English Teacher Committee Member

Arooj Farooqi M.Ed, M.A, TSEP, TOT, CELTA, PG Dip TEFL, B.A

Phone: 709-***-****

************@*****.***

HIGHLIGHTS OF EDUCATION

Outstanding and well maintained academic background

Excellent knowledge of the education sector, policy and research

Demonstrated professional experience in the Education industry, leadership, management roles with teaching and teacher training

Highly ambitious and challenge oriented

EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION

Masters of Education 2020-2022

Educational Leadership Studies (Policy & Administration) Memorial University Canada

Post Graduate Diploma 2014-2015

Teaching of English as a Foreign Language

National University of Modern Languages Pakistan

Masters of Arts 2006-2008

Applied Linguistics & English Literature (combined) National University of Modern Languages Pakistan

Bachelor of Arts 2002-2004

English Literature & Political Science

University of Karachi Pakistan

PERSONAL QUALITIES & SKILLS

Interpersonal/Communication Skills

- Excellent time management and work on deadlines

- Assisted students with academic challenges.

- Excellent communication skills

- Actively participated in-class debates and online discussions.

- Volunteered and provided support to new students with language barriers and settlements.

- Result oriented with extra focus on details

Research/Analytical Skills

- Actively involved in research throughout the studies.

- Interest in both primary and secondary research

- Strong analytical skills to view data and provide a summary

- Compiled research and prepared literature review.

- Completed academic term papers and prepared result analysis

- Continuously interpreted research on the desired subject and submitted evaluations

- Summarise reports after peer observations

Teamwork/Leadership Skills

- Led teachers' weekly meeting

- Cascaded training for primary & secondary teachers

- Led teamwork and provided feedback on peers

- Co-led a group of students having challenges in their IELTS testing

- Monitored 150 students during their participation WORK EXPERIENCE

Memorial University, St John's Jan '22 – Present

Duties: Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Education Smart Ice, Canada Jan. '22 – April 22

Duties: Research Assistant, Project "Best Practices for WIL for Inuit Nunangat (North Canada)" Project “Research Grants”

Memorial University, St John's Sept '21 – April 22 Duties: Teaching Assistant, Department of Engineering Association for New Canadians, St John's Sept '21 – April 22 Duties: IELTS Instructor

Provincial Homecare St John's July '21- April 22

Duties: Providing home care support to elderly people Ministry of Education, Dubai Jan '19 – Jan '21

Duties: Full-time English Teacher/Teacher Trainer, Documenting students' progress, cascading interdepartmental training, leading weekly staff training, managing school records with Ministry International House, Dubai Feb '18- Dec '18

Duties: Full-Time English/ESL Instructor, OET Trainer, IELTS Trainer, Managing Office, and queries regarding CELTA and IELTS courses.

Ministry of Education, Dubai June' 16–Sep '17

Duties: Full-time English Teacher/ Teacher Trainer, Documenting students' progress, cascading interdepartmental training, leading weekly staff training, Managing school records with Ministry ADVETI, Project Bridging the Gap under the Ministry of Education, Dubai Jan' 16–June '16 Duties: Project Teacher/ Teacher Trainer, Full-time English Teacher, and Teacher Trainer. PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/TRAINING

2022 HarvardX - An Online Learning Initiative by Harvard University through edX U.S. Public Policy: Social, Economic, and Foreign Policies 2022 Memorial University, Canada

Equity, Diversity, Inclusion-Anti-Racism (EDI-AR) Skills Development Program

2022 Memorial University, Canada

Graduate Student Teaching Community of Practice

2021 Paragon Testing Enterprises Inc, Canada

CAEL Instructor Training

2022 Memorial University, Canada

The Teaching Skills Enhancement Program (TSEP)

2021 Six Nations Polytechnic, Toronto

HyFlex Design in Indigenous Teaching and Learning

2021 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA TESOL Methodology (K-12/HE) MOOC

2021 Alison – Free Online Learning

Diploma in Educational Psychology

2021 Centre for Canadian Language Benchmarks, Canada ESL for Adult Literacy Learner

2021 Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy, Canada Media Making across the Curriculum

2020 IDP, Australia

IELTS Teacher Training Course, (Writing & Speaking) 2019 London Teacher Training College, U.K.

Teaching Business English Diploma, TQUK Level 6

2018 London Teacher Training College, UK

Master Trainer Teaching IELTS

2018 The OET Centre, Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment OET Trainer

2017 Cambridge University, UK

CELT-P and CELT-S approved trainer

2017 Cambridge University, U.K.

Train the Trainer

2017 Cambridge University, UK

CELTA

2009 IBA, Karachi, Pakistan

Business English Program

VOLUNTEERING

Memorial University, St John's Jan 22-

Representing Department of Education, GSU: Board of Directors Memorial University, St John's Sept 21-

Aldrich Students Committee Member

Memorial University, St John's Sep 21-

Graduate Studies Committee Member

Memorial University, St John's Sept '21- April 22 Mentor Volunteer

Memorial University, St John's May 2021- Dec 2021

English tutor/ Conversation Partner Program

REFERENCE

1. Dr Cecile Badenhorst

Professor, Faculty of Education,

G. A. Hickman Building Memorial University St. John's, NL, Canada Tel: 709-***-****

E-mail:***********@***.**

2. Dr Susan Murray

Chair of the Board of Directors, Kids East Smart Foundation, NL Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Education

Memorial University, St John's, NL, Canada

Phone: 709-***-****

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

3. Jim Murphy

Director of Language Services,

Association of New Canadian, St John's, NL, Canada 148 Elizabeth Avenue

Phone: 709-***-****

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

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