HsuanHuiWang(Amberley)

amberleywang@brandeis.edu
7819419417
38FloydStreet,Waltham,MA02453
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsuanhuiwang8912b798
TeachingPortfolio:
http://hsuanhuiwang.weebly.com/

QUALIFICATIONSSUMMARY

Strongknowledgeofsecondarymath,generalscience,andchemistry.

PlannedatriptoChinaformiddleschoollevelstudents.

EstablishedChinesecurriculumtoadvocateMandarinlearningandculture.

ImplementprojectTaskbasedandTPRSlearningstrategies

Creativethinker withmeaningfulactivitiesthatintegratelessonconceptswithprovenabilitytoenhance
studentslanguageproficiency.

SecondaryMandarinteachercommittedtohelpinggrowstudentsmindsetandlanguageabilities.

AssistedastudentattendingtheChineseBridgecontestwhowentontowinsecondplace

LICENSUREandCERTIFICATION

MTELSubjectTest:Chinese,Grades512,Dec10,2015,passed
MTELCommunicationsandLiteracySkillsTest:Reading,Aug12,2015,passed

WashingtonUniversityinSt.LouisALLEXChineseTeacherTraining,Aug7,2014

EDUCATION

BrandeisUniversity:
MasterofArtsinTeaching,SecondaryEducation,Chinese

Present

WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis:Chinese
TeacherCertificate

August2014

NationalTaiwanUniversityMasterofScience:
OceanographyChemistry

NationalChiayiUniversityBachelorofScience:
AppliedChemistry

June2012

January2009

TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
TeachingIntern,
WestonPublicSchools,Waltham,MA

September2015Present
80%to99%ofthetargetlanguagetocreateaChineseimmersionenvironmentforstudents
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Fullyresponsibleinteaching7
gradebeginnersand8
gradesecondyearChinesestudents

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FollowACTFLstandardstoplanlessonsandassistteachingof9
,10
,11
,and12
gradeclasses.

CollaboratewithmentorteachertoholdChinesecultureeventforentireschoolandthepublic.
(ex:Languageweek,ChineseNewYear,Moonfestivaletc.)
Implement project Taskbased and TPRS learning activities(ex:storytelling,interviewChinesenative
speakers, roleplayed auction, create story books, debating, outdoor collecting, outdoor physical
pointinggames,bamboodance,formingcaterpillars,andTPR)

VisitingProfessor,ChineseInstructor,
PaineCollege,Augusta,GA

August2014May2015
FounderofChinesecurriculum
Students were immersed in 99% Chinese environment since the secondclass.UsedPerformedCulture

ApproachtoallowstudentstolearnChineseefficiently.

StartedcommunityChineseclasstothepublic.

Corresponded in certain situations naturally. (ex: askingiftheseatisavailable,askinghow longdoesa

traintake,visitingelders,introducingpeopleinformalandinformalways,makinganacquaintance)

Promoted the learning of Chinese culture inside and outside of the classroom. (ex: introduction or
celebrationofChineseholidays)

ChineseInstructor,
C.H.TerrellAcademy(K12),Augusta,GA
January2015May2015
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Differentiatedlessonsformixedageclasses(Kto5
gradeand6
gradeto12
grade)

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FamilytreestickerprojectforKto5
gradestudents

PlannedChineseperformanceswithlowergradestudentstohelpthefundraisingeventfromthepublic.

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CraftartsforKto5
gradestudents(ex:cutpaper,lanterns,calligraphy,Chineseredenvelopes,etc.)

ALLEX Chinese Teacher training program, Washington University, St. Louis, MO

2014
AppliedPerformedCultureApproachtheorytocollegeandadultlevelstudents.

ObservedbymasterteachersinvariousChineseclasses.

Tutoredandanalyzedthelearningoutcomeswithindividualstudents.

JuneAugust

SKILLS

Assistedthewindband,andplayedtheFrenchhornthroughouthighschoolandcollege.

FluentMandarinandEnglish.NovicelevelinFrenchandJapanese.

GoogleDrive(Docs,Sheets,Slides),iMovie,Smartboard,GoogleClassroom.

ADDITIONALTEACHINGEXPERIENCE

SubstituteTeacher,
HetiPrimarySchool,Taipei,Taiwan
September2011June2014
Assisted the Academic Affairs Office with daily operations. (ex: school announcements, safety,
posters)

Helped in the planning and execution of Reading for Life, a Taipei government program aimed at
increasingstudentliteracy.

EnglishandmathteacherofIntegratedCurriculumProjectofMinistryofEducation.

Taughtvarioussubjectincludingspecialneeds,Chinese,English,computer,math,andscience.

AfterschoolProgramTeacher,
XinglongPrimarySchool,Taipei,TW January2014June2014
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Establishedgoodclassroomroutinesfor4
gradestudents.(lunchduty,naptime,assisthomework)

Tutor,
TaipeiandChiayi,Taiwan
AidedstudentsstudyforTheInternationalScienceOlympiads.

January2005June2014

GuidedsecondaryMath,English,andChemistryfortheCollegeAdmissionsTest.