Resume
Elan Lavie
Education
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University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
MA in Education; Single Subject Teaching Credential (Physics, Industrial & Technology Education Credential) — June 2019 -
University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
BA in Physics and Molecular & Cell Biology — May 2013
Experience
Physics, Astronomy, Engineering and Computer Science Teacher
El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA — Aug 2019–Present
El Cerrito High School, El Cerrito, CA — Aug 2019–Present
- Developed and taught Physics of the Universe, Honors Astronomy, Honors Engineering (project-based), and AP Computer Science Principles for students from a wide range of socioeconomic backgrounds.
UC Berkeley SETI Summer Research Intern
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Summer 2020, 2025
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Summer 2020, 2025
- Worked with Dr. Steve Croft to test “Turboseti” for extracting candidate ET signals on Voyager 1 using the Green Bank Telescope (West Virginia).
- Created two Jupyter Notebook educational tutorials on GitHub, one for Turboseti and the other on an ML reverse image search.
- Built a DIY radiotelescope and imaged data using GNU Radio software.
Summer Camp Songleader, Wilderness Leader, Supervisor and Counselor
Camp Tawonga, Groveland, CA — Summer 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021-2023
Camp Tawonga, Groveland, CA — Summer 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2021-2023
- 5 summers leading music for the 500-person community. Singing, acoustic guitar, campfires, music games, summer camp magic.
- 3 summers leading backpacking trips in and around Yosemite National Park for kids and teens.
Student Teacher
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, Santa Barbara, CA — Aug 2018–Jun 2019
Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy, Santa Barbara, CA — Aug 2018–Jun 2019
- Taught introductory electronics, Arduino programming, and SolidWorks in the Dos Pueblos Engineering Academy.
Graduate Student Instructor
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Sep 2017–May 2018
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA — Sep 2017–May 2018
- Planned and facilitated discussion sections; wrote exam questions and graded for descriptive Astronomy courses taught by Professors Alex Filippenko and Gibor Basri.
Exploratorium Science Educator
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA — Sep 2015–May 2017
Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA — Sep 2015–May 2017
- Performed engaging science demonstrations for the public; welcomed and oriented field trip students from across the Bay Area.
- Received weekly trainings via the Exploratorium’s Teacher Institute.
Other Skills
- Conversationally fluent in Spanish
References
- Nancy Flocchini — Assistant Principal, El Cerrito High School — nancy.flocchini@wccusd.net
- Dr. Steve Croft — UC Berkeley SETI Researcher — scroft@astro.berkeley.edu
- Melissa Woods — Physics & Engineering Teacher, Dos Pueblos High School — mwoods@sbunified.org
- Sal Alper — Field Trip Program Supervisor, Exploratorium — Work: 415-528-4444 — salper@exploratorium.edu