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Jiaqi Zhang

540 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor,MI

Summary

Dynamic educator with proven expertise in instructional strategies and student engagement, honed at Belleville High School and St. Olaf College. Excelled in enhancing student performance through differentiated instruction and collaborative learning. Achieved significant improvements in exam results, demonstrating adept lesson planning and discipline management. Skilled in activity preparation and feedback, ready to contribute to educational excellence.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Student Teaching Intern

Belleville High School
Belleville, USA
09.2024 - 06.2025
  • Observed the mentor teacher teaching various lessons, interacting with students, and managing classrooms to gain insight and understanding of duties and responsibilities
  • Observed teachers in classrooms to improve skills and communication
  • Engaged students and boosted understanding of material using focused instructional strategies and hands-on activities
  • Implemented questioning and discussion techniques to encourage student participation and knowledge acquisition
  • Developed and implemented lesson plans in alignment with state curriculum standards for grade 10 conceptual chemistry
  • Accepted constructive criticism and feedback with positivity in areas requiring improvement
  • Facilitated class discussions to encourage critical thinking and class participation

Chemistry Tutor

St. Olaf College
Northfield, USA
09.2022 - 05.2024
  • Tutored first-year and upper-level Chemistry courses during junior and senior years at St
  • Olaf College
  • Conducted tailored one-on-one tutoring sessions for students
  • Assisted student struggling with stoichiometry and molarity calculations
  • Facilitated comprehension of stoichiometry and molarity with visual aids
  • Compiled strategies for stoichiometry and molarity calculations
  • Verified comprehension of explanations to maintain alignment
  • Encouraged tutees to solve problems independently using taught strategies
  • Offered guidance instead of solving problems for tutees
  • Provided tutees with tailored success methods and troubleshooting strategies based on their performance
  • Increased exam performance among tutees
  • Executed necessary customized guidance to enhance teaching capabilities in secondary chemistry

Chemistry Stockroom Assistant

St. Olaf College
Northfield, USA
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Organized and maintained chemistry lab equipment, managed chemical inventory
  • Ensured the prevention of laboratory hazards through proper management
  • Determined necessary chemicals and equipment orders to maintain adequate supplies
  • Gained extensive experience in organizing laboratory environments for educational purposes

Chemistry Supplemental Instruction Leader

St. Olaf College
Northfield, USA
09.2021 - 05.2022
  • Led Chemistry Supplemental Instruction sessions at St
  • Olaf College
  • Facilitated communication by providing opportunities for students to articulate thought processes, allowing informative feedback
  • Facilitated group work among students
  • Incorporated likely exam questions to help students identify their strengths and areas for improvement
  • Enhanced overall exam performance for the class

Education

M.A. - Educational Studies with Secondary Certification

University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education
Ann Arbor, MI
07-2025

B.A. - Chemistry

St. Olaf College
Northfield, MN
05.2024

Skills

  • Instructional strategies
  • Collaborative learning
  • Activity preparation
  • Student engagement
  • Differentiated instruction
  • Student performance evaluation
  • Lesson planning
  • Discipline and feedback

Certification

  • Michigan Standard Teaching Certificate [Chemistry](DC) 6-12, 06/25
  • IB Certificate in Teaching and Learning (DP), 06/25
  • Michigan English as a Second Language Teaching Endorsement, 07/25

Awards

The youngest contributor of SOS Children's Village Mbabane, tutored elementary school math and made monthly donations from part-time jobs to support the daily needs of orphans., Deputy Prime Minister of Eswatini, 09/19

Timeline

Student Teaching Intern

Belleville High School
09.2024 - 06.2025

Chemistry Stockroom Assistant

St. Olaf College
06.2023 - 08.2023

Chemistry Tutor

St. Olaf College
09.2022 - 05.2024

Chemistry Supplemental Instruction Leader

St. Olaf College
09.2021 - 05.2022

M.A. - Educational Studies with Secondary Certification

University of Michigan Marsal Family School of Education

B.A. - Chemistry

St. Olaf College

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