Annie Tan

Experience

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  Children's Progress

  May 2009 - Aug 2009

  Elementary Education Intern

  • Drafted a literature review of important and recent RTI academic articles for research department• Assisted in researching, writing, editing, and preparing proposals for government, non-profit, and private agencies

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  New York University Institute for Education and Social Policy

  May 2010 - Aug 2010

  Research Assistant

  Assisted professor Sean Corcoran in various education research projects including high school choice, charter schools, and segregation in the United States

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  NYC Department of Education

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Elementary Student Teacher

  • Taught 1st-grade weeklong Asia unit which incorporated reading, math, science and social studies lessons• Implemented interventions for students with special needs resulting in decreased behavioral incidents

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  Chicago Charter School

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  K-4 Special Education Teacher

  • Taught K-4 students reading and math in co-taught settings and phonics and math in resource settings• Planned co-taught long-term unit and lesson plans based on student growth goals in reading and math• Differentiated instruction, materials, and classroom structures for students with learning disabilities, emotional disorder, bipolar disorder, developmental delay, and autism• Analyzed academic and behavioral data resulting in syntheses of Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and behavior plans outlining what students need to be successful• Collaborated with parents and teachers to create and reinforce specific plans for school and home Show less

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  Chicago Public Schools

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2016

  • Co-teaching 4th-5th grade students with learning disabilities, autism, developmental delays• Differentiating Go Math! and ELA EngageNY curriculums to ensure grade-level mastery• Teaching twelve 2nd-4th grade students with autism, developmental, and cognitive disabilities in self-contained cluster classroom setting• Creating accommodation and modifications in instruction, materials, and assessment for the subjects of reading, math, science, and social studies • Executing routines, structures, and positive behavior management systems based on student preferences and needs• Writing IEPs with academic, social, and functional goals; accommodations and modifications• Attending professional development sessions to utilize Boardmaker, PECS, AAC devices, and other assistive technologies for student social and communication needs• Member of Wellness Team: won $7500 in CPS LearnWELL grants; School is now Healthy Schools Certified as a result; Girls on the Run Coach Show less • Coordinated with 5th-grade teachers to execute services for students with Down Syndrome• Modified materials based on student achievement levels resulting in increased access to general curriculum• Reinforced teachers’ lessons by identifying best modalities, resulting in increased mastery of content• Observed academic behavior in small- and whole-group instruction, resulting in behavior plans that specifically addressed academic needs and decreased levels of off-task behavior• Enforced classroom behavior management systems based on PBIS and school disciplinary system Show less

  • Special Education Teacher

    May 2013 - Jun 2016

  • Special Education Classroom Assistant II

    Aug 2012 - May 2013
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  NYC Department of Education

  Aug 2016 - Aug 2022

  Special Education Teacher

  5th-Grade Special Education Teacher at an elementary school in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, New York.

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2022 - now

  Writer

  I am writing a memoir on my activism, languages, and legacy, after finding out I was related to Vincent Chin, a Chinese American man whose murder 40 years ago led to an Asian American civil rights movement. I am pulling from works of mine that have been featured in The Huffington Post, The Moth Radio Hour, RISK!, Edutopia, among others, my experience of over a decade as a special education teacher, and speaking engagements I have had with PBS' documentary series Asian Americans, Michael Moore's podcast Rumble, The Museum of the City of New York, the National Association of Asian American Professionals, and others. I am open to consulting, facilitation, speaking engagements, and leading workshops while completing this memoir. In 2023 I attended the Tin House Winter Workshop, a 4-week residency at the Vermont Studio Center, the Tin House Summer Workshop (under 10% acceptance rate), and will attend the Bread Loaf Writers Conference (17% acceptance rate), all of which were competitive and juried. Show less

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  Apex for Youth

  Jul 2023 - now

  National Virtual Mentorship Program Manager

  I manage an Asian American youth-centered virtual mentoring program with Apex for Youth. I recruit and intake high-school-aged mentees and adult volunteer mentors throughout the nation, provide match support, run virtual community workshops, and pilot programming to support mentoring centered on the needs of Asian American youth.