Hsing-chen Tung
htung67@yahoo.com

Education

October 2000

Doctor of Education, Program of Early Childhood Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY, NY


May 1992

Master of Education, Program of Early Childhood Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY, NY

May 1991

Master of Arts, Program of Elementary/Childhood Education
Department of Curriculum and Teaching, Teachers College,
Columbia University, NY, NY

June 1989

Bachelor of Arts, English Literature (Major), English Department,
Minor: Japanese
Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

Work Experiences

01/06-11/07 Instructor

Department of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
* Courses taught: Human Development: Infant/Toddler, Laboratory Experiences with Infants/Toddlers, Human Development: Early/Middle Childhood, Principles of Child Development Laboratory, Children with Special Needs (substituted for 1/3 of semester)

03/05-11/07 Volunteer Teacher/Coordinator

San Diego Service Center, Southern California Branch, Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation
* Teach philosophy of compassion and relief in Buddhism to children aged 4 to 12 in hands-on activities
* Plan monthly curriculum
* Coordinate affairs of the education team

01/04-03/05 Instructor

The Advance Training Project of San Diego State University Foundation, funded by U.S. Department of Education
* Taught hands-on workshops on child development and school readiness topics to staff, volunteers, and parents of Head Start programs

01/01-12/02 Instructor

Department of Child and Family Development, San Diego State University
* Courses taught: Infant/Toddler Development, Child and Family
Development Programs, Laboratory Experiences with Children and Families, Adult Supervision in Child and Family Development Programs

09/97-05/00 Teacher - Prekindergarten to Second Grade

Chinese Saturday School at Columbia University
* Taught Chinese to children of different ethnic backgrounds using interdisciplinary approach

09/95-08/96 Instructor

Project of Reinventing Programs for Young Children, Curriculum Development Center, Hsin Yi Childhood Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
* Held workshops and gave speeches to in-service teachers and parents

08/95-08/96 Research Teacher - Class of 3-4 Years Old

Teaching Development Center, Hsin Yi Childhood Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
* Team-taught the class of 22 children
* Involved in action research
* Coordinated center-wide parent involvement activities

08/94-07/95 Research Teacher - Kindergarten Class

Teaching Development Center, Hsin Yi Childhood Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
* Team-taught the class of 25 children
* Involved in action research

04/93-10/95 Instructor

Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan
* Taught the course, Designing Curriculum in Early Childhood Education, to preservice and in-service teachers

04/92-07/94 Curriculum Specialist

Curriculum Development Center, Hsin Yi Childhood Institute, Taipei, Taiwan
* Co-published a series of curriculum resource handbooks and kits of teaching materials for early childhood programs

09/91-12/91 Teacher - Prekindergarten to First Grade Class

Chinese Saturday School at Columbia University, NYC
* Taught Chinese to children speaking different Chinese dialects using interdisciplinary approach

01/91-04/91 Student Teacher - Kindergarten

Hunter Elementary School, NYC
* Assisted in teaching of 19 children
* Participated in parent-teacher conferences
* Researched on the school environment

09/90-12/90 Student Teacher - First Grade

Public School 166, NYC
* Assisted in teaching of 24 children
* Participated in parent-teacher conferences
* Conducted two case studies of the children

02/89-6/89 Conversation Teacher

Mei Kai Childrenˇ¦s English Center, Taipei, Taiwan
* Engaged children in telephone conversations using English

Research Presentation

Tung, H. (2003, April). Student teaching triads: Influence on the development of the early childhood student teachers. Paper presented at the meeting of the ACEI International Conference and Exhibition, Phoenix, Arizona.

Publications

  1. Tung, H. (1999). Childrenˇ¦s imaginative friends. In M. M. Huang (Ed.), Development of 3-6 year olds and parenting strategies (pp. 95-98). Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  2. Tung, H. (1999). Childrenˇ¦s humor. In M. M. Huang (Ed.), Development of 3-6 year olds and parenting strategies (pp. 111-113). Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  3. Tung, H. (1999). Friendship of 3-4 year-olds. In M. M. Huang (Ed.), Development of 3-6 year olds and parenting strategies (pp. 182-186). Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  4. Tung, H. (Oct. 1998). I am young, and I go to school abroad. Journal of Preschool Education, 21 (7), 16-18.
  5. Tung, H. (1995). Extended activities for The bee makes a phone call. In The bee makes a phone call. Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  6. Tung, H. (1995). Extended activities for What is in the garden In What is in the garden Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  7. Tung, H. (1995). Extended activities for The following bug. In The following bug. Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  8. Tung, H. (1995). An archaeological tour. Journal of Preschool Education, 17(6).
  9. Tung, H. (1994). Extended activities for I am not disabled. In I am not disabled. Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  10. Chang, C., Gu, W., Guan, W., Huang, H., Lu, C., and Tung, H. (1994). Exploring, discovery, and learning: Four curriculum resource kits for early childhood education. Taipei: Hsin Yi Publishing.
  11. Tung, H. (1994). Extended activities for the book: Red turtle rice cake. Journal of Preschool Education, 16(10).
  12. Tung, H. (1993). I am the animal king. Journal of Preschool Education, 16(9).
  13. Tung, H. (1993). Male teachers, please join us in early childhood programs. Journal of Preschool Education, 16(2).
  14. Tung, H. (1992). Playing with seeds of sakya fruit. Journal of Preschool Education, 15(7).
  15. Tung, H. (1992, June 27). Choosing an early childhood program for your child. China Daily News.

Doctoral Dissertation

Tung, H. (2000). Student teaching triads: Influence on the development of the early childhood student teachers. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC.

Extracurricular Activities

05/90-05/91 President - International Chinese Student Association at Teachers College, Columbia University

09/88-06/89 Coordinator of Class Activities - English Department, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan

09/87-06/88 Archivist - the Academic Association of English Department, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan