Khalaycia Irshad
94 West Down Oaks,Retreat Morant Bay P.O St.Thomas ,Jamaica
Summary
Responsible Student Teacher working towards a Bachelors in Language and Literature in order to pursue lifelong career in education. Cares about student success and eager to expand upon education using traditional and modern methods of teaching.
Good leadership and interpersonal skills and talent in providing strong quality instruction and creating positive learning-focused classroom environments.
Overview
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Certification
Work History
Literacy Tutor (volunteer)
Jose Marte High School
Spanish Town, StCatherine, Jamaica
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Assisted in the Implementation of reading and writing workshops to increase student literacy and support school reading programs at the Jose Marte Highschool.
- Assessed reading comprehension and vocabulary of students grade 7 and 9 students.
- Encouraged students to find things to read individually to increase reading interest.
- Created YouTube videos to correspond with selected texts to ensure students understood what great reading competency should look like.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently providing their form teacher with prerecorded YouTube links within the stipulated time.
- Worked with average of 35 students per class.
- Personalized instruction based on needs, interests and capabilities of individual students.
- Used positive reinforcement and provided clear feedback to help students understand coursework and prescribed texts mandated by the school.
Student Teacher
Glenmuir High School
Maypen,Clarendon , Jamaica
10.2021 - 11.2021
- Reviewed Glenmuir’s handbook and customized English and Literature curriculum to formulate deeper understanding of school environment, duties and expectations.
- Conferred with cooperating teacher to establish instructional targets and prepare lessons to cover source topics.
- Cultivated positive relationships with administration, teaching staff and students.
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioural and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Developed lesson plans that incorporated mandated topics and included immersive activities for student engagement.
- Designed lessons on for students using various teaching methods and modern classroom technologies.
- Implemented different technologies such as ‘Kahoot’ and ‘Padlet’ to engage students in class instruction and diversify approaches.
- Shifted between formal and informal methods of teaching to keep students engaged.
- Boosted enthusiasm and participation by incorporating similar Jamaican experiences to allow students to better connect with prescribed texts.
- Stood in for teachers to supervise classes, deliver lessons and administer tests.
- Checked and graded homework assignments, documenting information in student records with Cooperating teacher’s instructions.
- Used designated student database and the Google classroom learning management system to document student grades.
- Evaluated students' understanding of course material through examinations and creative oral presentations.
Education
B.Ed Language And Literature - Language Literature And Literacy
The Mico University
1a Marescaux Rd, Kgn, Jamaica 11.2023
Diploma -
Clarendon College
Clarendon, Jamaica06.2018
Skills
- Strong Leadership ability
- Adept with differentiated Instruction
- Versed in most Learning Management Systems
- Superb Organizational ability
- Lesson Planning
- Classroom management
- Problem-solving skills
- SmartClassroom Technology
- Student support
- ESL- English as Second Language
Certification
- (120 hours) Teaching English as a Foreign Language Cetificate, Teacherrecord -04/2023
Timeline
Literacy Tutor (volunteer)
Jose Marte High School
01.2022 - 03.2022
Student Teacher
Glenmuir High School
10.2021 - 11.2021
B.Ed Language And Literature - Language Literature And Literacy
The Mico University
Diploma -
Clarendon College
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