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High School Teacher

Location:
New Rochelle, NY
Posted:
September 27, 2012

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ADAMU ANGELA

Email: ********@***********.***

Address:

City: New Rochelle

State: NY

Zip: 10804

Country: USA

Phone: 646-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Dynamic and passion driven educator with twelve years experience in five countries. Specialty areas include consultancy, administration, teacher training and K-12. Self motivated and capable of project management with strong communicative skills. Committed to engineering change through participation in humanitarian projects.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate and P, Beverly MA 1/2001 to 7/2008 (Education)

High School Dipolma from Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate Studi, Beverly MA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from University of Jos, Beverly MA 1/2001 to 9/2012

High School Dipolma from Ahmadu Bello University, Beverly MA 1/2001 to 9/2012

Job History / Details:

Summary

Dynamic and passion driven educator with twelve years experience in five countries. Specialty areas include consultancy, administration, teacher training and K-12. Self motivated and capable of project management with strong communicative skills. Committed to engineering change through participation in humanitarian projects.

Core Qualifications

Doctoral Candidate in Higher Education Leadership

MEd majoring in International Education

Expertise in establishing International standard schools in developing countries

Teacher training workshops

Excellent research and writing skills

Achievements

CONSULTANT

responsible for establishing The Hillside School, an early years, primary and secondary school in Nigeria's capital city Abuja.

Established Heritage Academy, an early years and elementary school in Abuja.

Curriculum development in British, United States standards based, Integrated, Nigerian and Turkish schools.

CEO of Education Enrichment Projects (EEP)

Provided teachers in developing countries such as Nigeria access to professional development resources in an effort to acquaint them with global innovations in education.

Created EEP Assists, a teacher training initiative which provided subsidized teacher training seminars and workshops in Nigeria by partnering with financial and nongovernmental agencies.

Worked with over 20 schools and 200 teachers.

Providing advice on school wide issues, administration, manpower development, publications and improvement strategies including progressive teaching methods.

Business planning, budget, resource identification and acquisition.

Guidance towards attaining International Accreditation.

EDUCATOR

Administrator.

Curriculum development.

Higher Education and K-12 teacher.

Professional Experience

December 2010 to 9/27/2012 12:00:00 AM

Calhoun School Manhattan, New York

Substitute Teacher

Middle and High School substitute teacher

Personal initiative to be engaged in a progressive curriculum school in order to acquire a deeper understanding of associated practices.

September 2007 to 9/27/2012 12:00:00 AM

Education Enrichment Projects Abuja, Nigeria

CEO

Capacity building and professional development.

Teacher training seminars and workshops.

Fund raising through partnerships with financial and non-governmental agencies.

Worked with over 20 schools and 200 teachers.

Advice on school wide issues, administration, manpower development, publications and improvement strategies including progressive teaching methods.

Business planning, budget, resource identification and acquisition.

School establishment and guidance towards attaining International Accreditation.

June 2005 to June 2007

American International School N'djamena, Chad

Curriculum Coordinator & Tutor

Taught classes ranging from preschool to 4th grade.

Gave teacher training workshops on Backward Design Method.

Responsible for developing the preschool program and curriculum.

January 2007 to June 2007

American International School N'djamena, Chad

Interim Director

Responsible for the operation, management and administration of the school program.

Chief finance officer with duties including budget projection, resource acquisition and allocation, salary disbursement, managing monthly petty cash, balancing of school accounts.

Administered several teacher training workshops on school wide practices ranging from curriculum development to effective classroom strategies and innovative models of teaching.

Produced the office business handbook and Monthly Newsletter.

August 2004 to December 2004

Saint Thomas University Maputo, Mozambique

English Lecturer

Part of the team responsible planning the Undergraduate English curriculum.

English Lecturer.

January 2004 to December 2004

Willow International School Maputo, Mozambique

Teacher

Developed the second grade English and Math curriculum.

Second grade teacher.

Substitute middle and high school teacher.

September 2002 to April 2003

Alama Private School Jos, Nigeria

Training Consultant

Held teacher training workshops on developing early literacy skills and the use of the display board as a visually stimulating teachers aid.

Substitute science teacher for grades 1 - 6.

August 2000 to July 2001

Heritage Academy Abuja Abuja, Nigeria

Head Teacher

Developed an integrated British/Nigerian curriculum.

Co-wrote the school handbook containing policies, rules and regulations.

Responsible for identifying and acquiring resources.

Trained staff on curriculum, planning, assessment and record keeping.

Reception teacher.

September 2000 to July 2001

Regent School Abuja, Nigeria

Teacher

Early years teacher.

After school dance club.

co-founder of the school choir.

October 1997 to July 2000

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Private English Tutor

Private English Tutor.

January 1998 to January 2000

Buenos Aires, Argentina

African Dance Teacher

Taught African dance at a free community center.

Education and Training

2015 Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate and Professional Studies Beverly, Massachusetts

Ed.D Candidate Education

Educational leadership in the administration of small colleges and universities, non-profit agencies and schools.

2008 Endicott College Van Loan School of Graduate Studies Beverly, Massachusetts

M.Ed Education

Masters degree in International Education.

1995 University of Jos Jos, Plateau

Bachelor of Science Political Science

1991 Ahmadu Bello University Kaduna, Zaria

Diploma Law

Community Involvement

UNICEF volunteer.

National and New York State PTA member

6th grade catechist at Holy Family Church, New Rochelle, New York.

Loving arms center (NGO) engaged in efforts to Raise literacy standards through initiatives such as inter school spelling competitions in Nigeria

Parents' time-out quarterly forums for parents to brainstorm and exchange ideas on raising the next generation of leaders.

Supported a missionary in Mozambique through the provision of educational and recreational activities targeted at orphans in the low socio-economic neighborhoods.

Supported a mission in Chad working with unfortunate women who migrated from neighboring war torn countries.

Bible study teacher at the International Community Fellowship in Chad.

Taught African dance to youths at a community center in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Initiated a contributory financial support program to provide funds to hospital patients to assist in the purchase of prescribed medication.

Fund raising and public relations support to Education as a vaccine against AIDS, a non governmental organization (NGO) developing AIDS enlightenment programs targeted at secondary school students.

Affiliations

Endicott Alumni

UNICEF

Additional Information

Speaks Spanish and comprehensible French



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