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 four years of wide-ranging sole-instructor undergraduate mathematics teaching experience at the University of Oregon. 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 and intend to participate this coming winter as well. More about my philosophy and experience can be found in my teaching statement.

This page was last updated in the spring of 2025.

Courses: Instructor of Record

Links in [square brackets] are sample materials.

• 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.

• 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.