About Me

About DR. CHAe

An education advocate on a mission towards excellence.

Education was a game changer for me. I could’ve easily become a statistic, but my mother instilled a sense of urgency in me early on. I remember caring quite a bit about how well I read, what my math skills were like, and how I connected to or analyzed literature.

I’m sure a few of my peers would’ve called me a “teacher’s pet” because I truly did connect with educators as a student. No, I never tattled or anything, but it was obvious that the vast majority of my teachers genuinely cared for me. As cliche as it sounds, they saw so much in me even before I knew what to look for in myself.

My educational experiences impacted me deeply. I took pride in demonstrating my own mastery in concepts I was learning, and even when it got rough, there were people around who noticed and offered the life vests, so to speak.

As a result of my K-12 educational experiences–all public schools–I did not face many academic struggles in college. Instead, I was able to focus on exploring who I would become in adulthood. I had the chance, the freedom, to examine my code of ethics and build myself into the woman I am today.

As an adult educator now, I find an irreplaceable joy in being part of other children’s journey towards knowledge and development, and if I can inspire their parents and other adults along the way, then I’ll have an endless supply of happiness. Sounds selfish, huh? 🙂 Maybe I am…just a little.

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Honors & Awards

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Testimonials

"At the time of her hire, [redacted] School was undergoing changes in personnel and curriculum, and Chae was an asset to the transition. She is a solid professional with excellent skills in the classroom, and she made herself available for any number of assignments outside of the classroom that supported student learning. Among these, she generously shared her expertise and materials and was a valued member of curriculum teams."

"Chae immediately impressed me with her ability to help define a new curriculum for the College Prep 10 class...Drawing upon her desire to design curricula, she has designed a plan for portfolios within the College Prep classes that would begin in College Prep 9 with basic requirements and then scaffold additional requirements into the portfolio in subsequent years that will directly address that grade level's college preparation needs. Her planning and teaching reflect her drive to create a 'college ready' culture within her students."

"Chae has a high intellectual capacity and can synthesize abstract concepts into concrete goals and objectives that can be shared with other team members. On many occasions, I have shared difficult educational challenges with her, and each time, Chae has managed to take these situations and engineer a positive outcome...She understands and implements a philosophy of education that values students first."

"Chae has the combination of a keen intellect, curiosity, motivation, and perseverance to work with new teachers to brainstorm ideas, develop essential questions, and create curriculum maps and daily lesson plans. Chae has excellent writing skills, is a critical thinker, and possesses a strong background in many aspects of education. She brings experience gained from several professional educational roles as well as a breadth and depth of knowledge in many areas of education."

“Chae was integral to our efforts to create text-based curriculum resources for early elementary school teachers. She lent her experience as teacher to the creation of engaging, thoughtful, and joy-filled resources that guided teachers in close reads of rich texts, which we refer to as text studies. She embodied the ideal of a collaborative spirit who strives to do her best work. Because of her clear and proactive communication, Chae was among our most dependable curriculum writers.”