SHARON S.

KIM
363 Lucia Ln. Brea, CA 92823
sharonkiim27@gmail.com | (206) 225-5651
EDUCATION:
Chapman University Orange, CA
Master of Arts in Teaching: Elementary Education September 2016 – December 2018

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, CA

Bachelor of Arts, Liberal Studies September 2011 – March 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Heritage Oak Private Education Yorba Linda, CA
1st Grade Teacher September 2020 – Present
- Full time instructor responsible of teaching a classroom of 20+ students in an in-person environment
- Demonstrates accurate knowledge of content areas and standards, while adjusting curriculum
throughout the year, based on student needs, data, feedback and assessments
- Provides frequent opportunities for students to develop both academic and social skills, which includes
listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills
- Acknowledges students of diverse backgrounds, cultures, learning styles, and interests to differentiate
and highlight a myriad of teaching instruction
- Collaborates with school personnel during meetings to not only share but enrich experiences that
reflects on own practices and learnings, which helped with overall student growth and success

Heritage Oak Private Education

Yorba Linda, CA
4th Grade Teacher September 2019 – June 2020
- Full time online instructor in the school’s first ever Online Academy, which took place during
unprecedented times in the midst of the pandemic
- Block and tackled various challenges as a first-time online teacher who taught the entire school year in
a virtual setting
- Utilized and setup different platforms and resources, excelling on navigation between programs such as
Seesaw, Schoology, Zoom
- Learned how to communicate with staff and families, strictly following directions in regards to health
and online protocols
- Exceled in creating activities and lesson plans that were tailored towards online learning, keeping the
student’s social and emotional interest in development in mind

Heritage Oak Private Education

Yorba Linda, CA
Substitute Teacher April 2018 – June 2019
- Full time substitute teacher for K-8 th grade levels
- Took over classroom teacher’s duties through facilitating lessons and managing classroom routines and
protocols
- Close communication before, during, and after full substitution days with the classroom teacher,
including full feedback, planning, debriefing

Mabel Paine Elementary School

Yorba Linda, CA
Student Teacher August 2018 – December 2018
- Full time job: attended Open House, school events, and parent-teacher conferences
- Experienced full responsibility of the classroom for 4 full weeks
 - Planned lessons for individual, small group, and whole class instruction: prepared materials needed for
instruction, learned to use projection equipment and lesson materials
- Evaluated students during independent and group activities while providing constructive feedback
- Assisted mentor teacher in grading papers and correcting student work for conducted lessons

Private Tutor January 2014 – Present

- Tutor 12 hours/week, 2-4 days/week
- Foster and guide students’ learning through providing additional assistance in homework, quizzes, activities,
lessons, book reports, science & history projects, and class presentations
- Improve English language development skills for 2nd & 4th grade foreign exchange students from
Korea
- Facilitated a book club for 2nd-4th grade: weekly reading comprehension questions given for homework and
vocabulary quizzes administered

The Socratic Club

Rowland Heights, CA
Teacher November 2013 – February 2014
- Co-taught 1st-5th grade alongside a teacher assistant
- Facilitated writing class by discussing elements of a story: plot, characters, setting, conflict, conclusion
- Read and discussed weekly history lessons and implemented activities such as creating and performing skits
- Administered and led weekly math and spelling, reading comprehension, vocabulary quizzes, arts and crafts

Optimus Learning School

Brea, CA
Teacher Intern June 2013 – August 2013
- Collaborated with teachers in weekly lesson planning
- Assisted 1st-5th graders with individual math, writing, and reading comprehension homework
- Read to and with students who have learning disabilities including autism and dyslexia
- Organized K-12 books by scholastic level and alphabetical order

ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Yorba Linda Seventh-Day Adventist Church Yorba Linda, CA
Bible Study Teacher, VBS Staff August 2011- August 2018
- Coordinate biblical themed activities and bible study to primary and junior students, aged 5-11 twice a month
- Collaborate with other leaders to teach at Vocational Bible School during summers
- Managed office/front desk for a dental clinic in Honduras, South America through missionary work

SKILLS
Technical: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook), Zoom, Schoology, Weebly,
Seesaw, Apple Certified Teacher
Languages: English and Korean (Fluent)