Experience

Aga Khan Museum
• Canada
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Museum Educator

  • May 2023 - Present


Calgary Board of Education

• Canada
• Education Administration Programs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Educator

  • Dec 2017 - Jun 2021

  -Supported students socially, emotionally, and academically who have high needs and have experienced trauma in their lives -Developed 40+ unit plans and 400+ lesson plan using the Alberta Program of Studies -Utilized a variety of formative and summative assessment tools and strategies, such as checklists, rubrics, and anecdotal records which informed instruction and the type of additional supports needed from support teams -Created, used, and updated 8 Individual Program Plans for students with learning disabilities -Devised detailed report cards, highlighting areas of strength and growth and facilitated orientations and conferences with parents -Collaborated with team teachers and other staff on grade wise learning and school wide events -Worked in partnership with specialists and parents who have children with various learning needs, by providing specialists with detailed descriptions of age appropriate behaviour, academic progress, social/emotional development and providing parents with emotional support and social related resources -Organized and supervised educational field trips, guest speakers, and facilitated after school clubs Show less



Aga Khan Education Board

• Educator

  • Apr 2019 - Mar 2020

  -Tutored literacy and numeracy to students who require after school support -Consult the Alberta Education - Program of Studies for grade 4 English Language Arts and Math -Preform reading, writing, and math assessments -Develop report cards for the ELC program to determine growth and progress of each student -Tutored literacy and numeracy to students who require after school support -Consult the Alberta Education - Program of Studies for grade 4 English Language Arts and Math -Preform reading, writing, and math assessments -Develop report cards for the ELC program to determine growth and progress of each student



Aga Khan Council for Canada - An agency under the Aga Khan Development Network

• Regional Program Manager, Instructional Coach

  • Jan 2015 - Aug 2017

  -Developed capacity in 90 teachers through professional development sessions that provided skills in pedagogy and the implementation of the curriculum to ensure the classroom offers a conducive, stimulating and meaningful learning environment for 700+ children -Recruited and provided leadership and mentorship to 10+ Teacher Mentors in order to facilitate and enhance the quality of teaching and learning of the curriculum in the classroom -Collaborated with the National program managers to create curriculum support materials for Primary Teachers -Carried out weekly class visitations to deliver in-class support work, and scan the learning environment -Preformed ongoing needs analysis for classrooms to mitigate risk -Supported the Local Board (10+ positions) in policy implementation, decision-making, capacity building for centre leadership teams (33 members) and processes, as well as develop, implement and evaluate parental and community engagement strategies -Implemented and evaluated strategic and operational initiatives within the strategic direction and Quality Assurance and Improvement (QAI) framework -Collaborated with the local board and secondary program managers to create from conception to implementation regional events and festivals for 3500+ people Show less



Ashton Meadows Child Care

• Lead Educator, Early Childhood

  • Sep 2011 - Mar 2014

  -Developed program plans using child development theories (Emergent curriculum and the ELECT document)-Drafted financial plans for Summer Camp trips, art materials, and sports equipment-Planned parent/community engagement nights where parents could provide curriculum feedback and offer suggestions for improvement-Worked closely with parents who have children with developmental disabilities and learning difficulties to best meet their child’s needs, by providing them with emotional support and daily feedback of the child’s behaviour and social/emotional progress-Created various behaviour modification plans and utilized effective classroom management strategies-Diffused and resolved aggressive situations involving students with disabilities and at-risk students-Worked in partnership with Educational Assistant’s, Occupational Therapists, Child and Youth Workers, and Transitional Learning Support teachers on a daily basis to discuss observations of a child’s daily social/emotional behaviours and remedial practises-Supervised student-teacher placements and evaluated their performance development Show less

• Educational Assistant

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  -Assisted a child with Autism in Senior Kindergarten with transitioning during daily classroom routine; from having snack to table activities, to carpet time, to group and individual play-Reinforced the frequent use of proper language skills whenever the child wanted something instead of snatching or grabbing from others-Used various visual supports to aid in the daily schedule. For example: “first” outside play “then” snack-Prompted social skills, such as turning taking, sharing, helping others, circle time, waiting, etc Show less



Aga Khan Academy, Nairobi

• Kenya
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Educator

  • Aug 2009 - Jul 2011

  -Developed 50+ Primary Years Program (PYP) unit plans, which included a variety of formative and summative assessment tools and strategies, such as checklists, rubrics, and anecdotal records -Helped develop the Scope and Sequence documents in Language and Mathematics, and actively collaborated in reviewing the school’s Programme of Inquiry to enhance more fluid progression from one year to the next -Provided opportunities for the attitudes and attributes of the PYP to be fostered -Devised 170+ detailed report cards, highlighting areas of strength and growth -Worked in partnership with specialists and parents who have children with inclusion needs, by providing specialists with detailed descriptions of age appropriate behaviour, academic progress, social/emotional development and providing parents with emotional support and social related resources -Organized and supervised educational field trips, guest speakers and after school clubs with 25+ students -Facilitated sports events, swimming galas, art exhibitions, grade six exhibition, grade one entrance exams and parent orientations -Editor for a two year period of the school newsletter, promoting articles that would reflect, celebrate and promote the achievements of the school community through school-wide participation -Member of the Drama committee: Assisted in choreographing and extending the written parts of the school musical: Rumpus in the Rainforest Show less