Please consider the resume below for middle school math or Chinese positions open at your school.
Although I presently teach Chinese, my first love is middle school. I enjoy making learning fun by bringing as many real-life experiewnces into the classroom as possible.
In math class we've baked, designed castles, made shrinky-dinks, and played plenty of games to help students master skills and grow in their enthusiasm for math. My favorite thing to do is encourage students who have not excelled in math before by reminding them of how much their brains are developing right now. I tell them they may have abilities they never had before, and then I do everything possible to help them harness those new strengths. I've had many students who only passed before become A math students, and they feel great about it!
In Chinese class, we concentrate on standard pronunication and writing. Students have many opportunities during each class to talk and dialogue in Chinese with me, their classmates, or one of the puppets that routinely come to class. They also work intently on proper stroke order and the meditative aspects of calligraphy. Finally, we bring as much Chinese culture into class as we can with stories, food sampling, and films.
EDUCATION JURIS DOCTOR 1994 J. Reuben Clark Law School Brigham Young University .Journal of Public Law, Associate Editor .Int'l and Comparative Law Society, Human Rights Chair .Women's Law Forum, Vice President .Certified Mediator .Pro-bono Immigration Project .Pro-bono Domestic Relations Project
BACHELOR OF ARTS 1986 Anthropology Significant coursework in hard sciences; biology, chemistry, physics
Brandeis University
FOREIGN STUDY 1987 Peking University
AWARDS SCHOLARLY WRITING PUBLIC INTEREST LAW SCHOLARSHIP
MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
EXPERIENCE CHINESE TEACHER
2005 - PRESENT
ACADEMY OF THE PACIFIC RIM
Hyde Park, Massachusetts
Teach Mandarin to 7th and 8th grade students with emphasis on oral communication, standard writing and Chinese culture.
MATH TEACHER 2001 - 2005
BELLINGHAM MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Bellingham, Massachusetts
Made it fun for students to learn math and achieve state math standards.
Student Council Advisor
Drama Club Voice Coach
Assistant Coach Girls Soccer
Team Leader
ESL DIRECTOR 1995 - 1998 WEGO PRIVATE SCHOOL Taipei, Taiwan Developed curriculum and administered English as a Second Language department. Supervised foreign staff.
INTERN
TEMPLE OF UNDERSTANDING,
New York
Created a mediation-
focused plan for TOU to use its worldwide membership to become an effective force in the prevention of human rights violations through early conflict resolution.
LAWYER'S COMMITTEE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS,
New York
Prepared reports and press releases for the Committee's Asia
Project.
RESEARCH ASSISTANT
J. REUBEN CLARK LAW SCHOOL
Provo, Utah
Professor Michael Goldsmith Created new law school International Human Rights curriculum.
Professor Lynn D. Wardle Assisted in the research and writing of a paper on the rights of conscience of health care workers. Continuously monitored family and health care law issues in the media. Professor Cole Durham Used various on line services to research international human rights and freedom of religion.
