Scott Douglas, Ph.D. | Resume | LinkedIn

After earning my Ph.D. in Physics Education Research at Georgia Tech in 2018, I have learned many lessons about teaching physics in a high school environment; I have seen first-hand that high school students need not only good pedagogy and expert instruction, but also accommodation, empathy, and patience.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in the spring of 2020 and my students and I suddenly had to switch to remote instruction, I adapted my practices to handle the challenges of a virtual classroom. My years at Georgia Tech developing online labs served me well; I was able to devise some physics and chemistry learning projects that used only free software and household materials, and found that my students not only achieved their learning outcomes, but also developed a positive, can-do attitude toward science in even the most difficult circumstances.

As schools and families adapt to the reality of COVID-19, there is an urgent need for rich at-home instruction and virtual learning. I aim to help serve that need, and to help prepare the next generation of scientists for the new world to come.

My formal education is in physics, and I have years of physics teaching experience at the college and advanced high school levels. I also teach intermediate and advanced high school chemistry, and can tutor math from Algebra II through multivariate calculus.