All of the courses that I teach are aimed at providing a foundation to enhance student learning and development. My teaching philosophy centers on encouraging creativity while teaching fundamental concepts and fostering critical thinking. Through my research field experiences I have been able to apply concepts to real-world problems of broad environmental significance. In addition, my teaching experience has allowed me to create rigorous yet rewarding courses that focus on science literacy, communication, and writing. Through teaching the scientific method students learn the ability to apply scientific principles to any environmental issue they are addressing. This allows students to gain employment in government, private, and non profit sectors.
A list of current courses that I have designed and teach at UW-Whitewater are listed below. For a full list of previous courses that have been can be found in my CV here.
Courses taught for Geography, Geology, and Environmental Science:
- Introduction to Environmental Science 200 (2016 – present)
- Water Resources 323 (2017 – present)
- Environmental Geology 301 (2017 – present)
- Environmental Science Capstone 400 (2016 – present)
- Oceanography 300 (2023)
- Tropical Conservation of Panama (2019, 2024 travel study) – see description and pictures here
Courses taught in Biology Department at UW-Whitewater
- Biological Foundations (2018 – present)
- Introductory Biology I (2016 – present)
- Introductory Biology II (2016 – present)
Past courses taught and institution
- Environmental Science (Villanova University, 2014)
- Global Carbon Cycle in a Sustainable World (Villanova University, 2015)
- Environmental Chemistry (Villanova University, 2014 – 2015)
- Planet Earth: How it works (The Ohio State University, 2013)
- Principles of Oceanography (The Ohio State University, 2012)
- Environmental Chemistry (Capital University, 2013)
- Introduction to Earth Sciences (Columbus State Community College, 2012-2013)
For specific syllabi please email me at levass@uww.edu