Tony Passino
Teaching

Crafting lessons that last.

Teaching is where research becomes useful. I work to meet students where they are — building courses and workshops that take learners seriously as future changemakers.


Approach

I teach at the intersection of management, sustainability, and civic life. My classrooms are participatory, evidence-based, and oriented toward action — drawing on critical pedagogy, experiential learning, and the lived knowledge students already bring.

University teaching

Teaching Assistant — University of Massachusetts Boston
Aug 2023 – Present · Advised by Dr. Pacey Foster
Doctoral: Introduction to Research Methods in the Social Sciences (BUSNADM 770). MBA: Organizational Skills and Analysis Management (MBAMGT 650).
Guest Lecturer — Suffolk University
Systems thinking and advocacy (undergraduate).

Changemaker Community

An asynchronous Changemaker certificate program I co-founded, co-authored, and continue to teach. The curriculum equips learners to identify systemic problems and act on them — from campus to global scale.

Open training resources →

Teaching scholarship & workshops

Teaching for Impact: Crafting Lessons that Last in an Era of Changing Knowledge
Passino & Levine · MOBTS, Ann Arbor · June 2026
Academic workshop on designing durable lessons in fast-moving fields.
How do we foster hope as educators? Using photos as a reflective tool for discussion
Passino & Levine · MOBTS, Fort Wayne IN · June 2025
Workshop on reflective practice and hope in management education.
Critical Not Coercive: Teaching Critical Perspectives While Prioritizing Students’ Professional Learning Objectives
Cook, Erskine, Lavine, Lovegood, Luna, Spencer, Passino · MOBTS, Salem MA · June 2024
Academic workshop.
Making Experiential Learning Accessible
Barnieh et al. (incl. Passino) · MOBTS, Salem MA · June 2024
Academic workshop.
Changemakers — Building Skills to Create Environmental Change
Passino & Sharma · 49th Annual Natural Hazards Workshop, Boulder CO · July 2024

Service to the teaching community

  • MOBTS General Conference Reviewer (2025)
  • MOBTS Roethlisberger Award Reviewer (2025)

Interested in a guest lecture or workshop? tony.passino@umb.edu