Sara Alexandria Yang
Elementary Teacher
5725 Sagewell Way San Jose,United States
Summary
Experienced and empathetic Early Childhood Educator for over four years, centering students' intersectional identity and community as the pedagogical foundation. Adept in creating opportunities where students share their knowledge, expand, and discover new ways of learning. Self-directed and resourceful, built comprehensive and enriched curriculum beyond requirements and standards during and after Covid19 Pandemic. Foster encouraging learning space through collective and independent problem-solving and SEL projects. Familiar and trained in Language Immersion and Bilingual Education.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
17
17
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Kindergarten Teacher
Willow Glen Elementary
2023.07 - Current
- Implemented behavior modification strategies, resulting in improved self-regulation and classroom participation among students.
- Enhanced classroom management by establishing clear expectations, rules, and routines.
- Collaborated with teachers and therapists to develop individualized educational plans for each student, ensuring optimal progress.
- Collaborated with colleagues to share resources, brainstorm ideas, and problem-solve challenges faced in the classroom environment.
- Increased parent involvement through regular communication, parent-teacher conferences, and workshops.
- Utilized assessment data to modify instruction and target areas of weakness for individual students.
Pre Kindergarten and TK Teacher
L'Academy Language Immersion Preschool Santa Clara
2022.08 - Current
- Fused play-base and problem-solving base learning to provide diverse approaches to stimulating critical thinking skills relevant to their identity and community.
- Developed differentiated lesson plans for 6 Emergent Bilingual learners.
- Collaborated with Bilingual teaching staff to evaluate individual progress and recommend appropriate learning plans, as result students were able to apply and practice content and topics across three languages.
- Incorporated music, art and literature relevant to students' identity, community, and interest into curriculum.
- Implemented and adapted SEL into Language Immersion curriculum.
- Coached and supported new Pre Kindergarten teachers in classroom and PD workshops.
- Organized and engaged in monthly community events for school and 30 families.
Pre Kindergarten Teacher
Primrose Of Willow GLen
2021.05 - 2022.05
- Planned and lead STEAM lessons for 33 Pre-Kindergarten students in-person and online synchronous learning during Covid-19 pandemic.
- Developed and intentionally practiced SEL during STEAM lessons.
- Initiated and designed tiered and differentiated lessons to support individual students' English phonemic awareness, reading level, and numeracy by building and weaving rigorous content during discovery centers, project-base periods, through play, and in both large and small groups.
- Observed, practiced formative assessments, and encouraged peer scaffolding during small group learning and student driven project-base periods, as result students content understanding and critical-thinking practices increased during large group instructions, discussions and exploration.
- Modified and contributed to Primrose's Balanced Learning curriculum to reflect all students' identity and culture.
- Encouraged and invited students' family members into classroom to share their own cultural and ethnic stories, technological inventions, languages, traditional practices, and knowledge.
- Trained and supported co-teachers and caretakers in navigating Renaissance Star reading, math, early literacy assessments.
- Organized different technological applications to help better communicate and remind caretakers of current Newsletter, schedule, content learning, topics, important dates, events, and other helpful ideas and resources for students, such as text reminders and QR CODES.
- Participated and assisted in Stanford educational research learning application companies- PolyUp, enriching opportunities for Early Childhood Education and fostering interest in math, CS, and robotics through new concepts of 3D stimulation.
Teacher/Teacher Assistent
Kindercare: Champions Before-Afterschool Program
2019.10 - 2021.05
- 9 months assisting Head Teacher and Director in Before- After school program development and lesson plans.
- Lead STEAM lessons and activities, encouraging balance of both hands-on experiments and technological enhancements through application and educational films.
- Organized and created space for Art and Science enrichment learning while tutoring Kindergarteners and First Graders at beginning of Covid-19 pandemic.
- Trained and supported Portola Elementary teachers and Before- After school program teachers how to navigate and implement online learning platforms such as Zoom, Google Classroom, See-Saw, I-Learning, Prodigy, Kahoot! during distance and hybrid learning.
- Attended training classes, parent conferences and faculty meetings to stay up-to-date on student progress and how to support them.
- Supported First Graders and Kindergartners through zoom meetings during hybrid and distance learning.
- Conducted and organized tutorials to educate students about Covid19 and ways of helping each other stay safe.
- Collaborated with Kindergarten teachers in developing specific differentiated lesson plans for ELL students.
- Practiced SEL through mindfulness practices three times/week.
- Advocated and implemented collective effort and system for proper cleaning and sanitizing in Champion's Before-After School space and tools.
Tutor
Catherine Mitsunaga
2017.06 - 2018.07
- Collaborated with speech pathologist and help established routine and practices to support six year old child in academics and social emotional learning.
- Curated space and activities that encouraged different enhancements to child's interest and learning style through dramatic play, gamifying, or problem-solving projects.
- Introduced music theory and singing as enrichment to phonemic awareness and communication practices 3 times week.
- Maintained tutoring records to adjust instruction and update parents on student progress once every week.
- Built and maintained strong relationship with family, caretakers, specialist and child.
Research Assistant SFSU Anthropology Department
Peter Biella
2016.08 - 2018.05
- Recorded and conducted face to face interviews with 150+ SFSU undergraduate students experiencing different levels of home displacement and food insecurity.
- Organized and coordinated with other research groups, departments, faculty, and staff members, and San Francisco Food Bank to advocate and support students experiencing food displacement.
- Presented data to head organizers and health director and president of SFSU.
Education
Master of Arts in Education - Elementary Education & CA Teaching Credential
University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2022.08 - Current
Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA 2016.08 - 2018.05
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2018.08 - 2020.05
Associate of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2014.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Arts - Arts And Humanities
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2013.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Science
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2014.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Science - Science And Mathematics
City College of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 2011.01 - 2016.01
Skills
Student Engagement
Certification
California Early Childhood Education Certificate
Timeline
Kindergarten Teacher
Willow Glen Elementary
2023.07 - Current
Pre Kindergarten and TK Teacher
L'Academy Language Immersion Preschool Santa Clara
2022.08 - Current
Master of Arts in Education - Elementary Education & CA Teaching Credential
University of San Francisco
2022.08 - Current
Pre Kindergarten Teacher
Primrose Of Willow GLen
2021.05 - 2022.05
California Early Childhood Education Certificate
2020-05
Teacher/Teacher Assistent
Kindercare: Champions Before-Afterschool Program
2019.10 - 2021.05
Associate of Arts - Early Childhood Education
City College of San Francisco
2018.08 - 2020.05
Tutor
Catherine Mitsunaga
2017.06 - 2018.07
Research Assistant SFSU Anthropology Department
Peter Biella
2016.08 - 2018.05
Bachelor of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
San Francisco State University
2016.08 - 2018.05
Associate of Arts - Cultural Anthropology
City College of San Francisco
2014.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Arts - Social And Behavioral Science
City College of San Francisco
2014.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Arts - Arts And Humanities
City College of San Francisco
2013.01 - 2016.01
Associate of Science - Science And Mathematics
City College of San Francisco
2011.01 - 2016.01
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