Ms. Han earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the Hunan University of Science and Technology in Xiangtan, China. After moving to the United States, she earned her Master of Arts degree in Education from Cleveland State University in Ohio and also received her K-12 Single Subject Teaching Credential. After graduating, Ms. Han became the first Mandarin teacher in a public school district in Ohio. She was invited as a lead teacher at Kent State University in Ohio to aid in the STARTALK Chinese Immersion Program. When coming to California in 2012, she obtained her Single Subject Teaching Credential. Ms. Han is a Subject Expert Teacher in Mandarin at BASIS Independent Silicon Valley Lower campus. Having over ten years of teaching experience, Ms. Han’s goal is to help students master the Chinese language, know Chinese culture, and respect and love the diverse customs that come with it. Her teaching philosophy is that in order to fully understand the Chinese language, students must learn both reading and writing skills. Having this firm foundation will help students to have confidence and interest in exploring Chinese culture. Ms. Han incorporates Chinese games, crafts, and singing Chinese songs in her lesson plans to help make learning fun and easy for her students. When she is not teaching Mandarin, Ms. Han enjoys hiking in the Bay Area with her family and friends. She loves to read, cook delicious meals, and watch movies during her downtime.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‌‌‍​‌​‌‍‌‍​‍‌​​​‌‍‍‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍​‍‌​‍‌​‌‌‌​‍‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‍‌​‍​‌​‌‌‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