Inclusion Teacher

• Aug 2023 - Present

Orientation & Mobility Specialist for The Visually Impaired

• Feb 2019 - Present

- Conducting meetings with the stakeholders (parents/close people to the student) for case studying, progression of the student's performance and following up. - Training the visually impaired students based on their individual needs and abilities. - Training the visually impaired students on the pre-cane skills. - Training the visually impaired students on the techniques of using the white cane. - Training the visually impaired students on walking safely and independently indoors and outdoors. - Training the visually impaired students on exploring unfamiliar places, and memorizing the path using mind mapping. - Training the visually impaired students on independence skills. - Motivating the visually impaired students on participating in social settings and events, and involving them in some. - Training the visually impaired students in public places, such as malls, parks, beaches, universities, etc. - Training the visually impaired students on dealing with money when buying. - Training the stakeholders (parents/close people to the student) on the proper techniques for guiding the student when needed. - Innovating and creating proper educational tools to help the students reach the best way possible of conceiving the information presented to them and practice what they've learned, such as tactile maps, clocks with braille numbers, floor-based educational tool for clock method, etc. - Encouraging my students to be as much independent as possible, and helping them boost their own self-confidence and to believe in themselves. - Keeping a constant contact with my students (and their parents or close people) after the end of the course and offering the availability to receive any questions or inquiries. - Planning and holding workshops for variety of recipients (students, governmental, semi-governmental and private entities' employees like hotels staff, SEN teachers, etc.) on how to properly interact/guide the visually impaired. Show less

SEN Teacher-Gifter and Talented Lead

• Sep 2022 - Aug 2023

SEN Teacher

• Mar 2022 - Aug 2022

- Conducting observation procedures to the concerned students, and providing the observation reports. - Following up with the teachers who raised concerns to specific students, and guiding them through the referral procedure. - Sharing my previous knowledge and experiences and providing suggestions to enhance the serveries provided by the SEN department. - Guiding the shadow teachers through specific instructions. - Monitoring SEN students during the exams, and insure that they receive the appropriate accommodations. - Encouraging my students to always keep on trying regardless of the outcomes, and offering them the safe place to share their thoughts. Show less

SEN Teacher

• Aug 2021 - Feb 2022

- Enrolment in a training on a systematic approach for assessing the students current baseline and the present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP), to detect their strengths and needs, hence build their IEPs accordingly. - Conducting baseline assessments to my assigned students to detect their current academic levels. - Building IEPs for my students based on their current academic and functional performance. - Preparing weekly plans for each student. - Teaching my students according to their IEPs. - Using different teaching methods and procedures according to my students needs (e.g. direct instructions, discussions, critical thinking provoking questions, visual and auditory presentations, etc.) - Engaging my students during the lessons while focusing on various learning styles (e.g. visual, auditory, kinesthetic, reading/writing, learning through searching, etc.) - Innovating ang using educational games and tools, manipulatives, competitive games, and visual/auditory materials during the lessons, to make the learning process more fun and efficient. - Building and conducting progression tests. - Contacting/Holding meetings with the stakeholders (parents or close people to the student) for case studying and confirming consent of receiving SEN services, discussing the student IEP, sharing weekly plans, sharing the progression of the student's performance and following up, etc. - Contacting and guiding the shadow teachers and the parents through specific instructions, and offer the availability to receive any questions or inquiries from them, to help the students get more efficient support. - Contacting the concerned teachers of my students and sharing the IEPs and the current work materials with them. - Monitoring SEN students during the exams, and insure that they receive the appropriate accommodations. - Encouraging my students to always keep on trying regardless of the outcomes, and offering them the safe place to share their thoughts. Show less