Fatima Berrada
Spring,TX
Summary
Resourceful and innovative Instructional Designer with over 10 years of experience in education and curriculum development. Offering insightful analysis of content and design to create value-added learning programs that achieve desired student learning outcomes. Strong communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with stakeholders and assess learning needs.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Science Content Reviewer
Cengage/National Geographic
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Acquired in-depth knowledge of content areas to provide effective edits.
- Provided concise and constructive editorial and content feedback to writers to improve biology lessons.
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Review Group
State Board Of Education
02.2020 - 08.2021
- Served as one of the fifteen members of Texas in group A on the adoption committee to make recommendations on the new science TEKS K-12
- Served as one of the members of Texas in group B on the adoption committee for TEA to rewrite the 2023 BIOLOGY TEKS
- Designed and created a virtual course for Biology student re-testers for Katy ISD district
- Served as an assessment reviewer for TEA new STAAR test.
Science Department Chair
Katy Isd Education
01.2019 - 08.2021
- Mentored new teacher in successful strategies, techniques, materials and supplementary technologies.
- Guided and supported faculty and staff in development of new programs.
- Assisted in development and implementation of faculty development plans.
- Improved policies and procedures to maximize student safety and campus security.
- Spearheaded technology initiatives to support student learning and academic excellence.
- Monitored and assessed results of programs and services to identify and capitalize on potential improvements.
- Conferred with educators to rebalance classes, increase resource utilization, and integrate new technology.
- Observed the teaching of members of the department that might need assistance in classroom management, development of lessons, or any other area related to classroom teaching
- Encouraged inquiry based, hands on learning and problem-based learning for science teachers to improve students’ engagement
- Analyzed students data to improve student learning.
- Conducted professional learning communities with the collaboration of the Instructional coach.
- Presented professional development to the school’s staff
- Chaired all department meetings
- Reviewed requests for new equipment, instructional materials and supplies for the department
- Maintained current industry knowledge by reading publications, attending conferences and completing training.
- Collaborated with faculty, staff and students to identify and address institutional challenges.
Secondary Science Teacher
Katy Isd Education
01.2017 - 12.2021
- Created engaging lesson plans, foster culture of discovery and provide well organized classroom structure to help students succeed in school
- Taught a multitude of high school subjects such as Biology, Environmental Science, IPC and Chemistry
- Taught science courses using inquiry-based learning model which lead to subject mastery
- Developed activities such as PBL lessons, STEAM integrated and cross-curriculum lessons using real world application to diversify instruction and target the learning of all students
- Designed innovative science curricula to engage students and promote critical thinking.
- Kept abreast of technological advances in science and adapted curriculum for individual, small group and remedial instruction to meet diverse needs of high school students.
- Encouraged student interest in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) and participation in middle and high school national science competitions.
- Provided individualized feedback to support student learning and development.
- Communicated with students and parents regarding academic progress, assignments, and behavior.
- Understood critical development years for adolescent minds and structured lessons to meet cognitive abilities.
- Received KATY ISD $5000 education foundation grant for STEAM library to buy hands on STEM toys and integrate technology in science and math.
Learning Experience Designer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
12.2021 - Current
- A key designer and writer of the new program Texas Into Science from planning, state approval to selling of the program.
- Design course materials that follow accessibility requirement. With the accessibility council, participated in the creation of guidelines to inform teams of WCAG requirements in the company.
- Create curricula, research topics and conceptualized course format, subject matter and presentation.
- Utilize variety of instructional design methodologies to create effective learning experiences.
- Target diverse learning modalities in development of new course content and training programs.
- Helps define the end-to-end user journey for all digital experiences on HMH’s teaching and learning platform.
- Deliver value to customers by arriving at and advocating for fresh, innovative solutions that surprise and delight users.
- Demonstrate an ability to leverage and apply expertise in science discipline-specific knowledge, assessment, social emotional learning (SEL), Culturally Responsive Education, hands-on learning, differentiation, 5 E's, STEM, English learner support, etc.
- Use data from a variety of sources, including HMH's teaching and learning platform, to address market problems.
- Work flexibly across grade levels, K-5/6-12, to create and adapt content and metadata for a digital first experience
- Serve as a developer on a cross-functional team responsible for solving teaching and learning problems.
- As developer, actively participate in retrospectives to identify and offer solutions to problems in an Agile environment using Jira .
- Create student and teacher facing products with Collaboration across teams (e.g., Product Management, Project Management, UX/UI Design, Applied Learning Sciences) to ensure that work aligns with product development plans, goals, and strategies.
- Effectively manage work and communication with vendors and authors.
- Edit and review digital and print material using InCopy to be customer ready.
- Collaborated with the sales team to improve the connection between design and sale.
Science/Math/Science Lab teacher
HQA(Private)
01.2013 - 01.2017
- Provided instruction on Math and Science 4th and 5th grade
- Engaged students in class instruction by ensuring hands on and inquiry-based delivery
- Utilized diverse instructional approaches to accommodate different learning styles.
- Encouraged student participation in laboratory experiments to enhance scientific knowledge.
- Monitored students’ progress and ensure discipline at all times
- Ensured that all curriculum is developed based on data analysis and research
- Evaluated academic achievement and provide extra support for intervention
- Prepared labs and provide feedback of lab reports for students 6th to 12th grade
- Taught computer science started an initiative starting from KG.
- Planned, prepared, and taught lesson plans, giving students individual support.
Education
Master of Arts - Education With Concentration in Special Education
University of Houston Victoria
Victoria, Texas12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Biology With A Minor in Psychology
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas05.2011
Skills
- Implementation Support
- Learning Strategies
- Course Material Creation
- Organizational Performance
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Prioritization
Certification
- Science composite certification (Grade 7-12)
- Special education certification
- English as Second Language certification
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
Arabic
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Learning Experience Designer
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
12.2021 - Current
Science Content Reviewer
Cengage/National Geographic
01.2021 - 12.2021
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Review Group
State Board Of Education
02.2020 - 08.2021
Science Department Chair
Katy Isd Education
01.2019 - 08.2021
Secondary Science Teacher
Katy Isd Education
01.2017 - 12.2021
Science/Math/Science Lab teacher
HQA(Private)
01.2013 - 01.2017
Master of Arts - Education With Concentration in Special Education
University of Houston Victoria
Bachelor of Science - Biology With A Minor in Psychology
Southern Methodist University
- Science composite certification (Grade 7-12)
- Special education certification
- ESL certification
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