Shin-Shin Lin
shin@shinshinlin.com
www.shinshinlin.com

http://blog.huayuworld.org/shinlin

http://blog.huayuworld.org/chicagoshin

WORK HISTORY
2010 – Present Quest Academy
Middle school Chinese teacher

2002 – 2009 Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School
Director of Education
Preschool, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Tenth Grade Teacher

2003 – Present Happy Chinese School
Founder and Teacher

Sprint Semester 2007 Chicago State University
Instructor of Elementary Chinese 101 and 102

1991 – 1994 Champaign-Urbana Chinese School
Preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade Teacher

SPECIAL PROJECTS: Conduct and design various Chinese culture programs

* Introduced pictographic Chinese characters to campers in Hands Around the World’s culture camp, 2007
* Special Culture program “Chinese New Year” at Elgin Academy, 2007
* Special Culture program “Chinese food” at Montessori of North Hoffman, 2006
* Seminars: “Chinese Dough Figure” and “Chinese Characters” at F. C. Whiteley Elementary School, ’06
* Chinese Dough Figure Workshop at Naperville Public Library, ’04
* Multicultural Event: “Chinese Dough Figure Workshop” at F. C. Whiteley Elementary School, ’03
* Chinese Dough Figure Workshop at Taiwanese Folk Festival Program, ’03
* Chinese Dough Figure Making class for Chicago Northwest Suburban Chinese School, ’02
* Chinese Culture Summer Camp: Introduced students to Chinese dough figures, Chinese painting, traditional Chinese toys, and Chinese dance, ’03, ’04 ’06, ’07

WORKSHOPS
•6.2011 華文網路種子實體師培班
•10.2010 The Advanced Training Program for Web-based Mandarin Instructors
•7.28~8.10.2009 The Training Program for Web-based Mandarin Instructors
•May 2009 2009 Overseas Cultural and Traditional Arts Teacher Training Workshop
•Mar.-May 2009 StarTalk Teacher Training Workshop
•July 2008 Midwest Chinese Language Teacher Workshop
•Oct. 2007 AP Chinese Language and Culture: 2007-2008 Professional Development Workshop
•Jan. 2007 The eCompuChinese Teacher Training Program
•Jul. 2006 Midwest Chinese Language Teacher Workshop
•Apr.2006 AP Chinese Language and Culture Workshop
•Jul. 2004 Midwest Chinese Language Teacher Workshop
•Jul. 2003 Midwest Chinese Language Teacher Workshop
•Jul. 2002 Midwest Chinese Language Teacher Workshop

CONFERENCES
•Nov 2011 ACTFL 2011 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo
•Jun 2011 The 7th International Conference on Internet Chinese Education
•May 2009 National Chinese Language Conference
•Jun. 2005 Operational Strategies and Pedagogy for Chinese Language Programs in the 21st Century

EDUCATION
* Certified in Teaching Chinese – National Louis University
* Master of Art in Art Education – University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
* Bachelor of Pharmacy – Taipei Medical College, Taipei