I am Yuhong. I was born and brought in Chongqing, China. I came to America in February 1999. I came to do my research on Nathaniel Hawthorne. My sponsor, Dr. Mundo, took me to The House of Seven Gables in Salem, Massachusetts. He also took me to the library in the University of Maine to borrow books and do research. I was so lost in the technology...

That was the beginning of my pursuit of instructional tech- nology.

On this page, I will tell you a little bit of myself.

Yuhong Sun

Objective

A K-12 computer teacher/ instructional technology coordinator/ instructional designer

Licenses

Maine K-12 Computer Teacher Certification
Maine 9-12/Adult Language Arts Teacher Certification
Maine K-12 Chinese Language Teacher Certification
Cisco Networking Instructor Certification
National Board Certification in Technology Education
China National Higher Education Teacher Certification

Educations

M. Ed. Instructional Technology, University of Maine, Orono, ME, Dec. 2001
M. Ed. English Literature, Southwest University, Chongqing, China, 1998
Law Degree, Southwest Law University, Chongqing, China, 1996
BA in English, Chongqing College of Eudcation/ Chongqing University, China, 1986

Teaching Experiences

  • Computer Teacher, Noble High School, North Berwick, ME, Sept. 2004 - Present
  • Teaching Cisco Networking
  • Teaching Web Animation
  • Teaching Web Publishing
  • Teaching Computer Programming Language
  • Teaching Chinese Language

Computer Teacher, Computer Coordinator, Pownal Elementary School, Pownal, ME, Feb. 2002 - Aug. 2004

  • Taught computer literacy and computer applications
  • Maintained Pownal Elementary School web site
  • Maintained computer lab and school network

Research Assistant, Department of Education and Human Development, University of Maine, Orono, ME. 1999 - 2001

  • Responsible for keeping student records and making reports in Microsoft Access
  • Used Microsoft Excel and SPSS to store and analyze data
  • Designed web page, published and updated it on the Internet

Instructor and Curriculum coordinator, Chongqing College of Education, Chongqing, China, 1985-1999

  • Taught English Grammar, Western Culture, English Composition, English Newspaper Reading, British and American Literature, Microsoft Word and Microsoft ExcelTrained prospective teachers to teach in elementary and secondary schoolsHelped prospective teachers with lesson plans and curriculum design
  • Evaluated students' academic performance
  • Responsible for organizing weekly curriculum meetings in English Department
  • Taught 6-8 graders English in middle school (part of curriculum coordinator)

Computer teacher, Summer School of Chongqing, China 1997-1999 (Part time)

  • Taught 6-7 graders keyboarding, Word Processing and some other educational software

Related Experiences

Registered Tourist Guide, China International Travel Service, Chongqing Branch Chongqing, China, 1991-1999 (Part-time)

  • Introduced to the tourists the Chinese Culture and the Chinese History

Assistant Lawyer, Changfa Law Firm, Chongqing, China, 1996-1998 (Part-time)

  • Collected data and prepared materials for the lawyer
  • Created database with Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Access

Computer Skills

Software: Macromedia Studio: Dreamweaver, Flash, Freehand and Fireworks; Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and Golive; Imovie, QTVR, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Access, Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft Excel, SPSS and Cisco Networking
Operating Systems: Windows and Macintosh
Programming Languges: Java, Java Script, C++, HTML, CSS
Application: Technology integration in curriculum
Troublingshooting: software and hardware

Honors

Pi Lambda Theda member

Instructional philosophy

My personal approach to the high school students is always to encourage their participation in class. I believe that computer technology will help students participate more actively and creatively in learning. Computer technology is a powerful tool that has already changed the way teachers teach and students learn.

Reference

Edward Brazee, Ph. D. College of Education, University of Maine, Orono
(207) 581-2484 ed_brazee@umit.maine.edu

Gail Garthwait, Ph. D. College of Education, University of Maine, Orono
(207) 581-2487 gail_garthwait@umit.maine.edu