Tian Migdol Colby

2805 Bay Drive Merrick, New York 11566 • (516) 655-1767 - cell • tiancolby@gmail.com

NYS TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS

B.A/M.A in Early Childhood & Childhood Education, Birth – Grade 6
M.A in Childhood STEM Education, Grades 1- 6

EDUCATION
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY
B.A in Early Childhood Education & Childhood Education, Co-major: STEM May 2022
M.A in Childhood STEM Education May 2023

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
South Road Oceanside School #4 – Oceanside, NY May – June 2018
Senior Experience-High School Intern
 Observed and engaged in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade classes in all subject areas
 Read a book called The Red Thread by Grace Lin and prepared an activity on
Connections
 Co-taught and created a 2nd grade math lesson on Telling Time
 Observed and engaged in a 5th grade class on The Respiratory System project
 Observed and assisted in 6th grade ELA
 Observed in a 6th grade lesson on Scratch, computer game design and learned about
student-center strategies
 Observed in a 3rd grade lesson on MakerSpace, learned about listening strategies and
Process vs. Product
 Studied under Amy Simon, Lisa Silverstein, Maryanne Formisano, and Karen Flynn

RELATED EXPERIENCE:
Malibu Beach Club Day Camp – Lido Beach, NY Summer 2018
Camp Counselor
 Delegated roles among other counselors
 Supervised small groups of grade # in various camp activities
 Taught appropriate social and team building skills

Babysitter – Oceanside, NY 2017 – Present

PetSmart - Bellmore, NY Summer 2017 - Present

Cashier
 Processed purchases and managed phones calls

HONORS:

 Hofstra University - Dean’s Scholarship (2018-2022)

 Bellmore-Merrick United Secondary Teachers Scholarship Recipient (2018)
VOLUNTEERING:
Hugh O’ Brian Youth Leadership Program June 2016 – Present
Volunteering hours: 518
Junior Staff June 2018
 Delegated roles among selected high school sophomore student leaders
 Assisted with translations during the leadership seminar activities, program execution,
seminar operations, and keeping the overall attitude and environment positive
 New York Sate Representative Summer 2016

Shooting Stars – Bellmore/Merrick Fall 2015 – Present

Volunteer
 Shooting Stars is a running program for children with special needs. Every Sunday, I
attend weekly sessions where I run and play with children.

Camp ANCHOR - Lido Beach, NY Summer 2015 - 2017

(Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation)
Volunteer: 395hrs
 Wheelchair teens & adults ages 16-62, Ceramics Specialist Summer 2017
 Disabilities include: Cerebral Palsy, Global Delay and Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome
 Autistic teens ages 14-16 Fall 2015 – Spring 2016
 Down Syndrome children ages 9-13 Summer 2015