Muhammad Waqqas Altaf

Phone: +966-*********, Email: adpov4@r.postjobfree.com

Iqama Status: Transferable

Male, Married, Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1987

BIOLOGY TEACHER

Developing fundamental life skills and a love for learning in children Certified Biology teacher with over five years of experience in teaching both Cambridge and American Curriculums. Strong organizational skills, thorough educational background, and ability to work well and communicate effectively with children, parents, colleagues, and supervisors. Key skills include:

• Patience

• Conflict resolution

• Highly organized

• Adaptability to change

• Team building & leadership

• Student advocacy

• Detail-oriented

• Initiative

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DOME INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

IGCSE, AS & A LEVEL BIOLOGY TEACHER (August 2020—Present) Teach 9th to 12th-grade CAMBRIDGE BIOLOGY.

• Planning and delivering instructions according to the Cambridge syllabus

• Providing equal learning opportunities to the students in the classroom as well as in the laboratory

• Preparing course materials, maintaining students’ records, and supervising students’ activities in the laboratory

RESALET AL HUDA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SENIOR BIOLOGY TEACHER (August 2018—August 2020)

Taught 9th to 12th-grade PEARSON BIOLOGY.

• Planning instructional activities that stimulate the growth of scientific skills of students

• Communicate with parents regularly, via annual assessments, quarterly meetings, and monthly phone conversations

• Developing curriculum for biology on an annual basis as well as semester basis AL BRAIK GROUP OF COMPANIES, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SALES EXECUTIVE (January 2017—February 2018)

Oversaw daily operations, managing a staff of 6 employees.

• Working closely with the sales management team and marketing staff to initiate marketing strategies that support the sales objectives of the company

• Frequent visits to various locations regarding clients and services

• Preparing and delivering sales presentations

SANDS INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

SENIOR SCIENCE TEACHER (August 2015—September 2016) Taught 7th to 9th-grade PEARSON CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY.

• Planning instructional activities regarding students and working on the latest technologies to enhance learning capacity regarding special needs students as well as normal students

• Developing a curriculum on an annual basis as well as semester basis

• Pro-active designing of rotation base level in a group of students to develop Project-based studies ARROWAD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. SENIOR BIOLOGY TEACHER (February 2014—June 2015)

Taught 7th and 8th-grade CAMBRIDGE CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY.

• Planning instructional activities regarding student-based learning and identification of adapted teaching resources while employing variation techniques for normal as well as SEN students

• Maintaining individual as well as grade-level performance

• Maintaining effective classroom management while employing diversified strategies PAKISTAN PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, Attock, Pakistan.

BIOLOGY TEACHER & COORDINATOR TO PRINCIPAL (January 2012—January 2014) Taught 10th to 11th-grade BIOLOGY.

• Supporting classroom management and assisting the principal in general administration

• Maintaining the fabric of the classroom and creating a stimulating environment for students to work in

• Handling Timetables for all classes while keeping up to date with new teaching initiatives EDUCATION & CREDENTIALS

LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY, Liverpool, UK.

Master of Arts in Education, in progress

UNIVERSITY OF THE PEOPLE, California, USA.

Master of Business Administration in Management, 2020 MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH UNIVERSITY, Islamabad, Pakistan. Bachelor of Science in Bioinformatics, 2012

Certifications

• Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Developing Relationships from "Commonwealth Education Trust"

(2019).

• Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology from "University of London & Bloomsbury Learning Exchange" (2019).

• Get Organized: How to be a Together Teacher from "Relay Graduate School of Education" (2019)

• ADHD: Everyday Strategies for Elementary Students from "The State University of New York & University at Buffalo" (2019)

• Teaching Science at University from "University of Zurich" (2019)

• Assessment in Higher Education: Professional Development for Teachers from "Erasmus University Rotterdam" (2019)

• Teaching Character and Creating Positive Classrooms from "Relay Graduate School of Education" (2019)

• Classroom Strategies for Inquiry-Based Learning from “The University of Texas System” (2018)

• Understanding Classroom Interaction from “University of Pennsylvania” (2018)

• Deep Learning through Transformative Pedagogy from “The University of Queensland, Australia” (2018)

• The Science of Learning - What Every Teacher Should Know from “Teachers College, Columbia University”

(2018)

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