Swosti Choudhury
Santa Cruz,CA
Summary
I am a dedicated pedagogy enthusiast, always seeking new ways to enhance my teaching and mentoring skills. My commitment to engaging students and supporting peers is reflected in my consistent pursuit of opportunities to grow as an educator.
Overview
2025
2025
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Assistant
UCSC Physics Department
09.2023 - Current
- Explained intro to moderate physics labs to undergraduates of both stem and non-stem majors.
- Helped with grading assignments and tests, providing constructive feedback to students based on results.
- Supported classroom activities, tutoring, and reviewing work.
- Worked with teacher to optimize learning plans based on student test grades and evaluations.
- Completed daily reports on attendance and disciplinary performance.
TA Mentor
UCSC Physics Department
08.2024 - Current
- Supported first time TAs with instruction techniques to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities within the classroom.
- Organized classroom visits for TAs to watch and learn how I run my sections.
- Collaborated with fellow educators to develop interdisciplinary lesson plans and enhance the pedagogical practices in the department.
Peer Mentor
UCSC Physics Department
01.2024 - Current
- Served as a mentor for fellow students, demonstrating effective communication and problem-solving skills.
- Provided guidance to peers on academic and personal matters, promoting overall wellbeing.
- Shared resources, opportunities, and activities to support mentee's learning and development.
- Supported mentees in navigating college admissions processes and achieving academic success.
- Collaborated with faculty and staff to identify areas where peer mentors could provide additional support.
- Facilitated peer-to-peer conversations to support open communication among mentees.
Teaching Associate
California State University, Northridge
9 2021 - 05.2023
- Taught intro level physics labs to undergraduate students
- The labs taught till date are, Mechanics lab, Electricity and Magnetism lab
- Job role - To teach and explain the basic theory behind the experiments students are performing and Making sure they understand the set up and working of the experiments properly
- Grading their lab reports for each lab
- In the end of the lab session of the semester, taking lab test to check their knowledge and experience in the lab and grade accordingly
Peer Learning Facilitator
California State University, Northridge
09.2021 - 12.2021
- I assist full time professors in helping students of his class to understand the key concepts of his class which was Electricity and Magnetism
- Evaluate and graded the assignments and examinations
Grader
National Institute of Science and Technology
01.2020 - 12.2020
- Graded assignments and quizzes for Freshmen engineer students from an associated full time Professor's class
Student Assistant
California State University, Northridge
06.2022 - 08.2022
- Worked setting up, organizing and repairing equipment in various labs of the department
- Repaired the demos available in the department and setup a website for demos for department Faculties and students to know and use the demos
Student Assistant
California State University, Northridge
09.2021 - 12.2021
- Troubleshooted technical and software related issues
- Helped setting up and changing new computer labs for certain departments
Education
Ph.D. - Physics
University of California, Santa Cruz
05.2001 -
MS - Physics and Astronomy
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
08.2021 - Current
B.Tech - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
01.2017 - 01.2021
Skills
Course preparation
Organization
Tutoring and mentoring
Technology-savvy
Documentation skills
Research expertise
Accomplishments
- Received outstanding TA award - CSU, Northridge (2023)
- Received outstanding TA award - UC Santa Cruz (2024)
- Have received excellent feedback on my SETS from my students through out my TA experience.
Timeline
TA Mentor
UCSC Physics Department
08.2024 - Current
Peer Mentor
UCSC Physics Department
01.2024 - Current
Teaching Assistant
UCSC Physics Department
09.2023 - Current
Student Assistant
California State University, Northridge
06.2022 - 08.2022
Peer Learning Facilitator
California State University, Northridge
09.2021 - 12.2021
Student Assistant
California State University, Northridge
09.2021 - 12.2021
MS - Physics and Astronomy
California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
08.2021 - Current
Grader
National Institute of Science and Technology
01.2020 - 12.2020
B.Tech - Electrical and Electronics Engineering
National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
01.2017 - 01.2021
Ph.D. - Physics
University of California, Santa Cruz
05.2001 -
Teaching Associate
California State University, Northridge
9 2021 - 05.2023
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