James Looney
Math Science Teacher
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJames Looney is a dedicated educator and technologist with a decade of experience teaching math, science, and computer science at Westwood High School. Trained in Earth and Planetary Science at Harvard and holding an MS in Computer Science from Georgia Tech, he blends deep subject-matter knowledge with modern computational thinking. His background includes teaching fellowships at Harvard and a content development internship at DataCamp, reflecting a knack for translating complex topics into accessible learning experiences. James focuses on sparking scientific curiosity and cultivating logical problem-solving in the next generation, while staying current with CS pedagogy. Based in the Boston area, he leverages both research-rooted science and practical computing skills to prepare students for STEM pathways. Colleagues note his uncommon combination of field-focused Earth science training and advanced CS study as a strength in interdisciplinary instruction.
10 years of coding experience
MS, Computer Science, MS, Computer Science at Georgia Institute of TechnologyAB, Earth and Planetary Science, AB, Earth and Planetary Science at Harvard University
Github Skills (8)
r-package9
knitr8
bookdown7
ecology7
r-programming6
fs3
edtech2
correctness2
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
datacamp/community-courses-reading-data-into-r-with-readr
Aug 2016 - Aug 2016
A brief introduction to the readr package
Contributions:55 commits, 47 pushes in 7 days
briefopenscienceecologyedtech
jlooney6/samplecourse
May 2016 - Aug 2016
Contributions:9 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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