Welcome to my teaching portfolio blog!
Working with elementary, middle school, high school, and college-level students, I have gained multiple experiences as an international teacher. I started my teaching career back in 2011 when I started my own tutoring business in Santa Clarita, California. Since then, I decided to become an educator and got my license in California and Hawaii as a certified K-12 English/ELL teacher. Now, I'm looking for an advanced job that can help me gain more of a learning experience as an international teacher, either in a different country or city.
I have a variety of teaching and counseling experiences in both public and private schools, which helped me align with my ultimate goal of excellence in teaching. I'm progressing on a current project to create a school-wide ESL reading and writing workshop, social studies (sheltered), and visual arts (AP Art & Design). Recently, learning the IB curriculum and philosophy of "global mindedness" has been genuinely crucial in 21st-century teaching. In addition to IB, I'm also training myself as an AP educator in AP Art History and AP World History to integrate different subjects for my teaching projects.
My curriculum vitae will provide additional details, but this website is to show my samples of teaching methods, summative projects, philosophy, and culture in my classroom. In regards to my background and qualifications as an educator, my salary requirement is negotiable based upon the job responsibilities and the total compensation package. Lastly, I would welcome the opportunity for a personal interview so that we both could find the job opportunity and the quality instruction that you can expect from me.
Thank you for your time and consideration; please do not hesitate to contact me at hl9023@gmail.com if you have any questions.
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hjjleesu
Sincerely,
Helen J. Lee
I'm very excited to become international teacher. I'm looking for good and productive ways as a teacher always.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - "The only real valuable thing is intuition."
Albert Einstein
Teacher License and Degrees
Teaching for Second Language Learners (Secondary)
Liberal Studies (Multiple Subjects K-6)
AP Art Design Certificate
IB PYP Role of Language (Cat.3)
Child Protection and Safeguarding Certificate
Resume
Elementary
Learn the History!
Starting from electromagnatic radiation to spectrum (exploring rainbow and why rainbow happens) the students learn manmade lights vs. natural light for three weeks of inquiry. Then, they use their knowledge to create a short story for their summative project--Light & Shadow Puppet Show
Light and Shadow Puppet Theater
Inspired by the light and how we use light during the day and night time, students create their own short story in groups of 3 to 4 students. Grammar doesn't apply for this activity, but content knowledge of science and scientific thinking is crucial. Will you try to explore and expand your knowledge of "how to use light?" https://www.smud.org/-/media/Documents/In-Our-Community/Classes-and-Workshops/Lesson-Plans/FINAL1931-17_Shadows_lights_Teacher.ashx
A very long time ago (long before there were digital clocks and mobile phones), people used a sundial to tell time. A sundial may consist of a round plate with a vertical stick, called a gnomon, that casts a shadow on the dial. On the plate of the sundial are numbers for each hour of the day. The gnomon's shadow points to the time.
Check the weather forecast. You’ll need a sunny day to fill in your sundial. Two or three sunny days in a row will let you use your sundial to tell time once it is finished!
Prepare your sundial the day before it will be sunny so you are ready to start filling it in the following morning.
Today, we often like to know exactly what time it is. Sometimes down to the second! But a sundial doesn’t even count minutes. It also doesn’t work on cloudy days or at nighttime. And you can’t wear one on your wrist! What do you think it would be like to tell time with a sundial for a day?
Head outside to your sundial with a compass. At noon, the gnomon’s shadow on your sundial should point towards north (unless you live in the southern hemisphere). Toward which direction does the shadow point at 3 or 9?
After 8 weeks of HTWW unit of inquiry, I assess students' knowledge based on their portfolio by using IB framework standards.
PYP Rubrics
Middle School G7-G9 Language Arts
Middle School G7-G9 Literature
G10 Social Studies Lesson Samples
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