Nico Chen Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

I am a lifelong learner and educator, currently managing writing and literature programs at Mechanics' Institute -- a historic membership library, cultural event center, and chess room housed at 57 Post Street in San Francisco, CA. Come visit! :)

Kentfield, California, United States

Spring 2024 Course:ESL/N 83 - Advanced ESL - Writing and Grammar (4 units)Fall 2023 Course:ESL/N 20 - High Beginning ESL (5 units)

Kentfield, California, United States

Oakland, Ca

I am responsible for day to day, hands-on management and facilitation of The Crucible's six-week teen industrial arts and leadership program during the summer. Work includes facilitating trainings, leadership development, classroom activities, team building exercises, and an exhibition and presentation for fifteen youth leaders during the four-week period during summer camps.

Oakland, California, United States

Caring Designs for Multilingual Learners (Design-Based Ethnographic Project funded by NoVo Foundation/Education First/Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors)

Research Project: "Building Antiracist Communities" Book Project (Co-Edited by Theresa Austin, UMass Amherst and Miriam Eisenstein Ebsworth, NYU Steinhardt)

Fall 2021 Courses:TCHL-GE.2120: Teacher Action Research in Literacy/Multiliteracies (3 Units)FLGED-GE.2914: Workshop in Teaching Multilingual Learners (1 Unit)

Research Project: Development of Language Knowledge for Subject-Area Teachers of Multilingual Learners (Funded by the Spencer Foundation)Principal Investigators: Kongji Qin & Lorena Llosa, NYU Steinhardt

Oakland, California

• Provide logistical and administrative support for the Agency by Design Oakland teacher fellowship, leadership team and advisory board meetings.• Manage the organization's budget and interface with its fiscal sponsors.• Maintain the organization's website, blog and social media accounts.

Oakland, Ca

• Adapted and developed a portfolio-aligned 9th/10th ELA curriculum for a 100% newcomer student population while using the Internationals Network for Public Schools model.• Provided differentiated instruction for newcomers’ diverse cultural backgrounds and varied prior educational experiences (ranging from students with little to no prior education to students beautifully educated in their home countries).• Co-wrote Document-Based Question (DBQ) units using CCSS and CA ELD standards around the essential questions “Why do people get married?” (2016-17) and “When is it right to break the law?” (2017-18).• Co-planned and co-taught 3-week post sessions: “Photography and the Personal Narrative” (2017) and “Dance/Art/Nature/Connection/Expression” (2018). Received a $2,500 grant from Agency by Design Oakland for 2017 post session.• Case managed and wrote IEP recommendations for struggling students.• Collaborated with the OIHS arts-integration committee and prepared an Arts Action Research Plan for 2017-18.

Oakland, Ca

• Designed comprehensive unit plans on identity/culture, slavery/resilience and the 2016 election using the Common Core State Standards.• Provided differentiated instruction for classrooms where reading levels range from 3th grade to college level, as well as adapted teaching pedagogy to responded to learners’ diverse cultural backgrounds and Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).• Co-led two overnight camping trips at the Presidio (BAWT/CAPLT certified).

Berkeley, California

I take photographs of people and events for the Public Affairs Office at UC Berkeley. These photos are used for various publications and for websites.

Berkeley, California

• Lead discussion sections twice a week for College Writing N2 - Introduction to College Writing, as well as facilitate the class three times per week with professor Michael Rodriguez.• Worked one-on-one with 15 entering freshman (a majority of whom are first-generation college students) on annotation, discussion and academic writing skills.• Prepared the assignment sheet for the students’ final presentation, and designed the appropriate scaffolds in order to insure students’ excellence in their final assignments.

Astana, Kazakhstan

• Designed a year-long 9th Grade English language curriculum based in International Baccalaureate standards.• Taught courses in 11th Grade English and IELTS Preparation, and organized workshops that prepared students for their Extended Essay research projects.• Co-directed trilingual plays for the Drama Club, including A Christmas Carol and A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Yangon, Myanmar

• Course List: Documentary Film Workshop, Introduction to Narrative Film, Academic Writing and Literature, Upper-Intermediate English (Level V), Intermediate English (Level III).• Responsibilities: Assist in a documentary workshop, act as an advisor for YELPA (Yangon English Language Poetry Association) and the Light Conversation Club, etc.

Beijing, China

• Course list: The 20th Century American Novel, Advanced Writing, Oral English for Professors, Advanced Accelerated English

Shenzhen, China

• Teach oral English to all Senior 1 level students (twenty classes, 50 students per class);• Prepare the twice-weekly “English Corner” and English-language electives;• Curriculum preparation, maintaining inter-departmental communication, and act as an informal English language and culture consultant for the other English teachers.

Taipei, Taiwan

• Teach a set curriculum for Basic A (beginning conversation and phonics), Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced and Business Conversation classes (6-15 students per class);• Teach one-on-one classes for Math and Biology (fourth grade level, all in English), TOEFL and SAT, and a one-on-two classes on Business Skills and Conversation;• Informal conversation at the school’s coffee bar before and after class.

Berkeley, California

• Coordinate events, compile and edit materials for scholarly roundtables, take meeting notes, edit grant proposals, website text, and briefing materials;• Create graphic art, ensuring consistency and quality of Warren Institute branding, design publicity materials for sponsored events;• Write executive summaries, invitations, event logistics and memos;• Maintain office productivity as general secretary and receptionist.

Berkeley, California

• Monitored and facilitated the production of the “facebook,” a booklet of School of Journalism graduate students' resumes distributed worldwide to recruiters of major news corporations;• Helped organize university-sponsored events, including the Western Knight Center seminars (in conjunction with USC Annenberg School of Journalism) and pitching panels with editors from the San Francisco Chronicle;• Updated and maintained two internship databases, one for the graduate students and one for the general public.

Santa Monica, California

• Review all photos, articles, graphics, and pages before final product;• Write editorials on a weekly basis;• Organize events, including staff registration for competitive conventions, LA Times workshops, press conferences involving college officials, etc;• The Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Statewide Convention, 2004: first-place winner for photo-illustration and honorable mention for opinion writing, staff awarded with General Excellence – Broadsheet;• Previous Positions: Opinion Editor (Fall 2003), Staff Writer/Photographer (Spring 2003)

Master Of Arts - Ma, Specialized Studies In Education

Activities and Societies: Steinhardt Doctoral Fellowship (2019-2023); Urban Doctoral Fellowship (2020-2021)Third- and fourth-year research.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Education

Activities and Societies: MUSE (Multicultural Urban Secondary English) Program; Flanders Fellowship for Urban Teaching (2015-2016).

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), English, Film Studies

Activities and Societies: Golden Key Honor Society, USCA