Yvonne Wu, M.A. Student Cognition and Development: Developmental Teacher Education Major: B.A., Comparative Literature, UC Berkeley Career Plans: To have my own classroom Home: Fullerton, CA

"Keep an open mind about everything, and toss assumptions aside. Every kid is different!"

Before coming to Berkeley:
After I graduated from college, I worked as a teacher's aide at a Berkeley private school. Before I entered DTE, I was teaching English in Taiwan and traveling in Asia.

What I like most about my program:
I appreciate the small size of the program. With only 19 students, we get to know each other really well. I also appreciate the individual instruction and feedback that I get from my student teaching supervisors.

My current work:
I am working on my master's research at Wilson Elementary School in San Leandro, conducting observations of the cafeteria environment. In my research project, I am attempting to determine how the overall environment affects the behavior and identity of recent immigrant students. In exchange for being allowed to conduct my research at the school, I have been tutoring individual students in English and mathematics and also helping out in the classroom as an aide.

How I combine research with practice:
I've been able to apply what I've learned about language development and learning from a course on "Teaching Language Minority Students" to my work with students at Wilson Elementary. It has definitely helped me target and guide my instruction.

Advice for prospective DTE students:
Keep an open mind about everything, and toss assumptions aside. Every kid is different!

 

 

Resume — Publications — Projects — Other Interests