Teaching Experience

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Sean Chen--TOEFL iBT Preparation, Palo Alto, CA 07/2016 - 08/2016

Listening/Speaking Instructor (Contact Sean @ (650) 576-5064)

• Designed a two-week TOEFL iBT preparation program for a youth community of learners from Shanghai.

• Assessed students' progress using VARP principles and the assessment triangle.

• Motivated students through interactive games such as Kahoot, Whisper Challenge, HeadsUp, and Jeopardy.

• Implemented a rigorous self-directed vocabulary acquisition system using Quizlet, flashcards, and online interactive games.

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Evergreen Valley College, San Jose, CA 08/2015 – Present

English Instructor (Contact Dean Merryl Kravitz @ (408) 223-6793)

• Teach English 1A, theme for the course: “Writing for the Real World.”

• Discuss plans and other logistics with faculty mentor to ensure successful completion; evaluated by a full-time faculty to enhance teaching effectiveness.

• Participate in college-wide and departmental professional development and workshops to prepare syllabus, lessons, and assessments.

• Attend individualized workshops on Moodle with the Director of Technology Education to enhance instructions via this online learning management system.

 

IIS—Mission College, Santa Clara, CA 06/2015 – Present

Instructor (Contact Chigusa Katoku @ 408.855.5025)

• Teach intermediate-level Grammar, Speaking and Listening, Research Literacy, and Pronunciation Matters More classes.

• Collaborate with other teachers to ensure 80% success rate of midterm, final, and level-achievement exams; substitute-teach to assist in 100% instruction coverage.

• Participate in departmental meetings and program-wide activities to foster and maintain IIS community at Mission College.

• Utilize JupiterEd to maintain grade book, communication with students, and plan.

 

Cogswell Polytechnical College, Sunnyvale, CA 09/2014 – Present

English Instructor (Contact Richard Schimpf @ 408.498.5142)

• Redesign successful syllabi of ENG100 and ENG050 to facilitate the needs of students and achieve the stated SLO’s.

• Incorporate Canvas in weekly instructions—a hybrid environment to maximize students’ engagement and learning.

• Apply reciprocal instructions, Social Cultural Theory, TESOL instructional strategies, valid and reliable assessment practices, classroom management approaches to build effective learning communities.

• Monitor and manage students’ attendance and progress via eCams.

• Build professional relationship with students in compliance with FERPA and school policies.

• Attend campus-wide and departmental meetings and collaborate with program coordinators and other faculty to help maintain and promote the general institutional health of Cogswell.

 

The Art Institute of California, Sunnyvale, CA 06/2012 – Present

General Education Faculty  (Contact Asha R. Hill @ 408.962.6421)

• Backwardly design full-course curricula (Transitional English and College English) by means of syllabi.

• Utilize the assessment triangle for each and every assessment activity.

• Participate in quarterly Faculty Development Workshops.

• Access and monitor students’ engagement with online learning via eCompanion.

 

San Jose Area Writing Project, San Jose, CA 06/2012 - 07/2012

Invitational Summer Institute 2012 Participant  (Contact Dr. Jonathan Lovell @ 408.250.9521)

• Consulted, planned, and delivered a 120-minute demonstration workshop on "Cultural Realism" and its relevance for teachers regarding the Common Core State Standards and Smarter Balance.

• Collected writing pieces in a writing portfolio for the summative gallery walk.

• Participated in daily routines, which included reading aloud of scribe's and memory notes, responding verbally and in writing to the feature workshops presenters, and collaborating with the assigned Afternoon Writing Group.

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Administrative Support Experience

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SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 06/2008 – 09/2009

Administrative Associate IV

• Reconciled and tracked all InfoMedia Solutions (IMS) budgets;

• Coordinated and prepared all purchase requisitions for IMS  via Page Charge, GPO Printing, Travel, and PO; ordered office supplies via eWay, PCard, or PeopleSoft;

• Performed daily posting submissions and revisions of SLAC publications: processed all submissions using FileMaker; assigned SLAC publication number using SciDoc; Compiled monthly eArchiving CD’s and its report

• Provided administrative supports to all IMS employees; acted as liaison representative for the IMS department to other SLAC departments/employees (Library, Building Manager, Badging Office, Labor Pool, Security); ensured adequacy of office supplies and maintenance of office machinery.

• Acted as ATOM for IMS, performing new phone requests and directory changes.

(Contact Sharon West @ 650.926.2594)

 

Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA 09/2006 –07/2007

Budget Assistant, College of Pharmacy  

• Speed-wrote and prepared minutes reports of the Dean’s Council meetings.

• Reviewed, tracked, and reconciled all purchase/check requisitions by comparing Excel internal datasets to the University’s Banweb and Banner systems.

• Ensured timely payments for vendor invoices; prepared deposit slips for checks received and delivered to the Bursar’s Office.

(Contact Mark Goggin @ 909.469.5214)  

 

Administrative Assistant, College of Osteopathic Medicine   05/2005 –09/2006

• Provided administrative support to the Chair of the Student Performance Committee and the Executive Assistant Dean.

• Collaboratively edited and distributed the COMP Newsletter; created and distributed the AOA Self-Study and Strategic Plan notebooks.

• Maintained and posted new data on the Newsletter webpage and the COMP’s website; scanned and entered rotation documents into Nolijweb databases.

• Assisted the speakers with technical issues in the Amphitheaters during the Osteopathic Medicine Awareness Conference; proctored wheelchair access during 2006 Commencement.

• Provided general support to all Administration in the COMP Dean’s office.

(Contact Dr. Richard Sugerman @ 909.469.5236)