Head of English as an Additional Language Dept.
The British International School Madinaty
Total des années d'expérience :8 years, 2 Mois
o Design individual education plans (IEPs) to enhance student growth according to different learning abilities and needs
o Collect and analyze teachers and students’ data to gauge overall progress and determine next steps for student success
o Create adequate opportunities for teachers to share, reflect and improve on classroom practice to maximize effectiveness of instruction
o Support teachers to deepen their knowledge of the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of children and their families, as well as the social factors which affect their lives
o Adapt curriculum to provide individual, small group, and/or remedial instruction as to meet the needs of individual students and subgroups of students
o Administer academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating student progress for meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition
o Address all aspects of communication through appropriate instruction that develops each student’s ability to read, write, speak, and listen in the appropriate content area
o As a member of the Curriculum Leaders team, playing a major role in ensuring the development of teaching and learning policies and practices across the school
o Train teachers to diversify instructions by providing professional development training to all school staff on second language acquisition (SLA), role of working memory in learning, SL assessment, incorporating technology to boost students’ comprehension, and human cognition
o Provide teachers with professional development resources--free workshops, forums, articles, books-- to improve the school holistic development
o Design instructional materials for group and one-on-one use to comply with their academic needs using data from student learning style assessments
o Design interventions, support the adaptation of intervention programmes, and advise on specific provision for underachieving children learning EAL
o Work with parents to address students' issues on multiple fronts and suggest some solutions
o Utilize technology to create, adapt, and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs
o Create strategic implementation plans identifying strategies and tactics to support stakeholders
o Apply K-12 Education Transformation Framework to foster holistic student development
o Design effective, tailored training materials and resources to meet curricula objectives
o Use integrated data with advanced analytics for system improvements and visibility into teaching, learning, and administration progress within and across classrooms and schools
o Create a pedagogy inclusive of teaching and learning practices that are project and competency-based, collaborative, and promote learner agency
o Designed audio-visual materials for teachers with a special focus on potential modifications and scaffolding techniques to accommodate various needs
o Use collaborative tools to expand students' authentic, real-world learning experiences by engaging virtually with experts, teams and students, locally and globally
o Help students with learning difficulties: Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
o Use Minecraft: Education Edition to help students connect their learning to the real-world
o Build collaborative capacity of educators, staff, and school leaders to continuously improve teaching and learning
o Promote curiosity and critical examination of online resources and foster digital literacy and media fluency
o Design a variety of formative and summative assessments that accommodate learner needs, provide timely feedback to students, and inform instruction
o Design activities grounded in class-based research to improve teaching and learning
o Designed targeted curriculum comprising engaging discussions, projects, and customized assessments to accommodate differentiating
o Distributed correspondence regarding professional development training opportunities
o Trained students on different educational platforms to diversify learning opportunities and promote learner autonomy
o Implemented innovative strategies to encourage Arabic learners to go beyond the classroom limits and explore the Arabic world
o Mentored and tutored learners at various levels, especially at-risk ones, and hosted weekly cultural and language events
o Developed comprehensive grammar, writing, and reading for students at diverse levels of proficiency through the 5 ESL courses that I have taught
o Created learning materials including facilitator and participant guides
o Delivered instruction via interactive synchronous and asynchronous learning activities
o Created student-centered lessons, activities, and projects with a problem-solving focus to boost language perception and vocabulary augmentation
o Provided objective and subjective feedback on students’ performance to track their progress
o Built confidence, enhanced overall skills, helped students develop the love of language, and mentored students at various ages and proficiency levels
o Utilized curriculum reflecting diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of students served and challenged students to move beyond innate socio-cultural biases
o Created monthly academic status reports based on in-depth student evaluations
o Designed and adapted comprehensive English curriculum for 1450+ students from devise cultural and linguistic backgrounds
o Evaluated students’ progress through formative and summative assessments to measure learning outcomes
o Developed students' reading and writing by integrating online word games and altering lesson plans for students needing extra guidance
o Created an inclusive, inviting, and interactive learning environments
o Used low- and high-Tech learning tools to foster students learning and critical thinking in both online and in-person teaching settings to meet individual needs
o Taught English for Specific Purposes (ESP): Business English, listening and speaking, academic writing, tourism-related, and for department stores
I have taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to over 15 nationalities, including MA and PhD students.
I studied linguistics and different genres of translation and interpretation for four years at that institution where English was the sole official language of instructions and assessment.