JOBEDA AKTER

Experienced Head Teacher specializing in streamlining administrative operations to enhance efficiency and reduce costs. Builds strong relationships with students and staff, driving improved program outcomes. Demonstrates strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills while pursuing a Master's of Education with a Leadership Concentration.

• Teacher trainer certified by the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh, Conducted 70+ teacher training batches as a dedicated and successful trainer.
• Classroom Researcher Certified by TESOL Bd
• ICT certified by PTI, Naria, Shariatpur
• Leadership Certified by URC, Naria, Shariatpur
• Knowledge-based learning & knowledge-based Teaching program by IMI, New Delhi, India
• TMTE Graduate by the British Council, Successful completion of a 500-hour intensive training course.
• Teaching for Success: Learning and Learners, Private course by British Council, Completed a 4-week course that explored different professional practices.

• Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Program for International Teachers, 2021, Arizona State University, AZ, USA, Achieved the Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching (DAI) 2021. Participated in four-month-long teachers exchange Program designed with opportunities for professional development, cross-cultural collaboration, and educational research in the United States.
• Best Teachers Award, 2018, Achieved the Best Teachers Award 2018, which is the most prestigious recognition for primary/elementary educators in Bangladesh.
• Award for Leadership and Exceptional Initiatives, Recognized and awarded as an exceptional leader to take an exceptional initiative using local resources and collaboration with the community to contribute to school development.
• Appreciation letter from District Primary Education Officer, Received the Letter of Appreciation from the District Education Officer for Great Leadership approaches and initiatives taken for the school.
• Appreciation letter from the British Council, Received Letter of Appreciation from British Council, Bangladesh, for showing outstanding performance throughout the TMTE course.
• Certification from the English in Action Program by Cambridge Education, Certified as a Teacher Facilitator in the English In Action teacher development program.
• Recognized as an Innovator, 2023, Recognized as an innovator in the Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, in Innovation Showcasing 2023.

• Bengali
• English, Advanced C1
• Bengali, Proficient C2

• Dr. Samsuddin Ilias, Professor Emeritus, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC, United States, ilias@ncat.edu
• Dr. Jeffrey V. Maglio, Ed. D, Assistant Professor of Education, Director of Graduate Education Program, Carolina University, 420 South Broad St, Winston Salem, NC, United States, maglioj@carolinau.edu

• Professional excellence in creating presentation slides using Padlet, Canva, Google Slides, and PowerPoint.
• Creating and organizing lessons using LMS.

• Action research titled 'Developing Effective Reading Comprehension Strategy (English as A Foreign Language) for Grade 3 to 5, Bangladeshi Elementary Learners', Fulbright Inquiry project, Arizona State University.
• Exploratory Research on 'Developing strategies for reading English effectively', https://padlet.com/akterjobeda30/developing-strategies-for-reading-english-effectively-xu6dwf4io0gs81f2