CV & Contact
Professional resume, teaching appointments, research projects, and contact channels
Professional Summary
Bilingual STEM & Interdisciplinary Educator with an academic background spanning Biomedical Engineering (Tsinghua University) and Computational Social Science & New Media (The Chinese University of Hong Kong).
Currently teaching AP Biology, AP Calculus, and AP Seminar at Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Bilingual School (partner campus of Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School). Experienced in building open-access digital course platforms (ap-bio.pages.dev & ap-calc.pages.dev), coaching international research competitions (guided a CTB team to the Harvard Global Finals), and engineering automated educational technology tools (Typst document engineering, client-side offline exam analytics, and classroom social network analysis).
Education
- M.S. in New Media — The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Aug 2022 – Nov 2023)
Research Direction: Computational Communication, Complex Networks & Data Science - B.Eng. in Biomedical Engineering — Tsinghua University (Aug 2018 – Jun 2022)
Minor: Journalism & Communication
Teaching & Institutional Leadership
Shanghai Hangzhou Bay Bilingual School (上海杭州湾双语学校)
Partner Campus of Shanghai Starriver Bilingual School (上海星河湾双语学校同源校区)
Bilingual Subject Teacher (Biology / Mathematics / Interdisciplinary) | Aug 2024 – Present
- Vertical Curriculum Integration & Digital Repositories:
- Taught Pre-AP / Honors and AP (Biology & Calculus) courses under the unified Starriver–Hangzhou Bay academic framework, strictly aligned with College Board curriculum standards.
- Developed and maintained public online course repositories: ap-bio.pages.dev and ap-calc.pages.dev.
- Built interactive Python Streamlit and JavaScript probability simulation modules (e.g., Birthday Problem paradox, stochastic Mendelian genetics), integrating computational modeling and biostatistics into everyday lessons.
- AP Seminar & Electives Instruction:
- Directed Team Multimedia Presentation (TMP) student research projects, guiding empirical field investigations into youth consumption and gambling mechanics (“Blind Box Economy”).
- Structured rigorous scaffolds for academic database literature retrieval and RAVEN source credibility evaluation; codified pedagogical insights into a 3-part teaching essay series.
- International Academic Competition Coaching:
- Faculty advisor for China Thinks Big (CTB), International Brain Bee, and CNAD / CNAP (Academic Decathlon & Pentathlon).
- Coached 1 CTB team to advance to the Global Finals at Harvard University, demonstrating outstanding empirical research design and social impact.
- PBL Agile Software Development & Whole-Person Mentorship:
- Served as Product Manager (PM) for the Student Coding Club, leading students through agile sprints to build and launch the campus “Student Social Practice Registration System (学生社会实践登记系统)”, serving school-wide digital management.
- Faculty advisor for the Climbing Club, Intangible Cultural Heritage Club, and Student Podcast Club, advancing holistic education outside the classroom.
Educational Technology & Research Projects
Workflow Restructuring & AI-Empowered Teaching Lifecycle
Independent EdTech Initiative | Feb 2026 – Present - Typst Automated Document Engineering: Re-engineered daily Classwork, differentiated Homework, and school-based lecture coursepacks using the modern typesetting system Typst, achieving publication-grade mathematical formulas and reproducible biological schematics. - Generative AI Teaching Integration: Established a closed-loop framework integrating generative AI across “Lesson Prep — Instruction — Homework Design — Formative Assessment”, sharing strategies through faculty workshops and pedagogical articles.
Certifications & Test Scores
- Teacher Qualification: Senior High School Biology Teacher Qualification Certificate (高级中学教师资格证 - 生物)
- AP Subject Workshops: College Board Certified Training in AP Biology, AP Calculus AB/BC, and AP Seminar
- Standardized Test Scores:
- TOEFL iBT: 107
- GRE General: 321
Technical & Professional Skills
- Curriculum & Pedagogy: High School Biology, AP Biology, AP Precalculus / Calculus, AP Seminar, Project-Based Learning (PBL), IB DP / A-Level Alignment
- EdTech & Programming: Typst, Quarto / Markdown, Python, MATLAB, HTML / CSS / JavaScript, Streamlit, Git
- Creative & Athletics: Digital & Film Photography, Tennis, Road Cycling, Adobe Creative Cloud (Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere, Figma)
Contact & Connect
I welcome conversations regarding high school STEM pedagogy, interdisciplinary curriculum design, competitive research mentorship, and educational technology collaborations.
- Email: page.tsien@outlook.com
- Personal Website: pagetsien.pages.dev
- GitHub: github.com/Pagius5
- WeChat:
Page_Tsien - Location: Shanghai, China