San Salvador, El Salvador, Centroamerica

Mimi Yang

(503) 7852-0058

CondominioMontecastello Apartamento #15
623 Ave. La Capilla, Colonia San Benito

Biographical data
Summary:
I am an extremely hard-working 28-year-old teacher with a passion for math, science, teaching, and learning at large. I consistently challenge myself to become a more dedicated educator each day and to refine my lessons to fit my students’ various abilities and learning styles. I have an untraditional background (steeped in engineering), but switched careers five years ago to teach adolescents in a well-established inner-city school of NYC. The last two years, I worked at a private American school in El Salvador and I am well-versed in all math courses between grades 8 and 11. Iconstantly share my resources and lesson material with my colleaguesin order toincorporate their feedback into my teaching. I love to find new ways to engage children of all interest and performance levels and to continuously challenge their thinking. With a proven track record of success at every job (engineering or teaching), I believe that my excellent work ethic and adaptability will make me a great asset to your school.
Birth place:Taipei, Taiwan.
Languages spoken: English (fluent), Mandarin Chinese (fluent), Spanish (intermediate), French (very basic/rusty).
Marital Status: Single
Citizenship: US
Projected start date: Fall 2011
Subject Competencies
Algebra I (3 years experience, regular and accelerated)
Algebra II (2 years experience, regular and accelerated)
Geometry (2 years experience, regular and accelerated)
Trigonometry/Precalculus (1 year experience)
Calculus
Middle-school science (3 years experience)
Professional Experience
2009 – present Escuela Americana San Salvador, El Salvador
High-school Math Teacher
Lead regular meetings with Geometry team to plan upcoming lessons and to troubleshoot learning issues.
Recently led a workshop-style professional-development session for departmental colleagues, on the topic of effectively using web resources to plan lessons.
Asked by department chair to observe/mentor a fellow teacher on discipline and classroom issues.
Receive very positive feedback from student surveys and informal observations; excellent references available.
2006 – 2009 UrbanAssemblySchool for Applied Math and Science New York, NY
Middle- and High-school Math/Science Teacher
Created and refined innovative and challenging standards-based curriculum for students of all abilities.
Led a middle-school student “advisory” group (of 14 students) that met two to three times a week, discussing current issues at home or at school and helping students practice essential skills.
Participated in on-going collaborative planning, peer feedback, and mentoring.
Worked daily with children from extremely difficult socioeconomic backgrounds and often challenging family situations.
Taught 6th-grade Math Games elective for two semesters and sponsored after-school Homework Help sessions once a week.
Received “Satisfactory” ratings from all performance reviews; excellent references available.
2004 – 2006 Amazon.com Seattle, WA
Software Development Engineer
Designed, implemented, and maintained back-end software systems for automating various parts of the supply chain operations.
Mentored three new hires on a team of 7.
Received an “Exceeding Expectations” rating during performance review, as a combination of peer and superior feedback; excellent references available.
Summer 2003 Intuit Mountain View, CA
Test Engineer Intern
Designed and implemented infrastructure for viewing automated test results.
Received a 5 (out of 5) during performance review, as a combination of peer and superior feedback; excellent references available.
Jan – Dec 2003 StudentLearningCenter Berkeley, CA
Physics Tutor
Explained physics concepts to college peers.
Received training and feedback on one-on-one teaching techniques and mini-lesson methods; excellent references available.
Education
2006–2008 City College of New York New York, NY
M.A., Secondary Mathematics Education, Grades 7 – 12
Alumnus of the New York City Teaching Fellows program.
Currently serve under NYS certification for Math Education, Grades 7 – 12.
Honors and Recognition:
Graduated with honors; cumulative GPA: 3.935 out of 4.000.
Math courses: Theory of Numbers (A); Modern Algebra (A+); Advanced Euclidean Geometry (A).
NY State Math Subject Certification Score (CST): 293 out of 300.
NY State Liberal Arts and Sciences Certification Score (LAST): 291 out of 300.
2000–2004 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS)
Honors and Recognition:
President (2004) of Eta Kappa Nu, the electrical engineering honor society. The Mu Chapter won national recognition as the “Outstanding Chapter” under my leadership. Other officerships held include Vice Presidency (2003), Student Relations (2003), Publicity (2002). Received “Candidate of the Semester” award (2002) and “Outstanding Officer” award (2003).
Recipient of the William Everitt Award of Excellence (2004) from Berkeley’s engineering college.
Member of Tau Beta Pi, the national engineering honor society.
ExtracurricularInterests
Reading, drawing, traveling, and swing dancing.
Formermember of the Big Apple Lindy Hoppers swing-dance performance troupe.