English and Arabic Language Teacher
Eton Institute
Total years of experience :9 years, 10 Months
- Guided students (adults) of various levels (beginners and advanced) in reaching fluency with Arabic and English: Reading, Writing and Speaking, Listening, Phonemic awareness, Vocabulary development and Grammar
- Developed and adapted lesson content to better suit each individual student’s interests and needs
- Researched and developed comprehensive presentations and activities on Arabic and English skills to be applied in the classroom
- Teach skills of English as a third language to students in grade three to grade five
- Develop, plan and deliver classroom lessons to students
- Evaluating a students' class work, assignments, exams and projects
- Preparing classroom and coursework materials, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Recording and maintaining accurate student attendance records and grades
- Establishing an educational environment in class to soothe learning
- Assist the principal in making decisions to govern the school (shared decision making)
- Ensures a focus on learning, monitor achievement and continuous improvement with team members in standards, instruction and assessments
- Organize, facilitate and report team meetings on weekly basis
- Extend support, encouragement and guidance to new members of the team
- Share lesson plans, assessments, activities, materials and ideas with all team members
- Communicate with all team members and other teams
- Delegate the core tasks for equal distribution among team members and hold each member responsible for the core tasks of the team.
- Provide voluntary participation and seek to help the team facilitator as needed
- Teach all English subjects, including: English, Math, Social Studies and Science.
- Establish and enforce classroom rules in order to maintain order among the students.
- Observe and evaluate students’ performance, behaviour, social development and physical health.
- Prepare materials, and decorate classrooms, for class activities.
- Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students’ varying needs and interests.
- Being able to identify students’ learning styles and differentiating teaching instruction to accommodate to each student’s needs.
- Plan and conduct hands-on activities that give students the opportunities to observe, question and investigate.
- Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.
- Establish clear objectives for all lessons and projects, and communicate the objectives to students.
- Communicate with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students’ behavioural and academic problems.
- Teaching Math to fourth grade students with learning difficulties, which involves differentiating the exams and worksheets, and adapting activities that are appropriate to their individual needs.
- Utilize FastForward Program from “Learning to Read” to “Reading to Learn” that
develops and strengthens reading, language, writing and comprehension skills for kids of age 4-15.
- Monitor progress of kids’ level in language and developing a plan to improve skills.
- Tutored children from age 3 to age 15 in all subjects: including English, Math, Science, and Arabic for children with special learning needs.
- Guides the group through in school activities, classes and field trips.
- Provide supervision both indoors and outdoors which is appropriate to the children’s needs.
- Encourage children to actively engage in a variety of developmentally appropriate experiences.
- Keep accurate attendance reports.
- Assure that emergency procedures are posted and practiced regularly by children document and notifies parents of the occurrence and treatment of any illness or injury.
- Keep parents informed about children’s daily experience
- Mentor social, physical, spiritual and mental growth in all group participants.
- Tutored children from Grade 1 to Grade 9 in all subjects, including English, Math, Science, and French for children with special learning needs.
- Tutored Arabic and English as a foreign language to adults.
- Provided children with skills needed to become independent learners.
- Modified worksheets designed timed assessments and assign homework assignments that met with each individual students’ needs.
- Help children 6 weeks through 13 years of age to develop physically, cognitively and emotionally.
- Provided children with structured, age-appropriate, weekly classes that incorporate physical activities.
- Help students gain strength, balance, coordination, agility and flexibility while developing social skills, confidence and self-esteem.
American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon June’09 Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education Minor in Communication: Media and Journalism Diploma in Special Education with an emphasis in teaching