my other quizzes before that. Everything you have done for me means more than you know and I am starting to get more confident in my math skills. So once again, thank you."

Below is some of my boardwork from Precalculus II: Trigonometry.