Christiana Nyabire Nyabire
Accra
Summary
I am an educator with 9 years’ experience as a pre-primary and primary class teacher employed by the GES and 3 years’ experience as teaching assistant in a pre-eminent international school in Rwanda. Underpinned by knowledge of child development and special educational needs and exposed to high level teaching methodology, I use my strong interpersonal and communication skills to meet the differentiated needs of students from diverse cultures and backgrounds, focused on academic achievement and social and emotional skills development and resilience. Skilled in smartboard technologies, online learning and parent engagement platforms and arts and crafts, I am also committed to constant learning, drawing on feedback, my diplomas and my current study for a degree at the Open University, UK.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Teacher
International School of Kigali Rwanda
Kigali
04.2017 - 07.2020
- Company Overview: International School of Kigali Rwanda (ISKR) provides a high quality and rich educational experience for international and local students.
- Assisting homeroom teachers with lesson and activity preparation, provision of instructional support and classroom management to aid student progress in line with learning targets and also various administrative tasks.
- Provided consistent and efficient assistance with lesson planning and activity preparation and in-lesson reinforcement of learning, enabling my homeroom teacher to achieve excellent pupil performance improvements.
- Established positive working relationships and supported social and emotional development and resilience of more vulnerable learners.
- Engaged groups and individual learners building on homeroom teachers’ instruction, contributing to academic achievement, including through guided reading sessions and support for online learning.
- Worked collaboratively with the Special Educational Needs Coordinator providing information, feedback and support for learners with Individualised Education Plans (IEPs) and with the English Language Learner teacher in providing support to students for which English was a foreign language.
- Assisted effectively with behaviour management, promoting and enforcing classroom rules, providing praise and encourage to reinforce good behaviour and providing individualised advice.
- Sustained learning of students by providing substitute teaching in the absence of homeroom teachers, including when a teacher had more extended medical leave.
- Enriched the learning and experiences of students by leading several extra-curricular clubs, including crochet and needlework embroidery clubs (using my arts/craft skills).
- Developed knowledge and understanding of the International Primary Curriculum (IPC), which emphasizes thematic, integrated and engaging learning experiences and fostering personal and international understanding.
- International School of Kigali Rwanda (ISKR) provides a high quality and rich educational experience for international and local students.
Elementary School Teacher
Adabase primary school, Ghana Education Service (GES)
Bolgatanga
11.2005 - 07.2014
- Company Overview: Adabase Primary School is a public school in an urban area.
- Planning, preparing and delivering lessons at pre-primary and primary level, assessing students and recording student progress, attainment and achievements, maintaining discipline and providing feedback to parents and carers on students' progress.
- Improved pupil performance through adapting teaching and learning methods to meet the diverse needs of students.
- Gained experience in pre-primary and primary education, starting at KG level and working my way up to teaching primary 4 and 5.
- Applied learning from in-service training on teaching English, mathematics and science, including on using low-cost and no-cost teaching and learning materials.
- Adapted plans and the teaching and learning environment to effectively teach the GES’ standards based curriculum, covering a wide range of subjects, including literacy, numeracy science and IT.
- Used formative and summative assessment to inform teaching and provision of comprehensive end of term and end of year report cards.
- Supported administration and colleagues, including through taking minutes in school meetings and assisting the main PE teacher by supervising students during sports activities.
- Adabase Primary School is a public school in an urban area.
Teacher
Women's Training Institute
Bolgatanga
01.2005 - 08.2005
- I undertook my national service programme at the institute with responsibility for teaching dressmaking to women who had not completed basic education.
- I used my learning from my HND in fashion and design to enable the women to develop key skills.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Education
The Open University
United Kingdom06.2027
Bachelor of Arts - Childhood and Youth Studies
The Open University
United Kingdom06.2027
Diploma of Higher Education Open -
The Open University
United Kingdom06.2025
Diploma in Education - Elementary Education
University of Education Winneba
Kumasi, Ghana07.2015
Higher National Diploma (HND) - Fashion design and textiles studies
Takoradi Technical University
Takoradi01.2005
Skills
- Child-centred learning strategies
- Small group and individualised student support
- Student engagement strategies
- Social emotional development
- Resilience
- Effective behaviour management
- Positive discipline
- Reinforcing teachers’ instruction
- Co-planning
- Substitute teaching
- Undertaking student assessments
- Child protection
- Safeguarding
- Emergency response
- CPR
- Use of IT
- Arts and crafts
- Interactive display technology
- Leading extra-curricular activities
- Communication
- Adaptability
- Flexibility
Languages
- English, Fluent
- Grune, Fluent
- Twi, Intermediate
Timeline
Assistant Teacher
International School of Kigali Rwanda
04.2017 - 07.2020
Elementary School Teacher
Adabase primary school, Ghana Education Service (GES)
11.2005 - 07.2014
Teacher
Women's Training Institute
01.2005 - 08.2005
Bachelor of Arts - Education
The Open University
Bachelor of Arts - Childhood and Youth Studies
The Open University
Diploma of Higher Education Open -
The Open University
Diploma in Education - Elementary Education
University of Education Winneba
Higher National Diploma (HND) - Fashion design and textiles studies
Takoradi Technical University
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