Yifan Yu: Think Academy Teacher Profile
As a former volunteer teacher in developing countries, Yifan Yu understands the amount of positive influence that education has on students
Meet Yifan Yu, another one of Think Academy’s interactive and supportive math teachers! Our educators strive for greatness in their students and work hard to ensure that they are put in a position to succeed. Today, we are going to talk about all of Yifan’s accomplishments both as a student and as a teacher.
Yifan Yu: Educational Background and Achievements
Yifan attended the University of Southern California, a private research institution located in Los Angeles. While at the University of California, she received her Master’s Degree. On top of that, Yifan was an active participant in mentorship programs and even held a volunteer teaching position in developing countries.
Yifan Yu: Teaching Philosophy
As USC’s alumni, Yifan fully absorbed the university’s attitude toward diversity and embraced different values from all cultures. In addition, Yifan firmly believes that diversity and inclusion will bring progress to our society as well as education and technology institutions. Because of this, she had actively participated in mentorship programs to guide her peer students and held a volunteer teaching position in developing countries during her graduate school life.
These experiences cultivated her outstanding communication and organizational skills and helped her develop a strong empathy toward others. Upon her graduation, Yifan chose to join Think Academy as a math teacher because she believes that no job can change individuals’ views as deeply as teachers can and no industry can improve people’s lives as much as education can.
Classes Yifan Yu Teaches
This fall, Yifan will be one of the teachers for Think Academy’s long-term grade 4 advancement level class! These courses are perfect for students who are looking to become experts on math topics in their respective grade. Each class section consists of 15 two-hour lessons that will begin in late August and run until mid December.
Think Academy students have gone on to find success at high level math competitions such as first place Math Kangaroo performances and earning Distinguished Honor Roll at the AMC 8!
Video of Yifan teaching!
You can register for any of Yifan’s classes by visiting her official Think Academy courses page here.
1-on-1 Evaluation
As a reminder, if you would like to register for one of our long-term courses. Make sure to schedule a free 1-on-1 evaluation if you have not already! Think Academy’s 1-on-1 evaluation contains an overview of our mission and academic structure, a 15-question evaluation exam, a one hour in-depth analysis, and a 15-minute teacher-to-parent discussion. After the evaluation, a customized study plan will be provided so that all of your child’s learning needs are met!
Think Academy Facebook Groups and Newsletter
If you would like to receive free math resources such as worksheets, webinars, and more. You can do so by signing up for our newsletter. The newsletter sign-up is super quick and will only take a few seconds to fill out. All you need to enter is your name, email address, and the grade your child is in.
In addition, for those who are interested, you can join our AMC 8 Helpful & Educational Math Resources Facebook group to receive previous AMC 8 exams!
Lastly, we recently created a Facebook group for parents to discuss and learn more about schools in the Bay Area. Information on public or private schools are both welcome!
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