ABOUT ME

Samantha Chung, EdD

I started my coaching method with one goal in mind: to empower educators and students. I have spent over a decade as a teacher, instructional coach, and team leader. Currently, I am the Assistant Director of Curriculum and Professional Learning at the Black Education Research Center at TC, Columbia University. I am also a doctoral candidate in the department of Curriculum and Teaching at TC, Columbia University. My interests and expertise are in Culturally Relevant Teaching and Leadership, literacy, TESOL, and teacher leadership.

I’d love to help you help your students. See how we can work together to empower your community. 

TESTIMONIALS

  • Sam promotes inclusive collaboration. Every voice in a room holds importance to her -- adults and children alike. She makes me feel comfortable in contributing ideas and yet manages to provoke my thoughts. She routinely questions me, offering different perspectives. She fosters growth in an affirming way. The best part about having Sam mentor me was seeing how passionate and encouraging she is. She is wonderful in her teaching practices but her effort goes far beyond the classroom. She inspires and she is someone I look up to.

    — Andrea Koziolek, 6th Grade ELA Teacher

  • Sam has been an all star of support in our school, mapping out well developed action plans and series of learning for our staff. She works well with both our administrative team and our teachers. She is able to balance building healthy relationships while challenging ideas. She is a true partner and unwaveringly puts the students first. As a new Assistant Principal, I saw her support as monumental in navigating school leadership and supporting teachers.

    — Jose Mateo, Assistant Principal

  • Samantha has been a champion for my learning and leadership since we have met. She challenges me to be my best self and has taught me how to leverage my own strengths. As a team leader, she never shies away from hard conversations, encourages vulnerability, and pushes us to think about what more we can do for our students and our school. She is able to see the long-term vision while also being detail-oriented for time sensitive tasks. Her leadership has taken our teacher leadership team to the next level and it has become the strongest corner of our school community.

    — Jayme Klapman, Math Instructional Coach

  • Sam has always been a thought partner to me. We are able to take both small and large goals, work through difficult stuckpoints, and create plans that are high leverage and impactful for our school community. She has always gone above and beyond for me as a colleague and for our school community. Our work together has stretched from designing a strategic multilevel system of support for our most needy students to school beautification projects in our school garden. Her commitment to the students and community is unmatched.

    — Carla Carballo, Special Education Liaison

MY COACHING METHOD

  • Focus

    It all starts by learning how to focus on what you want.

  • Reflect

    Next, you’ll reflect on what may be blocking you, and learn how to overcome these obstacles.

  • Refine

    The last step? We learn how to continually refine what we’ve learned. Think of this as your new beginning.