Tamari Nduaguibe

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City: South Berwick

State: ME

Zip: 03908

Country: USA

Phone: 207-***-****

Skill Level: Management

Salary Range: $50,000

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Educational Background:

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Tamari Nduaguibe

Apt 40 NB, Phase 2, Tower 2 Festival City

1 Mei Tin Road, Tai Wai

New Territories, Hong Kong

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OBJECTIVE:

A lower primary teaching position within an educational setting which offers opportunities for all learners to develop their full

potential intellectually, socially, emotionally, physically. Teaching in an environment that encourages professional collaboration, and

offers a curriculum that is both academically rigorous, and multicultural, honoring diversity through policies of interdependence,

respect, and inclusion.

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

8/07 - Present Grade 2 Teacher, International Christian School, Hong Kong

Taught a class of 25 grade 2 children, while serving as the mathematics curriculum leader for the grade two team. Also served as

the faculty representative to the School Supervisors Committee for two years. Served as the grade 2 team leader my final year.

8/06 - 6/07 Grade 1 Teacher, Portsmouth Christian Academy, New Hampshire, USA

Taught a class of 18 children ages six and seven at this Christian school

10/05 - 6/06 Substitute Teacher, MSAD #60, and #35, Portsmouth Christian Academy, USA

Served as a substitute teacher in local schools, filling in on a daily basis in grade Pre-k grade 3 classrooms

8/04 - 6/05 Kindergarten/ Nursery Teacher, Yangon International Education Center, Myanmar

Taught a nursery class of twenty children ages 2.5 4 during the morning session

Taught a kindergarten class of 15 children during the afternoon session

Supported curriculum development focusing on the promotion of active learning and inquiry-based pedagogy

9/03 - 5/04 Support Teacher Constructivist Teacher Education Program, School of

Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA

Supported ten undergraduate students during their student teaching experiences in their lower primary classrooms

Acted as a liaison between the School of Education at the University of Massachusetts and five public schools

Conducted ongoing clinical supervision sessions with each student, including assistance with lesson planning, pre-observation

conferences, and post-observation feedback sessions

Facilitated three-way meetings, articulated performance standards, and expectations for communications between mentor teachers,

the university, and the student teachers

9/02 - 5/03 Program Assistant - Sudan Basic Education Support Project (SBEP),

Supported the principal investigator of the SBEP, at The Center for International Education (CIE), UMASS

Acted as a liaison between the field office and CIE, via computer backstopping, as well as conducting research, preparing

documents, and drafting policy documents

1/94 - 1/96 Teacher Educator, Ongwediva College of Education, Namibia

Instructed 169 students in the second and final years of the Basic Education Teacher Diploma course. Taught Educational Theory

and Practice, Early Childhood Education, and Broad Curriculum Studies in my position as Peace Corps Volunteer

Supported, monitored, and evaluated over 100 student teachers during their School-Based studies

Coordinated six separate income-generating activities to fund a weeklong educational tour, which I organized the logistical

arrangements for and co-administered

Initiated the establishment of a Student resource Room by coordinating both staff and student working groups

Served as a member of the School-Based Studies Committee, as well as the secretary of the Academic committee

Proposed reorganization of the college committee structure and management

Served as a consultant to the Task Force for Lower Primary Reform. Co-facilitated a one-week workshop for the

implementation of the new grade 1 syllabi

10/89 - 10/93 Head Teacher, Pre-School Program, Newmarket CCC, NH, USA

Designed and implemented curriculum for the nursery class of sixteen, three-year old children.

