Apart from research, I am passionate about disseminating mathematical knowledge to future generations. Since how mathematics is taught plays a significant role in determining how students perceive it, math education has far-reaching consequences for the survival and development of mathematics as a scientific discipline. That is why I have the following objectives as an educator in mathematics:

  • Communicating mathematical concepts clearly, effectively and intuitively,
  • Nurturing the creativity and mathematical talent of students,
  • Fostering independence and critical thinking capabilities,
  • Motivating and guiding students to realise their goals, and
  • Creating an inclusive classroom environment for all students.

Also, I am a proponent of Federico Ardila’s axioms:

Axiom 1. Mathematical potential is distributed equally among different groups, irrespective of geographic, demographic, and economic boundaries.
Axiom 2. Everyone can have joyful, meaningful, and empowering mathematical experiences.
Axiom 3. Mathematics is a powerful, malleable tool that can be shaped and used differently by various communities to serve their needs.
Axiom 4. Every student deserves to be treated with dignity and respect.

Therefore, I believe that

  • Every student’s identity, language, and culture need to be respected and valued,
  • Every student has the right to access effective mathematics education, and
  • Every student can become a successful learner of mathematics.

For more than a decade, I have taught mathematics in various capacities to a diverse group of students, and I am committed to being an effective and engaging teacher for students from all backgrounds, and below, I have summarized my experience related to teaching.

Instructor Training

  • 2021 - Developing Curriculum, Blended Learning, Flipped Classroom - Linkedin Learning courses on modern teaching techniques
  • 2021 - Core Strategies for Teaching in Higher Ed, Linkedin Learning course by Prof. Karl Kapp
  • 2020 - Summer Camp on Online Teaching, Teaching and Learning Collaboration, University of Toronto
  • 2019 - Pedagogical Reading Group - What the Best College Teachers Do by Prof. Ken Bain, Teaching and Learning Collaboration, University of Toronto
  • 2018 - Course design 101 - Teaching and Learning Collaboration, University of Toronto
  • 2014 - Teaching Seminar, Department of Mathematics, University of Maryland

Teaching Experience

Minicourses (designed and taught)

  • 2021 - Dynamical Systems: Stability, Bifurcations & Applications, International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Science, University of Colombo
  • 2019 - Asymptotics for Limit Theorems in Dynamical Systems, University of Toronto
  • 2019 - Introduction to Dynamical Systems, University of Colombo

Instructor at the Math Outreach Office, University of Toronto

  • Fall 2021 - Math Contest Preparation Club (online)
  • Summer 2021 - Canada Math Camp 2021 (online)

Instructor at the University of Toronto

Instructor at Sri Lanka Olympiad Mathematics Foundation

  • 2009 to 2014 - Selecting, training and facilitating the Sri Lankan IMO and IMC teams

Teaching Assistant at the Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

  • Fall 2021 - Introduction to Dynamical Systems I

Teaching Assistant at the University of Maryland

  • Spring 2018 - STAT601 Probability II, STAT410 Intro to Probability
  • Fall 2017 - MATH670 ODE I, MATH403 Introduction to Abstract Algebra
  • Fall 2016 - MATH220 Elememtary Calculus
  • Spring 2016 - MATH310 Introduction to Proofs
  • Summer 2015 - MATH410 Advanced Calculus I, MATH310 Introduction to Proofs
  • Fall 2015 - MATH141 Calculus II
  • Spring 2015 - MATH241 Calculus III
  • Fall 2014 - MATH220 Elememtary Calculus

Teaching Assistant at the University of Colombo

  • 2014 - PM4003 Measure Theory, PM3052 Real Analysis I, PM3054 Topology I, PM2001 Calculus II