Master Degree in Education, Michigan Stage University, 2003

BS Degree in Multimedia Graphic Design, University of Minnesota, 1985-1991

BS study in Business English, Shanghai Foreign Trade School, 1983-1985

Coordinating / Organizer Experience in Educational Field

Global Language Coordinator, Shanghai American School, 2008-present

China Studies Coordinator, International School of Beijing, China, 2001-2004

Organizer: 2007-present, annual Chinese Character Spelling Competition (over 1000 students and Chinese teachers participated from northeast region schools).

Organizer: 2009 Chinese Culture Talent Show Chief Editor: The Dragon Story—a publication to display international school students’ writing for Chinese language and culture learning, since 2006

Dr. Zhang has extensive experience in U.S./China joint educational programs, starting in 1997 with the Lutheran Colleges and China Consortium, through Hangzhou University in Hangzhou. She now works as the Chinese Language Program Coordinator at Shanghai American School in Shanghai, China. Her primary responsibilities are in the areas of professional development of teachers of Chinese language and Chinese Language curriculum design. She has been the major organizer and one of the presenters for ACAMIS summer institutes to provide training opportunities for Chinese language teachers from international schools all over East Asia. She is fluent in English, Mandarin, Shanghainese, and her own local Ningbo dialect.

Ph.D.., 1993, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Major area: Administration, Curriculum, and Instruction with specialization in Instructional Theory, Design, and Technology.

M.Ed.., 1990, Concordia College, Seward Nebraska, major area: Language Education with emphasis on classroom teaching.

B.A.., 1982, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China. Major area: Language Education with emphasis on English as a second language.
Certificate, 1973, Education department, City of Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China. English Teacher Training Program.