Personal Qualifications:
- Strong skills in communicating with varied audiences of culture diversity
- Extensive experience in designing curriculums catering to different age groups
- Solid ability to use pedagogical methods to achieve high quality results
- Proven skills to implement differentiated instruction strategies and assessments
- Bilingual qualification of both Mandarin Chinese and English
Educational Background:Certificate Program, TCSOL (Teach Chinese to Speakers of other Languages) 08/2014-04/2015
- Columbia University, Teachers College
Master of Arts, English: English Studies, GPA 3.91/4.0 08/2012-05/2014
- Southeast Missouri State University
Bachelor of Arts, English (Education), GPA 3.5/4.0 09/2008-06/2012
- Jiangsu Normal University (a.k.a. Xuzhou Normal University) (China)
Teaching Experience:
The City University of New York, Hunter College, New York 06/2016-Present
Mandarin Small-group classes Lead Teacher
- Work with the classroom lead teacher and conduct further instructions of the curriculums.
- Reinforce the undergraduate students’ ability to use the target language.
- Prepare the undergraduate students for the Mandarin proficiency tests.
China Institute, School of Chinese Studies, New York 04/2015-Present
Adults Program, Kids and Teens Program
Mandarin Classroom Head TeacherMandarin one-on-one Private Tutor
- Design and implement curriculums for the students with a diversity of age and cultural background.
- Engage students into a holistic language learning experience, including listening, speaking, reading and writing practice.
- Apply various assessment methods to determine the teaching and learning outcomes.
- Design individualized teaching materials for different learning needs and objectives.
- Conduct the instruction in various settings, such as classroom, office, and online.
Columbia University, Teachers College, New York Spring 2015
Mandarin Small-group classes Lead Teachermethods, task-based language teaching, for the undergraduate students. Accessed to and assessed the learning outcomes.
- Designed and implemented instructions using one of the most cutting-edge pedagogical
United Way of Southeast Missouri, Read to Succeed Program in Blanchard Elementary School, Cape Girardeau, MO 09/2013-05/2014
Volunteer. English Tutor
- Inspired kindergarten children to have a sense of book reading and knowledge accumulating by reading them the stories especially designed for the program.
- Assisted school authorities in managing and coordinating the activities.
Xuzhou No. 31 High School, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China 09/2011-07/2012
Intern. English Teacher
- Designed appropriate curriculum based on education authority’s requirements.
- Conducted classroom activities while maintaining proper disciplines in class.
- Created tests and other learning outcome evaluation activities.
- Kept progressive notes by tracking the students’ academic and social development and created reports.
EF English First (China) 02/2010-08/2011
Head Teacher - English (Students’ age: 3-10 years old)
Adapted curriculum and teaching materials to fit a variety of students’ needs and levels
Provided individual or small group instructions in a pleasant environment
Kept track on students’ performance, maintaining communicates with parents
Promoted activities that support intellectual and all-round development of children
Honors and Awards:
Graduate Maters Honors. Southeast Missouri State University. 05/2014
Certificate of Academic Distinction. Southeast Missouri State University. 05/2013 &12/2013
First place in the school-wide classroom instruction demonstration contest of School of Foreign Studies at Jiangsu Normal University. 05/2012
Third-class Academic Scholarship from Jiangsu Normal University. 2010-2011
First place in university-wide lesson plan interpretation contest of Jiangsu Normal University. 05/2011
Second place in the school-wide English public speech contest of School of Foreign Studies atJiangsu Normal University. 05/2010
Second-class Academic Scholarship from Jiangsu Normal University. 2008-2009