LAWRENCIA TENGA
Accra
Summary
Eleven years experienced teacher in various education levels and environments in Ghana with exemplary teaching techniques. I am resourceful and result oriented with extensive modern pedagogies of teaching English as a second language. I have a track record of improving English language acquisition and its usage. Develops, prepares and delivers English lessons to students age 6 to 11, 12 to 15 and 15 to 17 till date and currently a level 400 student of bachelors of Laws degree (WEEKEND SESSION) from 2023 to date.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior high school English Language and literature teacher and a form mistress
Accra high school
Accra, Ghana
03.2022 - Current
- Prepares leaner planner and delivers lessons to four classes each day throughout the week with an average number of 50 students age 12 to 17 in each class (form 1, form 2 and form 3) classes.
- Employ differentiated instructions and maintains an inclusive classroom management
- Impact communication and writing skills to students in a friendly classroom and encourages the use of English in their daily lives to improve proficiency
- Encourages teamwork, cultural sensitivity, problem solving and adaptability among students.
- Creates and implements lessons focused on improving overall English proficiency
- Plan grammar and introduction to literature lessons by incorporating technology for interactivity.
- Uses audio visuals tutoring to improve leaners listening, speaking, reading and writing skills via individual and group discussions.
- Collaborates in designing assessment models and standardize tests for form 1 to 3 students.
- Reinforces lessons presented by reviewing materials with students one on one and in small groups.
- Prepares final year students for English language paper in WASSCE with 30% and 32% improvement in performance in 2023 and 2024 respectively.
Teacher
Kongo Junior High School
Kongo, Ghana
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Developed, planned and delivered English Language lessons to students age 12 to 15
- Assessed and graded 415 students in English Language.
- Designed classroom assignments and end of terms assessment questions for form 1 to 3 students
- Prepared 55 and 68 students to write BECE in 2015 and 2016 respectively with improved performance.
Teacher trainee
Hidayatul AD basic school
Ghana
01.2013 - 01.2014
- Planned, organized and delivered English lessons and required course topics to pupils age 6 to 11.
- Collaborated in developing assessment questions for end of terms exams.
- Conducted research on teenage pregnancy among students in Pusiga municipality and reported and presented on return to campus.
Education
Bachelors of Laws degree - LLB
Central University
10.2023
Bachelors of Arts - English Language Education
University of Education
09.2021
Diploma - basic education
Gbewaa College of Education
07.2014
Skills
- Miglo-AI in lesson delivery and assessment
Timeline
Senior high school English Language and literature teacher and a form mistress
Accra high school
03.2022 - Current
Teacher
Kongo Junior High School
01.2014 - 01.2017
Teacher trainee
Hidayatul AD basic school
01.2013 - 01.2014
Bachelors of Arts - English Language Education
University of Education
Diploma - basic education
Gbewaa College of Education
Bachelors of Laws degree - LLB
Central University
Training
- Reading and Literacy Proficiency Skills, August, 2024.
- Mental health and stress awareness management seminar, June, 2023
- Professional learning community (PLC), 2023 to current.
- TUCEE Institute of Counselling and Technology, November, 2022.
OTHER INTERESTED ACTIVITIES
- Sports teacher at kongo Junior high school from 2015 to 2017
- Girls’ pass coordinator at kongo Junior high school 2015 to 2017
- Assistant house mistress of Mandela house in kongo Junior high school 2014 to 2016.
- Volleyball and football player at atricon 2014.
- Regional hockey player, 2009.
Publications
- Summary writing made easy. November, 2019.
- Basic things around our environment. May, 2020.
Awards
2019/2020 academic year Sports coordinator for the association of students of English, Winneba Branch., 2019/2020 academic year First deputy chairperson of the electoral commission of upper east students’ union, Winneba Branch., 2012/2013 academic year Financial secretary of HIV awareness club, Gbewaa campus., 2009 Participated in the upper east regional team of Hockey