EVANS TUTORDO
Doha
Summary
Skilled, competent, and dedicated professional with in-depth knowledge gained over 14 years of teaching across Early Years, Primary, Middle, and High school levels both in Ghana and Qatar. Fluid and versatile teacher with a focus on Autistic and ADHD students' individual needs, interests, strengths, and prior learning toward achieving the ultimate goals of developing communicative competence, critical thinking skills, creativity, and cross-cultural awareness. Professional conviction has always been that each individual is unique in their way but must be given equal opportunities that are individually tailored for their academic and overall success in life.
Successful at delivering curricula and lesson plans to fulfill instructional requirements and support learning objectives.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Academic Program Coordinator/Special Educator
HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities
Doha
07.2023 - Current
- Working with management in providing effective leadership, educational direction, and professional guidance to staff
- Ensuring a safe and effective learning atmosphere, excellent relationships, and equal opportunities for staff and learners
- Conferring with parents, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals toward developing educational plans for holistic child development
- Maintained records of student enrollment, grades, and attendance in the program.
- Representing the Centre in external affairs, workshops and conferences
- Monitoring and supervising the implementation of Centre policies and procedures.
ESL/Special Educator
HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities
Doha
01.2022 - Current
- Assessed, identified, and provided specialized instruction to students with special needs.
- Created and managed IEPs to define student learning objectives and educational strategies, in addition to applying instructional knowledge and methods to achieve goals
- Taught students across multiple classifications and degrees of special needs
- Cultivated connections and strong student rapport for effective classroom engagement
- Communicated nonverbally with students to provide comfort, encouragement, and positive reinforcement
- Led activities that developed students' physical, emotional and social growth.
ESL-Inclusion Specialist
Mafi Kumase Senior High School
Volta
- Planned, prepared, and delivered well-structured lessons appropriate to learners
- Made sure the classroom was stimulating for learning
- Promoted high standards of behavior by encouraging a positive and proactive approach to study and built productive relationships with learners
- Provided high-quality, accurate, constructive, and targeted information at Parent & Teacher meetings
- Assessed, recorded, and monitored the progress of all students according to guidelines
- Administered assessments to evaluate student progress.
Literacy Teacher
Compassion International
Mafi Kumase Child Development Centre
- Assessed literacy needs by reviewing students' works.
- Developed and implemented individualized literacy plans for students to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills.
- Created engaging learning activities such as games and literature circles to promote critical thinking skills.
- Developed and implemented individualized literacy plans for students to improve reading comprehension, fluency, and writing skills.
Primary Teacher
Central Tongu District Assembly Basic Schools (Mediage & Kumase)
- Designed and delivered lessons in English, Math, Science, Social Studies, Creative Arts and History
- Prepared and administered grade-specific tests and examinations regulated by school district to monitor students' growth
- Designed engaging and personalized instruction to nurture and empower students, resulting in positive learning outcomes and student goal achievement
- Maintained classroom through discipline, order and personal interactions
- Maintained student portfolios to monitor learning progress and completion of work required for promotion to next grade level
- Boosted individual perseverance and resilience by setting challenging goals and providing realistic support.
Education
Master of Arts: Teaching English as A Second Language (TESL) -
University of Ghana
08-2018
B. Ed (Psychology & Foundations of Education ) English & Social Studies -
University of Cape Coast
09-2014
3yr Teacher Training in Primary & Inclusive Education -
University of Cape Coast
09-2009
Skills
- Teacher Collaboration
- Instructional Leadership
- Group And Individual Instruction
- Student Counseling
- Student Records Management
- Policies And Procedures Implementation
- Inclusive Learning
- Student Learning Support
- Parent Engagement
- Student Intervention Planning
- Individualized Educational Plans
- Evidence-Based Program Use
- Interactive Teaching And Learning
CPD, Training and Workshops
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Overview for Educators: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Feb. 2024)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence-Based Practices: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Feb. 2024)
- Accommodations: Instructional and Testing Supports for Students with Disabilities: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Feb. 2024)
- IEPs: How Administrators Can Support the Development and Implementation of High-Quality IEPs: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Jan. 2024)
- Response-to-Intervention Approach (RTI): An Overview: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Dec. 2023)
- Universal Design for Learning: Designing Learning Experiences That Engage and Challenge All Students: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Dec. 2023)
- Differentiated Instruction: Maximizing the Learning of All Students: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Dec. 2023)
- IEPs: Developing High-Quality Individualized Education Programs: IRIS Centre, Peabody Vanderbilt University (Dec. 2023)
- Educational Psychology & Special Education: Udemy (November 2023)
- Child Psychology: Advanced Level: Udemy (October 2023)
- Outcome Based Education (OBE) & Academic Quality Assurance: Udemy (September 2023)
- Social and Behavior Change (SBC) Building Blocks: UNICEF, (August 2023)
- Child Safeguarding Training: UNICEF, (August 2023)
- Child Protection Systems Strengthening: Approach, Benchmarks, and Interventions: UNICEF, (July 2023)
- Web Accessibility Training: UNICEF, (July 2023)
- Understanding Child Development: From Synapse to Society. Utrecht University, Netherlands (June 2023)
- Introduction to Neurolanguage Education and Coaching: NEUROHEART Education-UK (May 2023)
- Managing ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, and Concussion in School: University of Colorado via Coursera (Jan. 2023)
- Providing Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Special Education Services in School: University of Colorado via Coursera (Jan. 2023)
- Managing Asthma, Allergies, Diabetes, and Seizures in School: University of Colorado via Coursera (Jan. 2023)
- Healthy Practices: Nutrition, Physical Activity, Community and Family Participation: University of Colorado via Coursera: (Jan. 2023)
- Basic First Aid with CPR: Q SAFE (Nov. 2022)
- Basic Firefighting: Q SAFE (June 2022)
- Teacher Education and CPD for Mentors (Feb. 2021)
- Active Student Engagement, Lesson Design and Factors Affecting Student Learning: Institute of Teacher Education and Development (Dec. 2017)
Experiences And Skills Gained
- Ability to empathize with weak learners and provide support based on students' needs assessment
- Creative and learner-centered lesson planning
- Effective classroom management while motivating and encouraging learners
- Individualized instruction
- Secured student records management
- Excellent inter-personal skills
Positions Of Responsibility
- Parent Teacher Association Secretary, MAKSTEC (2018 - 2021)
- Course Representative, University of Cape Coast (2013-2014)
- Ghana National Association of Teachers, Local Rep (2018 - 2020)
References
- Mamta Yash, Centre Head, HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities, centrehead@hope-qatar.org
- Muhammad Yasin Khan, Therapy Coordinator, HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities, therapy@hope-qatar.org
Timeline
Academic Program Coordinator/Special Educator
HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities
07.2023 - Current
ESL/Special Educator
HOPE Qatar Centre for Persons with Disabilities
01.2022 - Current
ESL-Inclusion Specialist
Mafi Kumase Senior High School
Literacy Teacher
Compassion International
Primary Teacher
Central Tongu District Assembly Basic Schools (Mediage & Kumase)
Master of Arts: Teaching English as A Second Language (TESL) -
University of Ghana
B. Ed (Psychology & Foundations of Education ) English & Social Studies -
University of Cape Coast
3yr Teacher Training in Primary & Inclusive Education -
University of Cape Coast
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