Teacher Trainer
University of Business and Technology
Total years of experience :10 years, 6 Months
- observed teachers’ face-to-face and online classes - provided personalized feedback to teachers and gave clear suggestions on how to better meet students’ needs
- decided on training and development priorities based on teachers’ input, observation reports and student satisfaction surveys
- designed and presented teacher training workshops online and face to face
- regularly sent important reminders by email to make sure teachers were following the academy’s standard procedures and to help teachers notice important gaps
- taught Business English I & II, Academic Writing, English for Law Students, General English, University Preparation Program, & Speaking courses
- managed to get >75% satisfaction rates teaching university-level courses
- taught face-to-face and online using Zoom, BlackBoard and Google Classroom
- trained colleagues on transitioning smoothly to online education and supported them unconditionally
- taught English to different age groups for different purposes & continually provided counsel to students
- participated in curriculum reviews, selecting course materials, translation & proofreading
- represented UBT as a guest speaker at MoE’s Jeddah TEFL Seminar
- prepared syllabi, weekly plans, handouts, worksheets, assessments & progress reports
- planned and conducted student support sessions & extra-curricular activities
- designed writing workshops and offered speaking practice classes
- planned and organized various in-house competitions for better student engagement and higher achievement
- observed new teachers’ lessons to give feedback and guidance
- assisted new staff in acclimating to the academy’s environment & teaching and learning processes
- facilitated the onboarding for new recruits by sharing knowledge and experience with mentees
- encouraged more junior professionals to grow and develop and discussed job-related challenges
- participated in designing & implementing a professional development scheme for the English academy’s teachers
- helped in creating lesson observation forms, accreditation documents & appraisal forms
- assisted in developing standards & criteria for successful lessons and effective teaching
- prepared mentoring material to provide information, clarify career goals and formulate a plan for achieving those goals
- taught grades 5 & 7 (American curriculum); prepared the yearly course syllabus and daily lesson plans
- created and graded assessments, filed weekly reports on the learning objectives met and prepared extra support worksheets
- reached out for students' parents to discuss their children's academic status
- assigned students' homework and posted it on the school’s online system
- regularly met with parents to provide orientation and counseling or to listen to their feedback
- volunteered to decorate classrooms and participated in extra-curricular activities
- participated in internal training by planning and conducting teacher training workshops
- earned parents' recognition and received very high scores on student and parent satisfaction surveys
- as class teacher for one of the sections, acted as a student adviser, making sure they felt comfortable enough and that their issues were being tackled effectively, while also devising the seating arrangement, and coordinating with other teachers with regards to specific students' low performance or lack of motivation among other things
- planned and conducted daily three-hour long learning sessions -integrating all four skills- for Syrian refugees getting ready to sit for English placement tests in universities across Lebanon
- prepared daily lesson plans that would act as starting guide for future teachers
- prepared mid-term and final assessments, graded them, and reported the learners’ progress
- prepared customized learning plans for struggling learners and closely monitored the progression of their linguistic skills
- designed and taught an intensive pre-employment course for university graduates
- used various resources to prepare daily workshop-style sessions that involved learners in hands-on activities to help them evolve as fluent English users and qualified job seekers
- built on the trainees’ language skills and background information to target their weaknesses
- focused on boosting the learners’ self-esteem so they could compete in the workplace
- guided the creation of a newsletter that highlighted the achievements of the whole batch of graduates
- arranged visits to local shops and cafes to develop effective communication skills
- taught grades 4, 5 and 6 (American curriculum): started as a part-time teacher working double shifts and got a renewal of my contract as a full-time teacher
- regularly met with parallel teachers, the head of the department, as well as the school psychologists, to discuss methods, scope & sequence, and to find ways to better involve students in the learning process
- watched over the kids in the playground (during the mid-day recess or before the morning assembly)
- as the only male on the team, volunteered to give remedial classes to struggling students on weekends
- designed and taught intensive English courses to failing students in summer, focusing on individual students’ needs and boosting their self-esteem as well as their motivation
As a Program Supervisor of “after-school student-support program”:
- helped students do their homework and develop effective study habits as well as time management skills
- prepared assessing tools to evaluate student understanding and readiness for the next day’s class/test
- supervised other five teachers and monitored around 40 students’ activity
- liaised with food caterers to ensure availability and distribution of meals according to students’ preferences
- liaised with bus drivers to ensure all students got on the right buses
