Asma Akhras

Implementation Leader at Great Minds
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Chicago Area, US
Languages
  • Arabic -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Implementation Leader
      • Aug 2019 - Present

      Implementation Leader of Los Angeles Unified School District, 2nd largest public education system in the United States

    • Implementation Lead
      • Aug 2019 - Present

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Accreditation Review Team Member
      • Aug 2015 - May 2019

      AdvancEd is a non-profit, non-partisan leader in education management that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of educational systems and institutions to ensure that all learners' needs are being met by the education provided.Served on numerous external accreditation review teams:1. Collaborated with a team to complete process of accreditation of the institution2. Utilized ELEOT tool to complete observations and collect data 3. Conducted interviews with key stakeholders of the institution (administrative team, board members, teachers, support staff, students, parents)4. Reviewed and analyzed artifacts provided by the institution as evidence5. Evaluated artifacts according to AdvancEd standards 6. Supported team leader in analyzing IEQ (Index of Education Quality) formative measure7. Supported team leader in preparing accreditation report8. Supported team leader in preparing presentation of accreditation report9. Completed training in using ELEOT 2.0 tool and required training by AdvancEd10. Reviewed surveys completed by key stakeholders within the institution.

    • United Arab Emirates
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Head of Teaching and Learning
      • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

      - Professional Development on curriculum frameworks - Action plan for the writing framework - Data analysis with an emphasis on MAP - Bringing challenge and guidance to the Senior Leadership Team - Instituted the Parent University program- Working with the Inclusion Lead to develop differentiation - Building the PLC within Math to develop curriculum instruction and assessment -- Bringing the team together to create the Math policy - Creating a newsletter for the Math Department - Supporting the introduction of Eureka Math through modeling and coaching from pre-K to G8

    • Math Coach
      • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

      - One of 7 math instructional coaches in the district- Responsible for 2 elementary buildings and co-coached at Unity Junior HIgh- Supported teachers with District Math SIP goals- Modeled and coached teachers, tenured, new, and experienced, with a focus on professional growth- Organized and lead both Fall and Spring FLW, collected and analyzed data- Served on SIP team and PLC Teams- Collaborated with leadership team including principal, AP, literacy coach- Presented PD on supporting math academic talk, student discourse, and differentiation- Allocated and managed Title I and Title III funding for math materials- Scheduled monthly meetings with principal

    • Secretary
      • 2014 - Aug 2017

      Support the Hinsdale South community by serving on the HS Foundation providing grant opportunities for students at Hinsdale South High School. Support the Hinsdale South community by serving on the HS Foundation providing grant opportunities for students at Hinsdale South High School.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Supervisor of Student Teachers
      • 2009 - May 2017

      -Supervised student-teachers during teaching experience-Assessed student-teachers' lesson plans, teaching, journal writing, and e-portfolio-Prepared and implemented presentation for seminars-Implemented and piloted new evaluation system, Ed TPA, for student teachers -Supervised student-teachers during teaching experience-Assessed student-teachers' lesson plans, teaching, journal writing, and e-portfolio-Prepared and implemented presentation for seminars-Implemented and piloted new evaluation system, Ed TPA, for student teachers

    • Education Administration Programs
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Curriculum Coordinator/Instructional Coach
      • Sep 2013 - Mar 2017

      -Curriculum coordinator of PK-12th parochial school located in Southwest Suburbs of Chicago-Managing implementation of proposed new math curriculum Pk-5th through teacher training, instructional rounds, curricular pacing, PLC meetings, compilation of resources, instructional coaching-Instructional Coach supporting all teachers to build capacity through instructional rounds, coaching meetings, co-teaching, modeling, video-taping observations-Mentoring new teachers through observations, new teacher meetings, instructional coaching, professional development workshops-MAP data analysis monitoring overall school student growth, supporting and coaching teachers with data analysis per classroom, integrating Skills Navigator-Organizing and managing all in-service and professional development workshops for staff, including implementation of NGSS, building academic vocabulary, differentiation, Google, UbD unit development

    • United States
    • Events Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • CLDN Cohort
      • 2016 - 2016

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Adjunct Instructor
      • 2003 - May 2015

      -Taught Online Courses, Developmental Math Courses, Math Courses, and Teacher Math Methods Courses-Chosen for the O'Crawley Leadership forum-Received grant for 1:1 iPad initiative within courses taught -Taught Online Courses, Developmental Math Courses, Math Courses, and Teacher Math Methods Courses-Chosen for the O'Crawley Leadership forum-Received grant for 1:1 iPad initiative within courses taught

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Women in Education Leadership
      • Mar 2015 - Mar 2015

      Completed 17.5 hours in Leadership Training. Courses included:1. Discovering Your Best Self2. Moral Leadership3. Managing Your Message4. Negotiation Workshop5. Leveraging Your Network6. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People7. Something Inside So Strong Completed 17.5 hours in Leadership Training. Courses included:1. Discovering Your Best Self2. Moral Leadership3. Managing Your Message4. Negotiation Workshop5. Leveraging Your Network6. Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People7. Something Inside So Strong

    • United States
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Board Member
      • 2010 - 2015

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 400 - 500 Employee
    • Graduate School Fellow Midwest
      • Jun 2014 - Aug 2014

      -Managed Calibration Study on Performance Tasks for Chicago Public Schools-Used Excel for data analysis from Performance Tasks-Designed and implemented PD for teachers on how to calibrate Performance Task assessment-Created Calibration Toolkit for CPS teachers -Managed Calibration Study on Performance Tasks for Chicago Public Schools-Used Excel for data analysis from Performance Tasks-Designed and implemented PD for teachers on how to calibrate Performance Task assessment-Created Calibration Toolkit for CPS teachers

    • United States
    • Education Administration Programs
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Ed Pioneer Graduate School Fellow
      • 2014 - 2014

    • Instructional Coach
      • 2012 - 2013

      -Instructional Coach-Worked under Director of Curriculum-Curriculum Development with integration of technology-Collaborated within team-Working with administrators-Supported teachers using data collection-Maintained blog-Modeled various lessons for teacher to build out capacity-Developed courses for Summer Academy including PBL and NGSS -Instructional Coach-Worked under Director of Curriculum-Curriculum Development with integration of technology-Collaborated within team-Working with administrators-Supported teachers using data collection-Maintained blog-Modeled various lessons for teacher to build out capacity-Developed courses for Summer Academy including PBL and NGSS

    • Board Member
      • 2011 - 2013

Education

  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    Education, Poloicy and Organizational Leadership
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  • Benedictine University
    Master of Education (M.Ed.), Curriculum and Instruction
    2000 - 2002
  • Saint Xavier University
    Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Education
    1992 - 1995
  • Harvard University Graduate School of Education
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  • aqsa
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