HUICHING CHEN

5641 S. Eaton St.

Denver, CO 80123
(C)720-490-2654
annickchen2006@yahoo.com
LANGUAGES

English
Mandarin
Taiwanese
French
CERTIFICATION

Colorado Professional Teaching License in French K12

ELA-E Certified, Denver Public Schools
EDUCATION

French Secondary, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado

August 1995 December 1998
M.A. in Visual Arts, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, Colorado
August 1995 December 1998
B.A. in French, National Central University, Zhong-Li, Taiwan
September 1989 June 1993
TEACHING EXPERIENCES

Mandarin and French teachers, Denver South High School, Colorado

August 2015 present
Chinese Club sponsor, Denver South High School, Colorado
August 2015 present
Mandarin teacher, Colorado Chinese Language School, Colorado
August 2014 present
Mandarin instructor, Fluency Fast
July 2009 present
French teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado
August 2007 June 2015
Chinese Club sponsor, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado August 2008 June 2015
Mandarin teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado
August 2003 June 2015
ELA Language Arts teacher, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado
August 2000 August 2007
LEADERSHIP ROLES
BCC SLO Facilitator/Teacher Leader
August 2014 present
Principal, Colorado Chinese Language School, Colorado
May 2012 May 2014
World Languages Teacher Leader, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
August 2012 June 2014
World Language Assessment Committee member, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
August 2008 present
World Language Advisory Group member, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
August 2007 present
World Language Department Chair, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado
August 2007 May 2010
Data Leadership Team member, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado
August 2006 May 2009
Chinese Language teachers mentor, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
August 2007 May 2008
PRESENTATIONS
TPRS Workshop, Ogallala, Nebraska
September, 2015
Learning Lab Master Teacher at iFLT (International Foreign Language Teaching) Annual Conference

July 2012 & 2014

Mandarin Instructor at Denver Summer Language Institute
July 2009 & 2014
Learning Lab Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI) workshop for Denver Public Schools New
Teacher Orientation, Colorado
August 2007-present
TCI Learning Lab host teacher at iFLT Conference, Breckenridge, Colorado
July 17-19, 2012
TPRS and Technology for WL Classroom Workshop, California Association of Independent Schools,
San Rafael, California
February 15, 2012
Incorporating & Teaching Culture in the Chinese Language Classroom Workshop, Colorado Chinese
Language Teachers Consortium, Colorado
April 9, 2011
Teaching with Comprehensible Input(TCI) workshop for San Diego County Office of Education,
California
March 12, 2011
All in One Place (technology session), Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers 49th Spring
Conference, Colorado
February 25, 2011
Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI) workshop, Denver Language School, Colorado
August 5 and 11, 2010
Mandarin Workshop, Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers 48th Spring Conference,
Colorado
February 25, 2010
How to Make Learning Chinese Fun? JCCC, Chinese Children Adoption International, Colorado
August 16 and 23, 2008
TPRS Workshop for Chinese Language Teachers, Colorado Chinese Language Teachers Consortium,
Colorado
April 5, 2008
Creating Authentic Student Engagement in a Chinese Classroom, Teaching Chinese in American
Schools, Douglas County School District, Colorado
September 8, 2007
Teaching Chinese in the United States, Great Wall Chinese Academy, Colorado
July 22, 2006

SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION

Consultant, Colorado Chinese Language Teachers Consortium, Colorado April 2011 present
President, Board of Directors of Colorado Chinese Language School, Colorado
June 2011-May 2012
Vice President, Board of Directors of Colorado Chinese Language School, Colorado
April 2010 May 2011
Board member, Colorado Chinese Language Teachers Consortium, Colorado
March 2007 April 2011

HONORS AND AWARDS

Mile High Teacher, Denver, Colorado

April, 2007
Teacher of the Month, Abraham Lincoln High School, Denver, Colorado February, 2010
Teacher Leader Academy Award, Denver Public Schools, Colorado
May, 2015

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Teaching with Comprehensible Input (TCI),

2010 present
Educational Technology
2007 present
Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID)
2008 present
Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
2000 present
AP Chinese Workshop
2009, 2010, 2012, 2014
The Art and Science of Teaching
2013
Data Teams; Making Standards Work; Common Formative Assessments; Instructional services
Advisory Team
2006 2009
Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP)
2008 2010

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member of Colorado Chinese Language Teachers Consortium

Member of Colorado Congress of Foreign Language Teachers
Member of Chinese Language Teachers Association
Member of American Council on The Teaching of Foreign Languages
Member of National Language Service Corps

REFERENCES

Diana Noonan, World Language Specialist for Denver Public Schools (DPS), Denver, CO
720-423-3295
diana_noonan@dpsk12.org
Antonio Esquibel, Executive Management of Denver West Network, DPS, Denver, CO
720-423-5050
antonio_esquibel@dpsk12.org
Cheri Hilton, Assistant Principal, Denver South High School, DPS, Denver, CO
720-423-6045
Cheri_Hilton@dpsk12.org