Teacher Management

Farah Jamal

***** ******** ***** **. ***** Land, TX. 77498

Home: 832-***-**** ~ Cell: 832-***-**** Email: *****@*****.***

Dedicated, professional, dependable, and self-directed individual seeking employment in a home based setting.

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Arts Early Childhood Education type 04 with ESL Endorsement, Kendall College, Chicago, Illinois (2009-2013)

Diploma In Child Daycare Management– Penn Foster, Scranton, Pennsylvania (2004)

Associates of Art in English Literature- University of Karachi, Pakistan (1992-1995)

CERTIFICATIONS

EC-3, Illinois EC-6, Texas ESL, Illinois and Texas

Educational Skills:

Inquiry-based Instruction Differentiated Instruction

Direct Instruction Indirect Instruction

Technology Integration Cooperative Learning

Higher Order Thinking (Bloom’s) Learning Centers

Classroom Management Interactive Writing

Shared Reading Literature Circles

Bilingual (Urdu & English) Balanced Literacy

Guided Math

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Master Teacher Trainer, Salamat School System, Lahore, Pakistan (November 01,2014-January 12, 2015)

Trained teachers KG- 4th grade using best practices in Elementary grade levels

Created learning materials for teachers and provided workshops on making centers using consumables

Provided workshops using Power Points, handouts and group projects on Classroom Management, The writing process, use of foldables across various subjects and grade levels and scaffolding in writing.

Modeled effective strategies for the teachers in classrooms to produce an engaging classroom environment, fostering cooperation and group work and more child centered classrooms.

Teacher, Everest Academy, Stafford, TX

1st grade (2011-June 2014)

• Delivered unique practices of teaching that creates interest in the students.

• Created learning workstations for student-centered learning

• Fostered a print-rich classroom environment

• Demonstrated the use of manipulatives for hands-on learning approach

• Integrated thematic lessons to develop high-order reasoning ability for Social Studies and Science.

Lead Toddler Teacher, A Mother’s Touch Learning Academy, Niles, IL. (2010-2011)

• Provided age appropriate care and daily routines.

• Planned activities that would stimulate growth in language, social and motor skills.

• Provided children with individual attention.

• Communicated with parents on a regular basis.

Pre-K Teacher, Guidance Educational Academy, Chicago, IL. (2009-2010)

• Manage a structured, stimulating classroom with responsibilities in all areas of teaching assessment, behavior modification and assessment and coordination of academic and social activities.

• Create a fun, warm and exciting atmosphere where children play and learn while strengthening skills in areas of fine/gross motor skill development, math, reading and writing readiness and acclimate to daily routines and the school environment.

• Performed duties as assigned by school coordinators

Student Teaching (Clinical Experience):

American Heritage Center (Pre-K), Rosenberg, TX. (2013)

Everest Academy (Third Grade)-Stafford, TX. (2013)

Field Experiences:

• Third Grade- Everest Academy, Stafford, TX. (2012)

• ESL Classrooms- Rita Drabek Elementary School, Sugar Land, TX. (2012)

• Kindergarten & Preschool- A Mother Touch Learning Academy, Niles, IL. (2011)

• ESL Classroom- Highland Elementary School, Skokie, IL. (2011)

• Preschool-Children’s Care and Development Center, Lincolnwood, IL. (2010)

COMPLETED TRAININGS

Sheltered Instruction Institute (18 Hours) SIOP 2012

Instructional strategies for English as a second language Students

Region 4 ESC Annual Reading and Writing Conference (6 Hours) 2013

Research based strategies for reading and writing

DRA Assessment and Beyond (2012)

Conducting Developmental Reading assessments using the DRA kits and then carrying out level appropriate instruction for students through differentiation and balanced literacy approaches.

Language Objectives and Linguistic Accommodations (LOLA) 2012

Using identified objectives in the instruction of ESL students in class, providing linguistic accommodations where appropriate, to make content more comprehensible.

DRA2, (Developmental Reading Assessment), K-3 (8/2014) CE: 3.0/3.0

Conducting Developmental Reading assessments using the DRA kits and then carrying out level appropriate instruction for students through differentiation and balanced literacy approaches in grades K-3.

K-12 Technology Applications Conference (6 Hours) 2013, CE: 6

Using technology in instruction using SMART Boards, I pads and computer applications in the classroom.

ABYDOS Reading (2014), 30 CE / 6GT Hours

Using effective strategies in reading that are research based and teacher tested.

Differentiating Instruction (9/2014) CE: 3.5/3.5

Differentiating learning for all the students in the classroom to make them successful, using different approaches and strategies, including seating arrangements and learning activities.

Guided Reading (2014)

Effective Strategies on using leveled readers for guided reading instruction for a group of students on the same level, while the rest of the students work on centers using rotation schedules.

Science Instructional Resource Training for Kindergarten through Grade 5 (2014) CE: 3.0/3.0

Using various district provided web based resources and manipulative in instruction for students in grades K-5.

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