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Kong Vang <br />319 Savage Lane ♦ Little Canada, MN 55117 ♦ (651) 238 -1938 ♦ kongvang17 @gmail.com <br />EXPERIENCE <br />St. Paul Public Schools - St. Paul, MN <br />Special Education Teacher, August 2012 — present <br />Madison Metro Public Schools - Madison, WI <br />Special Education Teacher, August 2009 — June 2012 <br />• Serve special needs students, English Language Learners (ELL), and at risk students. <br />• Teach in a Full- Inclusion setting in a team taught classroom. <br />PEOPLE Program - Madison, WI <br />Math Teacher, Summer 2010 & 2011 <br />• Taught math to emerging 10th graders from a diverse background and low- income community <br />Washington D.C. Public Schools - Washington, DC <br />Special Education Teacher, August 2005 — June 2009 <br />• Taught 7th - 8th grade Special Education <br />• Worked with students with learning and cognitive disabilities, emotional disturbance, autism, and <br />ADD /ADHD <br />Teach For America - Washington, DC <br />Corps Member, July 2005— June 2007 <br />• Completed a five week course focusing on teaching <br />• Completed Student Teaching in South Central Los Angeles for five weeks <br />• Participated in teacher training and professional development <br />EDUCATION <br />American University - Washington, DC <br />Masters of Arts in Special Education: Learning Disabilities, May 2007 <br />University of Minnesota, Twin Cities - Minneapolis, MN <br />Bachelor of Arts in American Studies with minors in Asian American Studies & Political Science, May 2005 <br />VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE <br />Burr Oak Neighborhood Association — Madison, WI (March 2011 -- June 2012) <br />• Member <br />Hmong Education Council — Madison, WI (May 2011 -- June 2012) <br />• Founding member and Co -Chair <br />• Work with Hmong parents, students, the school district and community on ways to address the needs of <br />Hmong families in the schools and to close the Achievement Gap <br />• Provide Extended Learning Opportunities for educators to learn about Hmong educations issues <br />Community of Color Advisory Council - Madison College — (December 2010 — July 2012) <br />• Advisory Board Member <br />• Strengthen and improve the understanding of the college's mission related to the needs of our ethnic <br />minority communities <br />• Advise the college on issues related to student success, the hiring of racial and ethnic minority staff <br />reflective of the college district, and on increased community involvement <br />19 <br />