Physics Teacher at Hyde School (Woodstock)
Springfield, Massachusetts Area
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- Physics Teacher at Hyde School (Woodstock)
- Assistant Instructor at J.R. Roy Martial Arts
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- Mathematics Teacher at Northfield Mt. Hermon
- Owner at Valent Games
- Research Assistant at UMass Amherst
- Teaching Assistant at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- HTML Writer at Project Links
- Education
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- University of Massachusetts at Amherst
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Northfield Mount Hermon
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Colin Fredericks’s Summary
I love teaching, and that's driven a lot of what I do.
I've taught half a dozen introductory-level college physics courses, covering just about every topic in the discpline. I've done labs and lectures, both my own material and that provided by the school. I've also assisted with over a dozen courses, including modern physics and physics-oriented writing courses.
Right now I'm teaching mid-level mathematics at NMH (Northfield Mt. Hermon School) in Massachusetts. I went to Northfield Mt. Hermon myself, and NMH made a big positive impact on my life. I really like using my expertise and research experience to help students appreciate and learn more about the world around them.
I chose to do physics education research because I wanted to apply something I needed to do (research) to something I wanted to do (teaching). I've been chest-deep in statical methods of data analysis, including Principal Component Analysis. My thesis is on categorizing student behavior on online homework, and what sorts of effects different behaviors have on later performance. I was surprised when I started that so little reserach had been done in this area, and I'm glad to be able to lead the way on this.
I also teach karate at J.R. Roy's Martial Arts in Greenfield. I've been practicing karate for fourteen years, and have been teaching for about a year now. My black belt project was on improving our self-defense program. Our school focuses on cooperation rather than competition, and its excellent safety record really shows the benefits of that.
Not all my life is teaching: I design and publish role-playing games, I read fiction (mostly sci-fi and fantasy), and I enjoy cooking. I've been deeply involved with broadcast media, working at WRPI in Troy NY as the president, business manager, station manager, and more at various times.
I'm also working on creating a school of my own. It's a long-term goal - it's going to take ten years or more - but I really believe it's worth doing.
Colin Fredericks’s Specialties:
Physics education, Educational research, Mathematics, Teaching, Data mining, Writing, Karate instruction
Colin Fredericks’s Experience
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Physics Teacher
Hyde School (Woodstock)
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
May 2008 — Present (1 year 3 months)
Hyde is an alternative boarding school for 9th-12th grade students. I teach physics at the Woodstock, CT campus.
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Assistant Instructor
J.R. Roy Martial Arts
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Sports industry)
January 2006 — Present (3 years 7 months)
Martial arts instructor for all ages 7+. First degree black belt in Karate.
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Mathematics Teacher
Northfield Mt. Hermon
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
June 2007 — May 2008 (1 year)
Instructor for Algebra II Honors and Precalculus at Northfield Mt. Hermon School.
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Owner
Valent Games
(Higher Education industry)
2001 — 2008 (7 years)
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Research Assistant
UMass Amherst
(Education Management industry)
September 2003 — May 2007 (3 years 9 months)
Physics education researcher, specializing in data mining to extract useful information from online homework data. Also responsible for my research group's A/V needs.
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Teaching Assistant
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 2000 — May 2003 (3 years)
Responsible for teaching and assisting with introductory physics courses.
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HTML Writer
Project Links
(Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry)
June 1998 — August 2000 (2 years 3 months)
Wrote and edited HTML for Project Links, an educationally-oriented group based at RPI that designed web sites for use in science and engineering courses. This was a summers-only position.
Colin Fredericks’s Education
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University of Massachusetts at Amherst
PhD , 2003 — 2007
- Activities and Societies:
- UMSFS
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
MS , Physics , 2000 — 2003
- Activities and Societies:
- WRPI, Society of Physics Students, RPI Players
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
BA , Physics , 1996 — 2000
- Activities and Societies:
- WRPI, Society of Physics Students, RPI Players
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Northfield Mount Hermon
High School , 1992 — 1996
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Colin Fredericks’s Interests:
karate, roleplaying games, physics, education
Colin Fredericks’s Honors:
Walter Eppenstein Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, 2001
Colin Fredericks’s Contact Settings
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