San Francisco College

JOSEPH LEE

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San Francisco, CA 94103

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EDUCATION

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Arts, Education, GPA: 3.85 December 2007

Emphasis: Language, Literacy, Society and Culture

University of California, San Diego

Bachelor of Arts, History, GPA: 3.81 March 2006

Emphasis: Multicultural Studies and International Issues

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

English Teacher

Everette Middle School, San Francisco Unified School District August

2008- May 2011

( Attending daily department meetings during "Common Planning Time" to

discuss instructional strategies and participating in monthly staff

development grade-level meetings to address stratagems for individual

learning needs and styles

( Evaluating students' daily "Do Now," weekly response papers, education

narratives and memoirs

( Developing rapport with remedial English students, comprised mostly of

Latinos and African-Americans, via efficacious classroom management skills

Academic Advisor

Athletic Study Center, University of California, Berkeley August

2007- December 2007

( Advised student-athletes on major, breadth requirements, athletic

eligibility, withdraw policies and utilized FileMaker Pro to outline degree

audits and four-year planning

( Taught and conducted remedial workshops monthly to 15-20 student-athletes

on a variety of topics including academic probation, study skills, time

management, academic policies and college facilities

( Provided crisis intervention counseling and referred student-athletes to

appropriate supportive services with adequate follow-up and alternative

planning when necessary

Graduate Student Instructor, Course: Current Issues in Education

School of Education, University of California, Berkeley Summer 2007,

Fall 2007

( Utilized the democratic, participatory and cooperative pedagogy to

restructure the course's development with 25-30 undergraduate students

( Served as a consultant guiding students in their Community Cooperative

Projects at economically disadvantaged high schools

( Facilitated and generated morale during team-teaching discussions on

issues in education entailing race, gender, sexual orientation, tracking,

privilege and social class

Teaching Assistant, Course: Cellular and Molecular Biology

Department of Biology, Orange Coast College, CA Spring 2003, Fall

2003

( Graded students' weekly pre-lab assignments/laboratory write-up reports

and administrated quizzes on laboratory safety/equipment usages

( Worked with 30 lower-division students to reinforce concepts derived from

practical laboratory with lecture materials

Peer Academic Advisor

Transfer Center, Orange Coast College, CA Spring 2003, Fall

2003

( Utilized IGETC to plan community college courses with students pursuing

certifications, Associate Degrees and fulfillment of lower-division

articulation agreements with the CSU and UC campuses

( Facilitated information workshop providing 15-20 prospective transfer

students guidelines on personal statements and application processes for

the CSU and UC campuses

CROSS-CULTURAL and INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

( Fluent in Chinese Mandarin with bicultural living and work experience in

Taiwan

( Served as a panelist in Graduate Diversity Day at the University of

California, Berkeley to advance the welfare and aspirations of

underrepresented students

( First hand cultural interaction in an ethnically tolerant climate that

fosters scholarship enrichment and multi-ethnic awareness shaped by global

influences as a graduate student residing in the International House at the

University of California, Berkeley

AFFLIATIONS

Director of Social Events, Voluntary Engagement

Alumni Affairs, San Francisco Chapter

University of California, San Diego

January 2010-Present

Chapter Leader, Voluntary Engagement

CAL Alumni Group of San Francisco

University of California, Berkeley

November 2009-Present

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

( Career related courses

- Career Success and Life Planning SF City College,

Spring 2008

- Career Counseling for Work Experience SF City

College, Spring 2008

- Financial Planning for Academic/Career SF City

College, Spring 2008

- Business Communication UC Berkeley, Summer 2005

( Attendee, "Professional Standards and Ethics in Teaching," which

introduces Graduate Student Instructors to policies, practices, and

standards necessary to perform their teaching responsibilities

professionally and ethically at the University of California, Berkeley

August 2007

( Attendee, "College of Letters and Science Colloquium on Undergraduate

Education," with discussions on quality academic advising being an agent

for social change and the contemporary integrative approach of advising

September 2007

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