Lisa Nhi Chu
Tempe,AZ
Summary
Highly qualified and dedicated Science Teacher with 4 years of experience teaching middle and high school math and sciences. Generates student enthusiasm for learning through individual connections and motivators. Empowers students through interactive learning, offering fun and educational lessons and exciting science demonstrations. Plans and delivers science program that includes demonstrations, lectures, discussion and student experiments to develop language, logic and problem-solving skills in classroom. Uses variety of research-based instructional practices and current resources to support instructional goals and student needs.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Grade Science Teacher
Highland Junior High School
07.2021 - Current
- Planned, prepared, and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
- Communicated with students and parents regarding academic progress, assignments, and behavior.
- Created interactive activities to engage student interest and curiosity in scientific concepts.
- Encouraged student participation in laboratory experiments to enhance scientific knowledge.
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Carson Junior High School
02.2021 - 05.2021
- Followed classroom plans left by class teacher to continue student education and reinforce core concepts.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Repeatedly requested as substitute teacher by teachers based on excellent past referrals and trusted performance.
Lead Noyce Ambassador
Northern Arizona University
09.2019 - 03.2020
- Promoted STEM education programs to recruit potential teachers by presenting flyers and providing incentives
- Collaborated with college students to complete homework assignments, identify lagging skills, and correct weaknesses.
- Conducted group tutoring sessions to help students engage active learning and critical thinking skills.
Online English Teacher
SayABC
04.2019 - 08.2019
- Worked with Chinese students between ages 5 and 10 on grammar, pronunciation and sentence construction.
- Cultivated positive global relations by engaging in interactive activities and conversations
- Used pre-written curriculum to teach students English via remote video conferencing.
- Designed and implemented assessments to measure student progress in English language learning.
Education
Master of Science - Science Teaching
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ05.2020
Skills
- Program and Classroom Management
- Student Engagement
- Core Curriculum Development
- Student Support
- Maintain Records
- Formative Assessments
- Instruction Modifications
- Educational Research
- Lesson Plan Development
- STEM Project-Based Learning (PBL)
- Active Participation
- IEP Progress Tracking
- Classroom Technologies Integration
Certification
NES Biology: Passed
NES Middle School Sciences
NES Professional Knowledge-Secondary: Passed
TEFL Certification
CPR Certification
Languages
Vietnamese
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
Timeline
Grade Science Teacher
Highland Junior High School
07.2021 - Current
Substitute Teacher, K-12
Carson Junior High School
02.2021 - 05.2021
Lead Noyce Ambassador
Northern Arizona University
09.2019 - 03.2020
Online English Teacher
SayABC
04.2019 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Science Teaching
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science - Biology
Northern Arizona University
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