Ms. Lam's little Educator Journal

Professional Experience

 

Educational Technology Specialist, Robotics Head Coach and Instructor

Monticello Academy - Santa Clara, California

• Facilitate and lead professional development training for faculty members

• Support school-wide tech integration; Mentor other grade level teachers to increase and facilitate the use of technology in the classroom

• Design lesson plans to teach educational technology for kindergarten through 3rd grade

• Design and teach cross-content Blended and Project-based curriculum

• Maintain the school technical support 

• Manage all the robotics programs, coach Jr. FLL and FLL teams, and hosting local scrimmages and national qualifying tournament

• Design and lead parent workshops

• Founding MakerSpace designer and educator

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Instructional Designer and Coach

Dalton Learning Lab - Hong Kong, SAR

• Provide in-person and online coaching and training to new teachers

• Provide effective and personalized feedback for teachers to improve their practices

• Oversee curriculum development for Robotics, Making, Programming, Arts and Music classes

• Advise Learning Lab for the proper learning tools and materials

• Collaborate with the Marketing and Sales Teams to ensure the values is deliver accordingly

• Facilitate and design staff meeting

Founding & Leading AP Computer Science Teacher

Alpha Public Schools: Cindy Avitia High School - San Jose, California

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• Observe and focus on opportunities to improve student learning

• Problem-solve using research-based approach to empathizing, brainstorming, and testing new solutions

• Taking responsible risks to test and refine new solutions

• Design and implement curricula aligned to Common Core standards

• Use assessment data to refine curriculum, inform instructional practices, and drive progress towards academic standards

• Collect and assess data from the student database and all blended learning applications to drive decision-making around student performance

• Analyze data with families, students and school leaders

• Mentor teacher resident

 

     

Computing, Robotics, Technology and Engineering Teacher/Curriculum Designer               Caliber: Beta Academy - Richmond, California                          

                               

• Teach computer skills, computational thinking, programming, robotics and engineering to elementary and middle school students

• Collaborate with classroom teachers to identify opportunities for integrating classroom content (Common Core and Next Generation Science) into the Computer Science curriculum

• Adapt CSTA and ISTE standards develop K-8 curricula using various type of programming software

• Support the growth of STEAM Education through donor visits at school

• Liaise with the CMO staff in providing timely students’ growths data on STEAM Education

• Partner with private company and other schools to promote STEM Education in robotics

• Maintain regular communication with parents and staff to engage positive school culture, ensure high-quality volunteer experiences by providing coaching as needed 

• Coach First Lego League competition

• Maker Space and Design Thinking Curriculum Integration

 

Computer Teacher and Science Olympiad Coach

Pond Road Middle School - Robbinsville, NJ Department of Education

 

• Created and developed specialized curriculum; within 3 months of my teaching, grade 8 students won the Mercer County art contest using 21st Century programming skills

• Teach basic to advance computer skills and fundamental programming skills

• Designed and implement cross curriculum with core contents with the use of technology

• Coached Middle School Science Olympiad and won the 3rd place at Regional competition and 5th place at State Competition.

 

Director of Education: June 2014 – September 2014

STEAM Works Studio (Under New Management, formerly known as TouchTech Labs)

 

• Designed, researched and evaluated various aspects of STEAM/21st Century skills, Common Core and inquiry focus curricula, teaching pedagogy and educational materials

• Mentored, observed, and provided feedback for instructors; Spoke and presented STEAM focus workshops or education seminars

• Conference with parents to design and advice courses that meet the needs of the students

• Coordinated, collaborated and taught the entire district after school enrichment program

 

Education Program Advisor/Robotics Instructor: January 2014 – June 2014

TouchTech Labs

 

• Designed, facilitated and coached STEM/STEAM focus, 21st Learning Skills and Project Base Learning styles course series

 

Educator:  July 2010 – July 2013 (Highly Qualified since Jan 2012)                                                     Hawaii Department of Education (Grade K, 1, and 5 – Title I) (Grade 2 – National Blue Ribbon School)

 

• Developed and implemented  p4c base Curriculum and mentored new p4c teachers

• Created strategies and RTI for low-performing and ELL students

• Students’ growth met AYP on state standardized summative assessment from 5-50%; improved classroom attendance rate by 20% in disadvantaged school

• Collaborated with community professional to empower at-risk students for college and career readiness

• Founded,  team-taught and established the first school science fair; Entered HI State robotic competition

• Taught in SPED (Special Education) inclusion classroom

• Served on high school senior project judge committee

 

Community Volunteer: September 2007 – July 2013                                                                             

Kids Hurt Too Hawaii and Hawaii Foster Youth Coalition 

 

• Facilitated and mentored grieving peer support groups for ages 3-19, orphans, including current and former foster youths and parents/guardians; brought awareness, supported and educated community regarding the psychological, emotional and physical effects on transitional and SPED children

• Developed, coordinated and supervised community and fundraising events

 

Program Supervisor: October 2008 – October 2010                                              

AmeriCorps in Legal Aid Society Hawaii – Two, 900-hour terms

 

• Conducted semester interviews, managed and trained diverse cohorts of interns and volunteers

• Recruited monthly volunteers and engaged local businesses for fundraising and major gifts donation

• Educated community on how to identify the symptoms of grieving vs. disability in children

• Ensured clients were referred and received follow-up with appropriate resources

• Collected monthly data and analyzed annual reports for the state

• Developed, implemented and coordinated all related community and fundraising events

Languages

 

Chinese - Fluent Cantonese and Mandarin

Skills

 

Curriculum Design and Development; Teaching/Instruction and Training, Personalize/Adaptive Learning; 21st Century Skills, STEM/STEAM Education, Maker Space and Design Thinking, Start-up, Non-profit organization, Philosophy for Children (p4c); Inquiry, Blended/Project Based Learning; Common Core, English as Second Language/English Language Learners (ESL/ELL); Response to Intervention (RTI); Facilitation and Counseling; Mentoring and Coaching; Non-profit; Social and Public Service; Communication; Projects/Events Development and Management; International Public Relations; Assessment/Data Analysis; Intake; Referral; Outreach 

2010 - present