Meng Zhang

zm1106@gmail.com


Education: -Current senior student in College of Education at University of Illinois at
Chicago, will graduate on May 8, 2014 with a B.A. in Elementary
Education
-Current CPS employee for After-School Program tutoring at St.
McClellan Elementary School
- Associates Degree, Harold Washington College, Chicago IL; Degree
Anticipated May 2012
-GPA: 3.8; Honors each semester
-Focus: Elementary Education and Psychology


Experience: Waitress
Sushi Yama Feb. 2009 Present
St. Charles, IL
- Detailed knowledge of sushi and wine pairings
- Meeting customer service requests and providing
recommendations


Waitress Sept. 2008 Feb. 2009
House of Tokyo
St. Charles, IL
- Handled all payments and deliveries, customer service, and
providing knowledge of Japanese foods

Editorial Publishing July 20
th
, 2013
Jingjiang Wan Bao
Zhenjiang, Jiang Su Province, China
- The newspaper published my article about living abroad on
July 20
th
, 2013
- http://www.jsw.com.cn/site3/jjwb/html/2013-
07/20/content_2115166.htm



Teaching: Field Experience
Andrew Jackson Language Academy Sept. 2011 May, 2012
Chicago, IL
- Observe the class and assist the mentor teacher
- Create projects for second grade students
- Plan and teach a multicultural lesson
- Mentoring second grade students

Field Experience
Shields Middle School Jan, 2013-Apr, 2013
Chicago, IL
-Observe the class
- Assist the mentor teacher to teach and grade assignments
- Lead small group discussion
-Plan and implement a science lesson on simple machine
-Mentoring fifth grade students

Pre student teaching Experience Aug, 2013- Dec, 2013
St McClellan Elementary School
Chicago, IL
-After School Program tutor
- Entered CPS system
- Co-teaching with the mentor teacher
- Plan and implement lessons on various subjects

Students Teaching Jan, 2014- Current
St McClellan Elementary School
Chicago, IL
- Hired as tutor for After School Program
- Co-teaching with the mentor teacher
- Plan and implement lessons on various subjects
- Taking over the class
- Implementing edTPA lessons

Teaching Assistant April, 2014- Current
St McClellan Elementary School
Chicago, IL




Skills: Fluent in mandarin Chinese language (read, write, converse, translation)
Knows how to play clarinet well (passed the highest amateur level of the
assessment in China)
Excellent with Microsoft office programs (e.g. excel, word, etc)
Knowledgeable with Adobe Photoshop and creative design processes