Kamal Zaid
Director, Instructor, Actor.
Tomball,TX
Summary
Student-centered Professor with expertise in Communication, Filmmaking and Digital Media . Offers 27 year background supporting students, developing instructional plans and organizing and grading exams and tests. Commended for sustaining effective learning environment through prepared classes and relevant assignments and consistently achieving classroom management and academic goals.
Creating and producing hundreds of visual Digital products to be presented on different social media platforms. Innovative Producer with [Number] years of experience in all aspects of video production. Visionary creator, editor, storyteller and business operations manager with demonstrated to take an idea from concept to delivery to produce entertaining and inspiring pieces. Collaborative in working closely with strategic and creative teams to develop and produce quality video content. Expertise in preproduction logistics, planning, production, custom graphics composition, special effects, and asset management.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
professor and Instructor
Houston Gateway Academy School
07.2022 - Current
- Applied various teaching aids to minimize learning gaps and instruct and motivate students.
- Tracked student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root causes of problems.
- Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Increased student participation by facilitating interesting and relevant events.
- Used learning assessments to regularly monitor student understanding of class concepts and materials.
- Tested students on materials presented in workshops and classes to assess grasp of material.
National Advisor of goverment to Indigenous Groups
Israel Ministry Of Education
09.2020 - 07.2021
- Worked on researching and establishing a bank of virtual theater plays from around the middle east in more than one language to be compiled and accessible for teachers around the country.
- Lead Advancing the cause of teaching theater in all school levels indicating its importance to school principles and management teams, indicating its influence as a tool both to develop thinking, and as therapy for students with developmental difficulties.
- Established a network of theater teachers and connected them through virtual platforms to enable informational exchanges as well professional ones
- Trained teachers on effective teaching techniques, classroom management strategies and behavior modification.
- Modeled expected and appropriate leadership to promote to teaching staff and administrative personnel positive interaction with students and families.
- Monitored and evaluated theatre based educational programs to maintain high-quality performance objectives and standards.
- Coordinated retrieval and distribution of student records from other schools and institutions.
College Instructor and Internship Trainer
Gordon College Of Education
02.2015 - 07.2021
- Taught Communication and filmmaking to student teachers, as well as Hebrew Literature to over 300 annual students.
- Worked one-on-one with interning students to find them fit on ground work study-study opportunities
- Administered exams and assignments to monitor student understanding and progress, implementing systems to fix blocks in comprehension or learning.
- Collaborated with faculty and community stakeholders for program improvement.
- Shifted between informal and formal methods of teaching to create multi-layered web of learning incorporating experiments, practical activities, discussions and projects into lessons.
- Collaborated with tutoring, enrollment, testing and advising services to support students.
- Uncovered and discussed different ways in overcoming teaching challenges and obstacles in order to provide an effective learning environment, and help students reach their course objectives.
- Oversaw the production of short films for some of the teachers and screened them to college students.
- Introduced students to new teaching applications, new media platforms, and implemented them to enable and ease long distance education for schools and function in times of pandemics or other.
Instructor- Communication Arts and Theatre
Ministry Of Education
09.2012 - 06.2021
- Encouraged students to perform well and learn from failure.
- Planned lessons to reflect group and individual student needs utilizing creative instruction.
- Facilitated learning with aids, technology, and equipment to stimulate higher-level thinking.
- Modeled creative acting styles and techniques encompassing varied history genres and performance techniques.
- Adapted teaching strategies to remain inclusive to diverse learning styles.
- Produced 2 theatrical performances each year streamlining technical elements.
- Exposed students to diverse content to build perspective in drama pedagogy.
- Enhanced academic programs with innovative methodologies and collaboration.
Film Director- Writer - Editor
The National Israeli Television Network "Makan"
09.2018 - 08.2021
- Directed three half hour investigative documentary films within one series titled "Taboo" discussing hidden social issues, considered to be sensitive and unspoken of culturally. Theses documentaries are in Arabic and Hebrew taking place in Israel and being aired soon on the Israeli owned TV channel "Makan".
- Performed investigative case writing for each documentary.
- Gathered life stories and reliable information to write into one interesting script.
- Oversaw post-production editing, special effects, music selection and performance's overall tone.
- Independently conceptualized timelines, storyboards and themes of video projects.
- Teamed with other production staff to collaborate on final production products and project timelines.
- Interpreted scripts to understand overall story and narrative style.
- Effectively operated camera, audio, and production equipment during staffing shortages.
Director- Academic Dean of New Media Center
Bible College
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Supervised and directed the production and broadcast of social programs for an international social television station "Sat 7".
- Wrote and prepared curriculums and teaching materials for the first BA program in media and communications in the whole region resulting in students receiving a two-year diploma from the Ministry of Education
- Produced and directed in corporation with the ministry of education in Sweden, so that the media center can provide different platforms to communicate the Gospel
- Determined quality assurance benchmarks and set standards for improvement.
Education
BA - Economics
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MA - Communications, directing
Regent University
Skills
- Group and Individual Instruction
- Progress Evaluation
- Quizzes, Tests and Exams
- Public Speaking
- Diverse Student Populations
- Adult Education
- Curriculum Planning and Implementation
- Curriculum Development
Certification
Certificate of pedagogical technology
Certificate of Teaching in Communication and linguistics
Certificate of excellence in civil work from the ministry of interior Israel.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Hebrew
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
French
Full Professional
Timeline
professor and Instructor
Houston Gateway Academy School
07.2022 - Current
National Advisor of goverment to Indigenous Groups
Israel Ministry Of Education
09.2020 - 07.2021
Film Director- Writer - Editor
The National Israeli Television Network "Makan"
09.2018 - 08.2021
College Instructor and Internship Trainer
Gordon College Of Education
02.2015 - 07.2021
Instructor- Communication Arts and Theatre
Ministry Of Education
09.2012 - 06.2021
Director- Academic Dean of New Media Center
Bible College
01.2007 - 01.2011
BA - Economics
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
MA - Communications, directing
Regent University
Certificate of pedagogical technology
Certificate of Teaching in Communication and linguistics
Certificate of excellence in civil work from the ministry of interior Israel.
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