Chenchen Lu

Ph.D. Candidate | Social Studies Education | Purdue University

EDCI 325 Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom


Graduate Teaching Assistant


I served as a Graduate Teaching Assistant for Dr. Christy Powell in the College of Education at Purdue University, supporting multiple courses. For EDCI 215 Language and Literacy Foundations for Teachers, I maintained online course modules, ensuring students had access to up-to-date resources and materials. In EDCI 325 Literacy in the Early Childhood Classroom, I graded assignments and exams, providing detailed feedback to help students improve their understanding of literacy instruction. Additionally, I taught two lessons on Chinese fairy tales, idioms, and literature for EDCI 311 Media for Children, integrating cross-cultural perspectives to enrich students’ learning about children’s media and literature.