Marvat Obeidi
Eagle River,AK
Summary
Educator and instructional coach that is dedicated, compassionate and driven by data and collaboration to create culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms for all students to thrive, blossom and succeed. Community engagement expert skilled in relationship and team for families and students. Demonstrates a firm understanding of pedagogy of teaching and learning through developing, designing and delivering exceptional professional development.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Education Consultant
Fireweed Education Consulting Services
05.2023 - Current
- Provide ongoing professional development and trainings that support refugee and immigrant families and children.
- Provide ongoing professional development and trainings that support creating culturally and linguistically responsive classrooms.
- Provide ongoing coaching and mentoring to teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators to impact student achievement.
- Analyze multiple points of student data to drive instruction and lesson planning.
- Implement tutoring programs that align with the AK Reads Act to address reading proficiency gaps.
Instructional and Language Coach
Anchorage School District
08.2017 - 05.2023
- Coached teachers to improve practices through professional development and modeling instructional strategies.
- Analyzed student data to identify and create research-based instructional strategies.
- Built and maintained positive relationships with students, parents, colleagues and administrators.
- Met diverse student population needs by planning and implementing lessons with wide variety of teaching strategies.
- Provided district-wide trainings on reading instruction, language development and vocabulary instruction.
Primary Classroom Teacher
Anchorage School District
08.2015 - 05.2017
- Differentiated lessons to meet the needs of all learners.
- Used student data and continual progress monitoring tools to make instructional decisions
- Established open communication and positive relationships with students, parents, peers, and administrative staff.
- Provided a warm, supportive environment for developing academic, social, and emotional growth.
- Directed class discussions to spark conversation about key concepts, complex problems and overarching themes.
English Language Learner Teacher
Anchorage School District
01.2010 - 05.2015
- Helped initiate our school-wide English Language Development (ELD) block into the Master Schedule.
- Helped create a school-wide academic vocabulary program.
- Instructed first through sixth grade students, both whole class and intensive small group instruction during the ELD block
- Differentiated lesson plans to accommodate to various learning styles.
- Set assessments to measure student progress and identify growth opportunities.
Education
ELL Endorsement -
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK05.2014
K-8 Teaching Certificate - Elementary Education
Portland State University
Portland, OR05.2007
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK05.1999
Skills
- Fluent in Arabic
- Great Active Listening Skills
- Instructional Leadership
- Excellent Communication Abilities
- Outstanding Interpersonal Abilities
Certification
Reading Expert Certifications
Series A - Foundation Skills
Series B - Informational and Literature Standards
Timeline
Education Consultant
Fireweed Education Consulting Services
05.2023 - Current
Instructional and Language Coach
Anchorage School District
08.2017 - 05.2023
Primary Classroom Teacher
Anchorage School District
08.2015 - 05.2017
English Language Learner Teacher
Anchorage School District
01.2010 - 05.2015
ELL Endorsement -
University of Alaska Anchorage
K-8 Teaching Certificate - Elementary Education
Portland State University
Bachelor of Arts - Social Work
University of Alaska Anchorage
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