Supervised and maintained a strong team-teaching relationship with a full-time assistant and 10 volunteers

Coordinated the University of New Hampshire Intern program at the center

Improved and increased existing parent-staff communications

Served as a staff representative on Search and Policy committees

1/89 - 6/89 Toddler Teacher, The Crescent Nursery, York, England

Team taught a class of toddlers, implementing developmentally appropriate curriculum

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OTHER EXPERIENCE

10/04 - 11/04 Short-term Consultant, US Dept of Labor

Participated in a three-person team to travel to Southern Africa to conduct a needs assessment of the existing child labor situation,

the educational opportunities and obstacles facing the population of children engaged in labor

Traveled to the countries of Namibia and Botswana, spending one week in each, researching and interviewing

Prepared a twenty page report for each country, detailing the findings of the needs assessment, and making specific

recommendations to assist the USDOL in drafting an SGA to support an educational initiative in the Southern Africa region

5/01 - 8/02 Resident Manager, Cocheco Court Condominiums, Dover, NH, USA

Collected, compiled, and managed records for 82 residents of this condominium complex, assigned storage units, parking stickers

Managed day-to-day operations at complex office, and served as a liaison between residents and secretary of the association

Assisted with maintenance and cleaning of common areas, such as laundry room, stairwells, mail areas

Managed parking and movement of vehicles during snowstorms to facilitate snow removal

5/01 - 8/02 Advocate, A Safe Place, Portsmouth, NH, USA

Following a model of empowerment, worked as an advocate for victims of domestic violence in the shelter, providing crisis

counseling and intervention, and ongoing case management for service users

Answered telephone calls on the crisis hotline, providing social service and legal advocacy as well resource referrals, safety

planning and screening for shelter intakes and support groups

1/96 - 1/01 Programming Assistant, Basic Education Support Project, U.S. Peace Corps,

Namibia

Assisted the Associate Peace Corps Director in managing the Basic Education Support Program, a collaborative project between

the Ministry of Basic Education and Culture, USAID, and the Peace Corps.

Established and managed a satellite office, including supervision of the administrative assistant as well as the logistics assistant.

Coordinated site selection procedures to ensure quality placements of over 80 Volunteers in the region

Facilitated school and community meetings, as part of the preparation for future Volunteer placements, in rural areas

Provided general support to the regions 40 - 60 Volunteers

Identified, procured, and shared pertinent teacher education resources and materials to the volunteers

Supervised the management and maintenance of the BES Vehicle fleet of up to 50

Co-Initiated the first, and primarily organized the second, Lower Primary Teachers conference in the region

Planned, organized logistical support for and facilitated training events for Volunteers

Identified organizational activities and proposed procedures in an effort to systematize and establish more consistency

Investigated potential marketing targets, devised strategies, and implemented a Regional Information and Awareness Campaign

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Masters of Arts in International Education, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, September 2004

Bachelors of Science, Keene State College, Keene, NH, 1988

Concentration: Early Childhood Development

Minor: Psychology

Deans list 1983 1986

Exchange Student, College of Ripon and York St. Johns, York, England, Spring 1987

CERTIFICATIONS

Association of Christian Schools International Certification, Elementary Teacher, 10/9/06 10/9/08, Registration #64233

Maine State Teaching Certification Grades K-3, 7/01/12- 7/01/14, Certificate Number 446183

Massachusetts State Teaching Certification Grades K-2, 4/2/04 4/2/09, Certificate Number 389551

New Hampshire State Teaching Certification Grades K-2, 4/18/90 6/30/96, Certificate Number 0041209

CONFERENCES AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

See attached document

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COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES AND ACTIVITIES

Advocate for the battered womens shelter, A Safe Place, (1990-1993), Portsmouth New Hampshire, USA. Shelter volunteer for

direct service and also facilitated support groups

Ongoing church volunteer at various local churches (1995 present): childrens church, counting, greeting, home group leader

Member of the Namibian Heritage School, Management Committee (1999 2000), Ongwediva, Namibia.

Nominated as Nursery Supervisor, managing the program for children birth - age 3, at the Christian Life Church, Eliot

Maine, (2001- 2002)

Core member, Seeds of Faith Ministry, Saturday Lunch Program at Crossroads Homeless Shelter (2005-2007)

Organized a Christmas Lunch for the refugee and asylum seeker community in Hong Kong (December 2012)

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