Laura M. Pickel

Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, Course Assistant, Stanford, CA                                     March 2015 – Present

• Assisted the teaching team for the class “From Play to Innovation” at the d.school.

• Acted as a liaison for students, teaching team members, and faculty at the d.school.

 

Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford, Experience Assistant, Stanford, CA                           January 2015 – Present

• Coached D.School students on their design projects in order to act as a conduit between faculty and students.

• Co-taught a four-session popup class called Redesigning the News Ecosystem.

• Implemented a design project on understanding the experience of introverts at the D.School.

 

Zaption, Content Intern, San Francisco, NY

​October 2014 - December 2014

• Found relevant videos for K-12 teachers and created content to lay over the videos to enhance student learning.

• Participated in conversations regarding the direction of the company.

 

CITYterm at the Masters School, Dobbs Ferry, NY

July 2011 - June 2014

Math Teacher

• Designed and taught three to four math classes per semester, based on the curriculum of students’ sending school math classes in Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Trigonometry, and AP Calculus BC.

• Corresponded with sending school math teachers to ensure students were prepared to return to their sending school classes.

CITYterm Faculty & Residential Advisor

• Designed curriculum for the Urban Core, a three-credit, interdisciplinary course that blends history, literature and the urban environment. Co-taught units on Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried, NYC’s waterfronts and the Brooklyn Bridge.

• Engaged in a professional development project each year, including one on the efficacy of the Flipped Classroom in math classes.

• Served as primary advisor for 2-4 students a semester, communicating with parents and students about their cognitive and academic growth.

• Co-chaired the Consequence Committee, a group of students and faculty that deals with disciplinary actions.

• Supervised students as on-duty faculty member for 5–10 days a month, including coordination of student trips into NYC.

Administrative – Finance Coordinator and Registrar

• Acted as liaison between CITYterm and the Masters School Business Office.

• Managed CITYterm’s credit card bills, petty cash and invoices.

• Coordinated mid-semester and end of term reporting process with CITYterm’s Director by preparing, editing and sending comments and transcripts to students, parents and schools. 

 

Breakthrough, Physics Teacher, Philadelphia, PA

​June 2010 - August 2010

• Taught physics to high-potential eighth graders from under-served communities of Philadelphia.

• Wrote and implemented lesson plans using the ITTI (Improving Teacher Training Initiative) format.