Maria Badenhorst, Teacher

Maria Badenhorst

Teacher

Grade 1

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Bachelor's degree, Applied Psychology
Experience
12 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :12 years, 3 Months

Teacher at Grade 1
  • My current job since September 2017
coordinator at Ajyal International School
  • United Arab Emirates
  • My current job since January 2019

Subjects taught: ELA, math, science, Moral Education, and Read Write Inc.
• Ensuring effective Common Core planning and assessment is done for the grade.
• Weekly coordinator and grade group meetings to discuss plans for the following week and
due dates.
• Ensuring action plans are in place based on MAP results to create student goals.
• Being a mentor for new teachers to support them to settle in and feel confident with new
content and routines.
• Online teaching and in-class teaching simultaneously.
• Creating digital activities for lessons and pre-recording lessons to post for the group learning
from home for the week.
• Supervise students during their breaks.

Teacher at Heidedal Primary School
  • South Africa
  • January 2015 to June 2017
Teacher at Excelsior Primary School
  • South Africa
  • January 2014 to December 2014

Grade 1 homeroom
Duties & Responsibilities:
• Subjects taught: Afrikaans, English, math, and PE.
• Ensuring students get the support they need as most of them did not attend school before
Grade 1.
• Coached netball after school.
• Ensuring students are healthy and eat daily at school that the food scheme provides. No nurse
at the school.
• Supporting the students emotionally with most of them dealing with trauma. No Educational
psychologist at the school.
• Supervise students during their breaks.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Applied Psychology
  • at Ajyal International SchoolCentre of Excellence
  • April 2021

, Abu Dhabi • Grade 1 and 2 students did a play about the history of the UAE. • Collaborated with Grade one and two teachers to practice with students and choreograph a dance routine. AWARDS Educational Psychology

High school or equivalent, Applied Psychology
  • at Ajyal International School
  • May 2018

Grade 3 to 8 girls made garments out of recycled materials. • Collaborated with the art teachers and organized the runway event. Grade 1 and 2 Play

Bachelor's degree, Applied Psychology
  • at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • December 2013

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High school or equivalent, Applied Psychology
  • at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
  • December 2013

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Specialties & Skills

Languages

Afrikaans
Expert
English
Expert