MAYSSARA AZOUZ
Jersey City,New Jersey
Summary
Passionate Teacher with experience developing and implementing diverse curriculums covering a wide range of subjects. Highly skilled at motivating students through positive encouragement and reinforcement of concepts via interactive classroom instruction and observation. Successful in helping students develop strong literacy, numeracy, social, and learning skills.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Teacher
Busy Place ELC
09.2020 - Current
- Develop and implement lesson plans daily according to Highscope Curriculum according to the New Jersey learning standard
- Observe students daily and record observations
- Create an assessment relevant to the student's needs
- Input and score anecdotes/assessments online in the COR database of the Jersey City Board of Education
- Communicate with parents/families and give them the support/sources they need
- Create board displays with children's work and storyboard weekly/monthly
- Complete the necessary paperwork for students who need/receive PIRT services
- Attend professional development workshops.
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into the classroom.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
- Graded and evaluated student assignments, papers, and coursework.
- Participated in parent-teacher conferences to discuss developments of students and increase support.
- Conducted evaluations to measure the performance and progress of students, providing guidance for areas required
- Supported student teachers by mentoring on classroom management, lesson planning, and activity organization.
- Registered student progress and attendance on the database to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Created and developed lesson plans to meet students' academic needs.
Teacher Assistant
09.2012 - 06.2020
- Worked cooperatively with other teachers, administrators, and parents to help students reach learning objectives.
- Kept students on-task with proactive behavior modification and positive reinforcement strategies.
- Supported student physical, mental, and social development using classroom games and activities.
- Incorporated multiple types of teaching strategies into classroom.
French Translator
12.2009 - 06.2012
- Interpreted formal documents between foreign language-speaking clients and others.
- Interpreted conversations simultaneously to help both parties conduct business, or manage personal concerns.
- Interpreted spoken and written languages other than English and vice versa.
French Teacher in Middle School
09.1998 - 05.2005
- Communicated with students in French to foster oral proficiency.
- Consulted with teachers in other disciplines to identify and adopt successful instructional strategies.
- Facilitated learning of French language using variety of instructional methods, resources and technological tools.
- Created reading lists with materials to promote student comprehension of written French.
- Collaborated on and implemented innovative pedagogical initiatives that focused on student-first, hands-on and experiential learning to foster French instruction.
- Attended department meetings to develop and update course curricula.
- Explored and implemented innovative use of technology in language education.
- Developed and implemented full French curriculum to meet school mission and goals.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - French Language and Literature
Alexandria University
Early childhood -
CE - 1013 -
CE Standard -
Skills
- English/French/Arabic languages fluency
- Team collaboration
- French Arabic culture knowledge ability
- CPR/First aid certified
- Experience with students with special needs
- Classroom Instruction
- Small Group Instruction
- Curriculum Implementation
- Student Engagement
- Group Instruction
- Student Needs Assessment
- Curriculum Compliance With New Jersey Learning standard
Previous Jobs
- Teacher Assistant, 09/2012, 06/2020
- French Translator, 12/2009, 06/2012
- French Teacher in Middle School, 09/1998, 05/2005
Professional Work Experience
Teacher, Busy Place ELC, 09/2020, Present, Develop and implement lesson plans daily according to Highscope Curriculum according to the New Jersey learning standard., Observe students daily and record observations., Create an assessment relevant to the students' needs., Input and score anecdotes/assessment online in the COR database of the jersey city board of education., Communicate with parents/families and give them the support/sources they need., Create board displays with children's work and storyboard weekly/monthly., Complete the necessary paperwork for students who need/receive PIRT services, Attend professional development workshops.
Timeline
Teacher
Busy Place ELC
09.2020 - Current
Teacher Assistant
09.2012 - 06.2020
French Translator
12.2009 - 06.2012
French Teacher in Middle School
09.1998 - 05.2005
Bachelor of Arts - French Language and Literature
Alexandria University