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Vancouver, Canada Area

• Managed partnerships with partner schools and school districts in BC, Canada• Recruited, trained, and placed tech industry volunteers to help teach computer science (CS) in high school classrooms• Organized and presented engaging informational sessions with school officials, companies, and organizations• Maintained consistent, frequent engagement with volunteers and teachers to ensure the success of the program• Collaborated with local organizations to build a CS education… Show more • Managed partnerships with partner schools and school districts in BC, Canada• Recruited, trained, and placed tech industry volunteers to help teach computer science (CS) in high school classrooms• Organized and presented engaging informational sessions with school officials, companies, and organizations• Maintained consistent, frequent engagement with volunteers and teachers to ensure the success of the program• Collaborated with local organizations to build a CS education community in BC• Planned events and create initiatives that promote diversity and inclusion in CS education; drive excitement for technology among students, educators and volunteer CS experts Show less

Vancouver, Bc

• Oversaw the Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS (Technology Education And Literacy in Schools) program in BC, Canada• Supported TEALS partnering Secondary schools and teachers build and develop their Computer Science programs • Recruited and trained volunteer industry mentors, connect them with TEALS teachers, and support them throughout the school year as they work with teachers and students in the classrooms• Organized events and create incentives to drive excitement for CS… Show more • Oversaw the Microsoft Philanthropies TEALS (Technology Education And Literacy in Schools) program in BC, Canada• Supported TEALS partnering Secondary schools and teachers build and develop their Computer Science programs • Recruited and trained volunteer industry mentors, connect them with TEALS teachers, and support them throughout the school year as they work with teachers and students in the classrooms• Organized events and create incentives to drive excitement for CS education among students, educators and volunteer industry mentors• Collaborated with community partners to grow the importance of CS education in BC Show less

Burnaby

• Developed and implemented lessons for the following classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Chinese, Mandarin 9-12, Math 8, Math 8 Honours, Math 9, Math 9 Honours, Pre-Calculus 11• Co-sponsored the junior Math club and co-coached the grade 8 and 9 school teams for the provincial Math Challengers competition• Collaborated with staff at the Burnaby Art Gallery to design the "Where Coast Salish Art and Math Collides" workshops• Led the Grade 11 Numeracy Morning as one of the facilitators… Show more • Developed and implemented lessons for the following classes: AP Computer Science A, AP Chinese, Mandarin 9-12, Math 8, Math 8 Honours, Math 9, Math 9 Honours, Pre-Calculus 11• Co-sponsored the junior Math club and co-coached the grade 8 and 9 school teams for the provincial Math Challengers competition• Collaborated with staff at the Burnaby Art Gallery to design the "Where Coast Salish Art and Math Collides" workshops• Led the Grade 11 Numeracy Morning as one of the facilitators as a member of the school's Numeracy Committee and participated in school's Pro-D committee (2017-2018)• Co-presented workshop "Implementing the New Math 8 and 9 Curriculum" with M. Nicolidakis at Burnaby School District's Professional Development Day (February, 2017)• Mentored a teacher candidate from the UBC Secondary Education program as a sponsor teacher and provide guidance, support and timely feedback during the 13-week practicum (2016-17)• Incorporated use of technology in math classes, such as GeoGebra and Desmos labs as well as Scratch and Code.org for introduction to coding• Planned a field trip to a seminar in UBC Computer Science’s Distinguished Lecture Series for the STEM club in 2017• Sponsored the school's ping-pong club and helped organize the school's ping-pong tournament• Planned field trips to Vancouver Chinatown for Mandarin classes• Coordinated with colleagues at Canada Weifang Secondary School (a certified BC offshore school in China) for a pen-pal project for Mandarin classes• Invited guest presenters to host workshops for math & art, math & poetry, Computer Science, Chinese tea ceremony, calligraphy, Kung Fu, Chinese ribbon dance, etc. to enrich students' learning experience Show less

Weifang, Shandong, China

• Developed and implemented unit and lesson plans for Math 12, Chemistry 12 and IT 10 (BC curriculum)• Designed various activities such as in-class presentations, journal writing, poster projects and Readers' Theater that tailor to ESL students• Incorporated the use of technology in Math 12: spreadsheet, TI-83 graphing calculator and GeoGebra labs• Coordinated the school yearbook club of about 15 students with a fellow teacher• Assisted in maintaining the school web site

• Implemented software repairs, enhancements and change requests for client/server applications in Java, C++ and Visual Basic• Collaborated with Technical Leads and Customer Support Analysts to troubleshoot customer issues• Developed internal utilities for miscellaneous tasks in Perl, UNIX Shell scripts and SQL• Defined unit test cases and performes system integration testing• Organized the company's ping-pong tournament• Served as VP of Public Relations for the company's… Show more • Implemented software repairs, enhancements and change requests for client/server applications in Java, C++ and Visual Basic• Collaborated with Technical Leads and Customer Support Analysts to troubleshoot customer issues• Developed internal utilities for miscellaneous tasks in Perl, UNIX Shell scripts and SQL• Defined unit test cases and performes system integration testing• Organized the company's ping-pong tournament• Served as VP of Public Relations for the company's Toastmasters club Show less

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Curriculum Studies

• Received Four Year Doctoral Fellowship (4YF) and President's Academic Excellence Initiative PhD Award • Worked as a Graduate Teaching.

Master Of Science - Msc, Secondary Mathematics Education

• Thesis topic: Incorporating Coding and Computational Thinking in BC Secondary Mathematics Classrooms (under supervision of Dr. Nathalie.

Bachelor Of Education, Secondary Option

Activities and Societies: UBC Literature Etc. • Teachable subjects: Computer Science, Mathematics, Mandarin • Graduated with Outstanding.

Bachelor Of Science, Computer Science (Honours) With Co-Op

Activities and Societies: UBC Literature Etc., UBC Table Tennis Club, UBC Management Information Systems Club • Graduated with Dean’s.