Sovandara Chhin Email & Phone Number

Dixon, California, United States

Davis, California, United States

Birch Lane Elementary Montessori

Santa Monica, California, United States

Palos Verdes Peninsula, California, United States

• Collaborated with grade level teachers (kindergarten to grade 4), learning specialist, counselor, and other specialists to create a comprehensive, full-day home learning experience for students not returning to campus for in-person instruction.• Organized weekly schedule for each grade level (Kinder to grade 4) that includes daily zoom meetings (morning meeting, literacy instruction, and math instruction), daily office hours, and weekly check-ins at the end of the week to make sure all… Show more • Collaborated with grade level teachers (kindergarten to grade 4), learning specialist, counselor, and other specialists to create a comprehensive, full-day home learning experience for students not returning to campus for in-person instruction.• Organized weekly schedule for each grade level (Kinder to grade 4) that includes daily zoom meetings (morning meeting, literacy instruction, and math instruction), daily office hours, and weekly check-ins at the end of the week to make sure all weekly assignments are turned in and completed.• Provided feedback every two weeks on students’ progress during their child’s home learning experience that includes work habits, strengths and areas of growth.• Created a fun, comprehensive, and challenging online math class for grades 2 and 3, and grades 4 and 5. Covered topics: place value, operations, fractions, decimal, and money. Show less

Collaborated in team settings to design, implement and assess thematic and integrated units of study aligned with the standardsTrained in Responsive Classroom to create a classroom atmosphere that promotes joyful learning and an inclusive, welcoming, purposeful school tone and cultureUsed a balanced literacy approach using Wilson’s Fundations phonics program, guided reading groups, and Writing Workshop models.Mentored an associate teacher in the early years of their career.

Collaborate with the Director of Equity and Inclusion to keep diversity, equity and inclusions as a priority of curricular work and curriculum development.Develop a DEI K-6 curriculum scope and sequence.Led faculty workshops on: Anti-Bias Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Gender Inclusivity, and Implicit Bias.Facilitate discussions with grade K-5 students on identity, stereotypes, and biases: gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion/spirituality, age and… Show more Collaborate with the Director of Equity and Inclusion to keep diversity, equity and inclusions as a priority of curricular work and curriculum development.Develop a DEI K-6 curriculum scope and sequence.Led faculty workshops on: Anti-Bias Education, Culturally Responsive Teaching, Gender Inclusivity, and Implicit Bias.Facilitate discussions with grade K-5 students on identity, stereotypes, and biases: gender, race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, religion/spirituality, age and ability. Show less

Green Gables Elementary School

Integrating the Montessori philosophy and methodology with Common Core State Standards.Provided an individualized approach in instructing mathematics by supplementing Engage New York curriculum with Montessori math materials and lessons.Used Guided Language Acquisition Design as a platform for implementing a Project-Based Approach to teaching science and social studies units.

Bainbridge Island, Wa

- Contribute to curriculum design.- Planned and implemented a parent education workshop, “Supporting Your Child in the Reading and Writing Process”.- Document children's work through anecdotal notes and photos.- Designed and implemented Writer's Workshop of Kindergartners.

Ahmedabad, India

Redesigned Key Stage 1 (Pre-K to Grade 2) classroom environment and practiceImplemented and designed documentation process for research and development.Facilitated KeyStage 1 teacher’s professional development.Used Adobe Premiere to make video documentary of each child’s learning process

Beijing, China

Assistant Teacher-Applied Multiple Intelligences theory in classroom practice.-Participated in the designing, creating, and assessing emergent curriculum activities.-Used the Work Sampling System Developmental Guidelines.Literacy Specialist-Delivered Language and Literacy workshops to parents and teachers -Served as a resource to teachers, and provide support in teaching while integrating language and literacy throughout the curriculum and across the learning… Show more Assistant Teacher-Applied Multiple Intelligences theory in classroom practice.-Participated in the designing, creating, and assessing emergent curriculum activities.-Used the Work Sampling System Developmental Guidelines.Literacy Specialist-Delivered Language and Literacy workshops to parents and teachers -Served as a resource to teachers, and provide support in teaching while integrating language and literacy throughout the curriculum and across the learning domains.-Planned, prepared and presented activities that are integrated into children’s projects, investigations, and thematic learning from the Multiple Intelligences perspective.-Conducted ongoing age appropriate assessment of children’ literacy skills. Show less

Gambia

Primary Cluster Teacher Trainer-Collaborated with principals and teachers on improving teaching and learning at the classroom level through school-based workshops and mentoring in-service teachers.-Conducted an ECD workshop series delivered throughout the Lower River Region, reaching over 40 ECD and Lower Basic Schools and over 60 participants. Focusing on subject knowledge, methodology and material production.Gambia College Lecturer-Lectured at Gambia College’s Early… Show more Primary Cluster Teacher Trainer-Collaborated with principals and teachers on improving teaching and learning at the classroom level through school-based workshops and mentoring in-service teachers.-Conducted an ECD workshop series delivered throughout the Lower River Region, reaching over 40 ECD and Lower Basic Schools and over 60 participants. Focusing on subject knowledge, methodology and material production.Gambia College Lecturer-Lectured at Gambia College’s Early Childhood Development Math Department on how to use Montessori inspired sensory-motor materials by producing teaching resources from limited local resources. -Designed and delivered a lecture on Special Needs as part of Gambia College's Primary Teacher Certification extension program for uncertified teachers in the Central River Region. Show less

-Created and implement a peace curriculum for first year campers as part of camp’s literacy enrichment program.-Maintained and supported counselors teaching the Frosh Focus Peace curriculum. -Worked with students going into 5th grade through 8th grade to reduce summer learning loss in all subjects and improve their social-emotional development through one-on-one or small group instruction.

Greater New York City Area

-Documented physical, social-emotional and intellectual development of children.-Composed comprehensive narrative reports.-Led Mid-Year and End-of-Year parent/teacher conferences-Designed and implemented a year long thematic unit on “semi-arid deserts” and “extremely arid deserts”.

Brooklyn, Ny

-Reinforced management, rules, routines and managed transitions.-Implemented “Talk It Out,” a conflict resolution program, as part of a total social-emotional learning program. -Provided anecdotal notes for the children’s bi-annual progress reports.

La Canada, Ca

M.A.T., Elementary Education

Alternative Routes to Certification/ Master of Arts in Teaching (ARC/MAT)

M.Ed, Education- Montessori Emphasis

Ba, Classics