STAFF & FACULTY DIRECTORY PROFILE
Ian Allen
Job Title:
Science Teacher
Department:
Science
Email:
Phone: (510) 577-9100
ext.
284
Started at O'Dowd:
2023
Degrees:
B.S. Applied Physics - Columbia University
M.Ed. Secondary Education - Arizona State University
M.A. Economics - University of California, Santa Cruz
Originally from:
Berkeley, California
Why I Teach:
To see the spark of understanding in students' eyes!
Most powerful teaching technique:
Learning by teaching
Why are the subjects you teach important?:
We are using mathematical models to describe the physical world around us.
Favorite quotes:
"Passion without reason is blind, reason without passion is dead. Thought should not lack the heat of desire, nor desire the light of thought" -Will Durant
Favorite trivia:
In Vienna (Wien) hotdogs are called 'Frankfurters', and in Frankfurt they are called 'Wieners'.
Recommended visual media:
2001: A Space Odyssey
Brick
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Pan's Labyrinth
Princess Mononoke
Recommended reads:
Cloud Atlas
The Dispossessed
Dune
Ender's Game
Stranger in a Strange Land
Hobbies or outside interests:
Board games, biking and burritos