KG2 Teacher
Hayat Universal Bilingual School
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
KG2 Teacher of 26 Kuwaiti students, ages 4 - 6, using Pearson's Reading Street and enVisionMATH curriculum. Structured lessons to reach and motivate each child at their level of English language capability. Used reading Street weekly stories as basis for themes and activities. Wrote weekly lesson plans to include divergent reading levels and activities, phonics, written and illustrated journals, Social Studies, Science, Math, and Art. Graded and recorded school and homework each day as part of assessing each child's weekly progress. Developed action plans to include additional help and/or assignments to ensure that each student remained or exceeded quarterly targets. Distributed report cards and met with parents at the end of each quarter. Handled all disciplinary problems immediately in a positive and firm manner.
Worked with classroom assistant to prepare daily lessons and materials and to supervise morning breakfast and recess. Also worked with specialized teachers who taught Arabic language, Islam, Music, Computer, and PE Classes throughout the week. Met with KG2 teachers weekly to discuss the upcoming themes, activities, and events as well as concerns and/or problems that arose during the week.
Created and worked with students to perform in many school celebrations throughout the school year. These events were designed to showcase the children's talents and included Kuwait Independence Day celebration, International Day, Islamic competitions and performances, two KG2 weekly morning assemblies performed by each class on a rotating basis and the KG2 Graduation ceremonies. As part of the ceremony, each class performed an English language musical written by the homeroom teacher and an Arabic language musical written by the Arabic teacher.
Montessori teacher of 35 students ages 2 to 6. Planned and developed monthly themes. Created theme related activities, talks, work, materials, and songs. Taught all areas of the Montessori curriculum to students individually, in small groups, and the entire student body. Kept daily log of students' activities and updated records. Wrote progress reports, held conferences with parents, and participated in school functions during and after regular school hours. Resolved problems and conflicts in a positive and loving manner. \n \n01/96 - 06/98 \nDeveloped an instructional program to help students acquire computer skills. Worked with each child individually on the computer at least once a week. Worked with teachers to help enhance their computer skills and knowledge. Served as the in-house support for the computer equipment. Also worked as a Montessori instructional aide and helped individual students with lessons.
Created and operated a sole;y-owned home-based mail order yarn business. Sourced, evaluated, and selected the yarn, fiber, and supply vendors used. Developed all catalogs and advertisements using Adobe Illustrator graphics system and Page Maker desktop publishing software. Additional work included carpet spot dying and carpet repair in customers' homes, and retail merchandising of jewelry and books in department stores.
Computer Industry, San Diego, CA \n \nWorked for over 15 years in the computer industry as a software engineer and project leader/manager for large computer and software manufacturers - NCR and Fujitsu. \n \nBegan career as an entry level programmer and retired at the highest software development position. Led and tracked projects working with various groups on all phases of software development from marketing and design to implementation, software development, testing, and finally beta testing at the customer site. Worked with writers to create technical manuals. Developed and taught training classes for the end users, and attended the Retail Systems trade show to showcase products in the company booth. Primary software development focus was on communication software and retail point of sale systems. Additional experience developing software for database systems and ATM software packages. Development languages: C, C++, Pascal, Assembler, Fortran, and COBOL on mainframes and PCs. \n \nVery strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Works, as well as knowledge of other Microsoft applications. Excellent writing skills.
North American Montessori Center, Surrey, BC, Canada
Earned in 2010/2011:
Primary Education Diploma with a 4.0 GPA
Infant/Toddler Diploma with a 4.0 GPA
Completed Certificate in Early Childhood Education with a 4.0 GPA
Working towards a Diploma of Art - Tapestry from South West Institute TAFE in Warrnambool, Australia. Degree focuses on developing/refining tapestry weaving, art, design, management, and business skills. This is a correspondence and online program with work mailed back and forth between the college and student.
Work on degree is on-going.
Completed twenty-two post-graduate semester units towards a Masters Degree in Business Administration with an overall 3.8 GPA.
Degree has not been completed.
Completed over half of the courses required to earn a Masters Degree in Computer Science.
Degree has not been completed.
Certificate in Applied Programming received in April 1983. Completed thirty-eight post-graduate quarter units with an overall 3.6 GPA.
B.A. degree in Family Studies and Consumer Sciences with an emphasis in Textiles and Fashion Merchandising. Graduated with Honors and Distinction in May 1977 with an overall 3.6 GPA. Honors as an undergraduate include: Mortar Board National Honorary Society, National College Register, Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honorary Society, and Dean's List.