Connie Chen Email & Phone Number

Los Altos, California

- Develop curriculum and teach Mandarin 1,2,3,4,4H, and AP Chinese at Los Altos High School. I successfully expanded the Mandarin program: student enrollment has doubled within first two years. Program grew from 4 sections in 2015-16 to 11 sections in 2024-25, becoming the largest high school Mandarin program in the Bay Area.2024-25 teaching assignment: Mandarin 1, Mandarin 3 and AP Chinese.- Design and administer the placement test to ensure all students are placed in the appropriate… Show more - Develop curriculum and teach Mandarin 1,2,3,4,4H, and AP Chinese at Los Altos High School. I successfully expanded the Mandarin program: student enrollment has doubled within first two years. Program grew from 4 sections in 2015-16 to 11 sections in 2024-25, becoming the largest high school Mandarin program in the Bay Area.2024-25 teaching assignment: Mandarin 1, Mandarin 3 and AP Chinese.- Design and administer the placement test to ensure all students are placed in the appropriate level- Collaborate with other Mandarin teachers (at Los Altos High School, Mountain View High School and the two feeder schools Egan Junior High and Bullis Charter School) to work on vertical alignment of the Mandarin program- Work as a master/cooperating teacher with San Jose State University, San Francisco State University and Notre Dame de Namur University to supervise, model, guide and evaluate the student teacher in order to assist with the development of their teaching skills- AP Reader since 2020 (evaluate and score AP students' free responses, ensuring that high school students receive AP grades that accurately reflect college-level achievement in Chinese)- Serve on National Honor Society (NHS) Faculty Council to review student applications and interview student candidates running for office- Help organize school's annual language day celebration by putting together 10+ special presentations/sessions related to Chinese culture. Over 250 students participate in Chinese brush painting, calligraphy, Kung Fu, Taichi, cooking, music, Ping Pong, dragon dance, etc.-Serve as the advisor of the Chinese Culture Club (student club) and Tea Time (Chinese parent group) - Piloted the National Mandarin Exam in the district- AP Chinese exam passing rate has been 100% since 2015, 90% students receive 5 on the exam Show less

Mountain View, Ca

-Planned, developed and delivered a theme related project-based instruction (including arts & crafts, drama, music, language workshops, cooking, science, and many hands-on activities) that contributes to the summer camp goals and individual students' development. -Prepared and organized appropriate, stimulating and relevant materials for teaching and learning

San Francisco, California

-Led all pre-planned activities and field trips for International Youth students and provided guidance, support and solutions to them.-Coordinated with other Activities leaders, group reps and Junior Leaders /Counselors in Training-Debriefed with group reps/chaperone from China on a daily basis to stay aware of the challenges and successes of the program, and to create change.-Developed lesson plans and selected appropriate materials and resources for all levels of Mandarin lessons… Show more -Led all pre-planned activities and field trips for International Youth students and provided guidance, support and solutions to them.-Coordinated with other Activities leaders, group reps and Junior Leaders /Counselors in Training-Debriefed with group reps/chaperone from China on a daily basis to stay aware of the challenges and successes of the program, and to create change.-Developed lesson plans and selected appropriate materials and resources for all levels of Mandarin lessons offered at ILSC-Prepared Mandarin lessons designed to increase students' speaking skills and listening comprehension using student-centered teaching approach-Taught 8-week session group classes to professional adults with Hanyu Pinyin(Phonic System) and conversational Mandarin Show less

Woodside, California

-Taught all level Mandarin classes (Chinese I-IV) to a diverse student population at Woodside High School-Developed an effective and creative curriculum to improve students' Chinese language skills-Used differentiated instruction where students are matched with tasks compatible with their individual learning profile-Collaborated and consulted with teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents to help students achieve their fullest potential in school and life-Maintained own… Show more -Taught all level Mandarin classes (Chinese I-IV) to a diverse student population at Woodside High School-Developed an effective and creative curriculum to improve students' Chinese language skills-Used differentiated instruction where students are matched with tasks compatible with their individual learning profile-Collaborated and consulted with teachers, counselors, administrators, and parents to help students achieve their fullest potential in school and life-Maintained own continuing professional development by participating in TIPS (district-sponsored new teacher induction program) Show less

Palo Alto, California

-Taught Chinese 2 at Gunn High School-Collaborated with the full time Mandarin teacher to address all students' learning styles and to align curriculum-Contributed to the development, planning and implementation of a high quality curriculum

San Francisco, California

-Planned and implemented curriculum for GLO Mandarin Kids Club to K-5 students at Sherman Elementary School-Utilized cooperative learning techniques and assisted in class preparation to meet the needs of students with diverse learning styles-Provided a fun and safe environment for K-5 students both indoors and outside during the afterschool program-Assisted Site Coordinator by communicating with parents about curriculum and child development

Master Of Arts - Ma, Secondary Education

Received the university’s 2021 Graduate Student Award for Distinguished Achievement

Single Subject Teaching Credential, Foreign Language Teacher Education

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Dean’s Honors List (Top 4% of College of Letters & Science graduates)