Lydia Chung Email & Phone Number

Mclean, Va, Us

- Organize and facilitate JEDI trainings and community workshops to students and University affiliated student organizations.- Recruit students and student organizations to register for JEDI trainings.- Assist with larger Student Equity Inclusion Programs (SEIP) programs such as heritage month programming, open houses, and cultural graduate celebrations.- Complete a 40 hour JEDI Professional Development training.

- Accepted first paid tutoring job in 2017 after a few years of informally doing unpaid homework help in math and 2+ years of volunteering to tutor the children of UMN Chinese visiting scholars in English at a local branch of the St. Paul Public Library. Slowly expanded the list of classes to offer tutoring in, developed basic marketing skills and learned how to create great tutoring experiences both in-person and virtually. Experienced in working with students with special needs such as autism and ADHD and all ages from 4 year olds to adults.

- Leveraged computer science expertise to thoroughly assess and evaluate existing computer science curriculum, identifying outdated or ineffective content, curriculum gaps, and assignments not in alignment with educational goals.- Met regularly with associate director of the program to present findings and recommendations, showcasing proposed changes and facilitating informed decision-making.- Optimized and reorganized existing curriculum to improve student engagement and understanding for all grade levels.- Authored original, innovative computer science labs and projects that are engaging and foster critical thinking and problem-solving skills to replace existing curriculum.

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Led classes teaching Scratch (3rd-6th grade), mobile app development using block coding (4th-8th grade), Python (7th-12th grade), and Java (7th-12th grade). Similar to how a college TA hosts discussion sections and office hours with the added challenge of classroom management and increasing how engaging technical content is for children.- Opened and closed up facility for in-person community site programs, hosted Zoom meetings for virtual programs

Los Angeles, California, United States

- Planned weekly one-on-one mentorship meetings targeting teaching, language and culture goals for graduate students known as international teaching assistants as part of their American Language Institute (ALI) courses.- Served as a cultural ambassador and educator over Zoom and in-person. Submitted comprehensive biweekly report forms.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

- Worked as an unpaid lab assistant in Dr. Dong’s physics lab, performing duties such as cleaning glassware and other equipment, helping prepare and test solutions for a lead detection project using pipettes, and editing the procedure before collecting and analyzing data using a solar simulator and Microsoft Excel for a dye-sensitized solar cell project.- Helped host a Renewable Energy Summer Camp for 9-12th graders, performing duties such as setting up for various activities, projects, and experiments, doing demonstrations, helping students with different stations, answering questions, and leading a group of students for their final group project.

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Computer Science

Activities and Societies: Rocket Propulsion Lab (RPL), 3D Printing for Everyone (3D4E), Viterbi Impact Program (VIP), Trojan Scholar.

Dual Enrollment Through Minnesota’S Postsecondary Enrollment Options (Pseo) Program

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Speech, FIRST Robotics, Math League, Girls' Swimming, Key Club, National Honor Society (NHS), Superintendent's.