Wayne Zhang
Anti-Racist Social Studies & French Educator
- Role
- Teacher, Course Team Lead at Roald Amundsen High School
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Wayne Zhang
Passionate about changing lives and combatting social injustice through teaching…
Experience
Teacher, Course Team Lead
Aug 2022 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Led World Studies team in creating AP & IB units; leveraged assessment data for differentiated instruction; supported IEPs/504s with co-teachers; maintained norms about student voice, anti-racism, & restorative justice—Co-led Service Learning Project about Chicago’s migrants; moderated panel with local alders & human rights organizations; organized Migrant Resource Fair for students to share research & support community—Created inclusive spaces as a leader for Gender Sexuality Alliance, Model United Nations, & AAPI Clubs; led field trips to universities, nonprofits, & ethnic neighborhoods; organized fundraisers—Led Amundsen’s Vision & Mission Statement committee, engaging 600+ diverse stakeholders (LSC, ILT, admin, teachers, staff, students, & parents) through surveys, meetings, & mass communications—Engaged in continuous learning through CPS’s New Teacher Cohort, Northwestern University Alumni Educators, Folded Map Project, ACTFL, AP & IB MYP & Global Politics trainings, Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago, Center on Halsted, Facing History & Ourselves, & Chicago Teachers Union’s Nurturing Teacher Leadership—Co-led new implementation of Honors by Demonstration, leading to 25 freshman receiving honors credit, doubling the number of Black students & students with IEPs receiving honors credit
Education
Northwestern University
Masters in Education, Secondary Education and Teaching
Yale University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Political Science and Government
2014 — 2018
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