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Sara Hashemian

Irvine, CA ***** 949-***-**** ***************@*****.***

Highly qualified Physics, Science and Math Teacher with more than eight years demonstrated expertise in developing and disseminating engaging curricula to secondary and middle school students. Exceptional written and verbal interpersonal skills, coupled with a propensity for collaborative goals-driving leadership. Repeated success creating and facilitating objectives-oriented learning environments, leveraging digital media solutions, experiments, innovative curriculum, and resource organization to drive continuous student engagement and success. A multifaceted skill set and well-refined educational acumen translatable to any demanding secondary, middle school, or collegiate level teaching roles.

Education and Credentials

Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Azad University, Teharn, 2004

Postgraduate Diploma in Education; Physics and General Science

University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, 2010

Continuity Professional Development Courses Including:

Dyslexia Scottland Education Conference: Building expertise in understanding and best supporting children with reading/writing disabilities via employing a range of teaching strategies and resources to meet the special needs of each learner.

LGBT Training: A course event and hourly lunch with LGBT students each week, focused on building trusting and respectful relationships, while addressing the various challenges associated with LGBT youth in the learning environment.

Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment for Bilingual and EAL Students: Engage in course development and material organization for bilingual children to help integrate them into the school. A four-week course empowering teachers with a deeper insight into the needs and challenges associated with Bilingual and EAL students in the student body.

STEM Certification, The Science of Learning National Steam Learning Centre, Futurelearn

Award in Emergency First Aid at work SCQF Level 5 License

Professional Experience

GATE EDUCATION, TUTORING CENTER, Roosevelt, Irvine, California

English, Math and Physics Teacher, 5/2019 – present

Teach English, Math, OLSAT and NNAT course to students at elementry level, as well as teaching common core Math to 6th and 8th grade, Math 1, Algebra 1 &2 and Physics up to AP1 level to high school students.

Assist students in acquiring better understanding of targeted weak areas within a subject.

Prepare weekly lesson plans to help students prepare for their courses.

Instruct students outside of the classroom and prepare them for examinations and tests. Explaining theory, answering to student’s inquiries, helping with assignments, and recommending learning methods.

Analyze and maintain records of student’s progress to teach individual needs.

VIET MY LEARNING CENTER, Westminster, California

English and Math Teacher, 1/2019- 5/2019

Tutored 5th to 8th grade students with their Math, Reading and Writing school work and assignments.

Executed lessons that were assigned to the student based on their educational needs.

Encourage students to participate and complete the assignments given and helped students review and understand previous lessons to make connection with new lesson.

NEWBATTLE COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, Edinburgh, Scotland

Physics and Science Teacher, 2/2013 – 2019

Taught Physics and general Science to a diverse set of first and second year students, and Higher physics to senior students (all year groups) at Scotland’s first Center of Digital Excellence. Create new course curriculum for grades eight to eleven. Contribute to numeracy group, liaising math with science and other school subjects, empowering teachers to more effectively integrate other disciplines into their own methods.

Championed development of course and worksheets in line with Scottish Qualification Authorities’ qualification awards to under-performing students with qualifications.

Serve as key contributor in teaching organization initiatives to best prepare pupils for post-school employment and/or higher education.

Engaged in higher course development for quantum physics for senior students.

Conducted one on one targeted, impactful mentoring with senior students.

SAN CLEMENTE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL, California, US

Science Teacher, 8/2012 – 2/2013

Followed Discipline Specific Model Standards to teach ‘Earth Science & Space’ to 6th grade, ‘Life Science’ to 7th grade, and ‘Physical Education’ to 8th grade.

Participate in the Teaching Learning Community, a monthly professional development initiative to elevate educators’ teaching strategy.

Provided support to study classes and Science Club for elementary level, middle school level and senior students.

Consistently built goals-driving relationships with several students, serving as a mentor and coach to ensure each exhibited personal drive for continuous educational growth.

TYNECASTLE HIGH SCHOOL, Edinburgh, Scotland

Physics and Science Teacher, 8/2011– 8/2012

Delivered curriculum in Science, Chemistry, and Physics to a range of student levels. Leverage appropriate methodologies to effectively deliver lessons in each discipline. Set pace and level of challenge for each class. Collaborated with other department faculty as a contributing member to a team through several departmental and school meetings, projects, and initiatives.

Owned several internal and external extra-curricular activities and volunteer engagements, including study clubs and Easter revision sessions.

Drew upon experiences with other clubs such as Zumba and dance to foster beneficial student relationships to drive ongoing achievement.

Incorporated several new and engaging activities and learning approaches into current S2 second year Forces, Electricity science course, and third year physics Energy, Electronic, speed, and space course, and S3 courses based on National 4 and 5 standards.

BISHOPBBRIGS ACADEMY, Glasgow, Scotland

Physics and Science Teacher, 8/2011 – 2/2010

Educate first, second, third, and fourth year students in Science and Physics. Produced several academic resources for use by students. Held accountability for Supported Study and Easter revision classes for S4 and S5 Educational Excursions and enterprise activities for S1, S2, and S5 students, and water aid activity for first and second years, liaising with geography, math, and art departments.

Led development of new S1 Energy and Electricity topics focused upon incorporating ICT into course while delivering all capacities for a Curriculum for Excellence.

Helped facilitate the “Bishopbbrigs Got Talent” Show which bolstered beneficial student teacher interaction.

Contributed to Physics Department Improvement Plan, creating an interactive resource to deliver entire course in six weeks along with a Personal Learning Planner booklet.

Scholastic Activities

Contributing Member: Collaborating with department through departmental and school meetings, engaging in a wider range of extra-curricular activities including: Physics Departmental Improvement Plan, Literacy Based-Line Task, Event and Field Trip Organization/Facilitation, and Numercy Group.

Teaching Learning Committee: Observe teachers from different disciplines, amalgamating their methods and curriculum into personal teaching repertoire and to develop and improve self-evaluation skills.

Curriculum for Excellence Coffee Morning: Host parents and participate in cooperative teaching in line with the CfE, garnering deeper insight into curriculum.

Literacy Based Line Task: Provide high quality strategies to improve pupils’ skills in interpreting scientific terminology while increasing awareness of the importance of language in teaching S1 Science and literacy across the Curriculum for Excellence.

Second Language: As a bilingual teacher who is fluent in Farsi as her second language, I appreciate the ability to work in a much more diverse environment and being able to help those students in need.

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