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Phillip Chong
Teacher
LOS ANGELES,CA
Summary
*Believe the classroom is an extension of a family's parenthood. *Dedicated to promoting not only academic excellence and essential 21st century skills, but more importantly, good character.
*Strong attention to detail and problem-solving abilities.
*Persistent in uncovering and meeting individual student needs.
*Accomplished teacher, successful in classroom management, student evaluations and test preparation.
*Proven history of improving student learning outcomes by adapting lesson plans to student needs.
*Incessantly aiming to make learning fun and meaningful.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
4th Grade Teacher
Queen Anne Place Elementary
Los Angeles, CA
09.2016 - Current
- Foster a creative, rigorous, safe, and structured, yet, autonomous classroom environment to prepare students to become capable 21st century scholars and global citizens.
- Interlay and promote 21st century skills (collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, diversity, technological fluency, etc) across all academic subjects.
- A member of the Instructional Leadership Team & a Gifted Program Co-Coordinator.
- Lead PD's on data-driven differentiated instruction, equitable instruction, classroom management pedagogy, & up-to-date technological resources.
- Helped raise school attendance & SBAC scores each consecutive year.
- Spearheaded the school tech plan to make Queen Anne a 1-to-1 device school.
Long Term Sub/Math Coach
LAUSD Schools
Los Angeles, CA
09.2015 - 06.2016
- Provided math intervention afterschool as a math coach @New Heights Charter (Title1) for at-risk 1st~8th grade students.
- Created original math curriculum and goals for a group of 20+ students of all differing grades.
- All students saw improvement and a newfound confidence in their mathematic capabilities.
- Served as a long-term sub for a graduating 5th grade class @ Queen Anne Place, before being offered a permanent position the following semester.
Homeroom Teacher/Literature Teacher
Habit9 Academy
Seoul, South Korea
09.2012 - 06.2015
- Taught English Literature, elective level psychology, and philosophy to 3 separate rosters (70+ students) per school year.
- Modified school provided curriculum to enrich student thought by examining the foundations of logic, ethics, and epistemology of historical thinkers such as Socrates, Plato, Machiavelli, Carl Jung and Nietzsche.
- Provided mentorship to graduating class regarding high school applications( test prep, mock-interviews).
- 90%+ of students accepted into the most prestigious high schools in South Korea.
- Taught test prep for 'sooneung'( South Korea's SAT equivalent) & other international standardized exams such as TOEIC, TOEFL, and TEPS.
Education
BA Psychology - Behavioral Psychology
University of California - San Diego
09.2006 - 06.2010
MA in Education - Educational Studies + MS Credential
University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA 06.2011 - 08.2012
Skills
Proficient in [Software]
Interests
Financial Literacy
Entrepreneurism
Innovation
Timeline
4th Grade Teacher
Queen Anne Place Elementary
09.2016 - Current
Long Term Sub/Math Coach
LAUSD Schools
09.2015 - 06.2016
Homeroom Teacher/Literature Teacher
Habit9 Academy
09.2012 - 06.2015
MA in Education - Educational Studies + MS Credential
University of California - San Diego
06.2011 - 08.2012
BA Psychology - Behavioral Psychology
University of California - San Diego
09.2006 - 06.2010
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