TEACHING
Teaching Assistantship
Daniella has held five Teaching Assistant (TA) positions within the Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the University of Toronto. In Fall 2021 and 2022, Daniella was a TA for AST101H1: The Sun and Its Neighbours, a first-year large-enrolment course for non-science students about the Sun, planets, comets, and the formation of the solar system. In Winter 2022 and 2023, Daniella held a TA position for AST201H1: Stars and Galaxies, the complimentary second-year large-enrolment course to AST101H1. This course details properties and life cycles of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. In all four of these contracts, the duties organizing and running weekly tutorial sections, invigilating midterm and final, marking assignments and midterm, and being the first point of contact to students via email and online discussion boards. In Winter 2023, Daniella also held a TA contract for AST199H1: Astronomy at the Frontier, with duties including grading assignments and hosting class discussions.