THOMAS CAREY, PhD · SCIENCE EDUCATOR

I teach science.
I build with AI.

I teach science at the Air Force Academy Preparatory School. My eight years of full-time teaching span general chemistry and physics through advanced organic and inorganic chemistry. I also teach Preflight, our college study-skills course, lead cadet leadership activities, and mentor military instructors.

Using AI to prepare courses and build software has expanded what I can learn and do. I want students to develop the knowledge and judgment to pursue ambitious work of their own.

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SELECTED SOFTWARE

I built Arete for a major revision of Colorado Springs School District 11’s policies, bringing drafts, amendments, and board decisions together throughout the review.

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TEACHING

Learning that lasts.

I redesigned Skills Track Chemistry around clear instruction, retrieval practice, and spaced review. Following the redesign, final-exam averages across two cohorts were nearly twelve percentage points higher than across the preceding three cohorts on similar exams.

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BUILDING WITH AI

Ideas into working software.

I’ve built applications to organize district policy review, plan training from completed workouts, and run a meeting. AI helps me learn unfamiliar material and turn an idea into something useful. That experience informs what I want students to attempt with these tools.

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ACADEMIC & PUBLIC LEADERSHIP

From faculty to district.

I have course-directed science courses for approximately 200 cadet candidates, developed common advising lessons and trained faculty advisors, and directed new-staff onboarding. I mentor military instructors through shared materials, lesson observation, and feedback. As president of the Colorado Springs School District 11 Board of Education, I also bring experience in public policy and institutional accountability.