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Monica Janyani

Head Of KG & Elementary
Sharjah

Summary

Dedicated Teacher and Head of KG & Elementary section with over 9 years of experience teaching K-12 across a range of abilities and subjects.

I am passionate about curriculum planning and delivering engaging lessons. I have played a significant role in transforming teaching and learning across K-12 at Al Wahda Private School. I am committed to continually improve my subject knowledge and teaching methods.


Education Leadership Contributions:

- Managed 801 students and 100 staff members across the school.

- Differentiated the school in the community by adding IB Certification.

- Involved in establishing an inclusive multi-exceptionality center and nursery for ages 1-4.

- Facilitated SLT and MLT Leadership training empowering Leaders to improve team work and overall school improvement.

- Established policies, procedures, systems, job descriptions and Senior Leadership Team roles and responsibilities.

- Led the entire recruitment cycle from screening, interviewing, shortlisting and onboarding faculty members.

- Financially responsible for school operations, budgeting and expenditures.

- 100% pass rate of grade 12 students academic year 2020-21.

- Improved Science department rating by 25% from ACCEPTABLE to GOOD teaching and learning in a span of 6 months.


Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of KG & Elementary

Al Wahda Private School
Sharjah
01.2021 - Current

Plan, control and direct overall activities of KG & Elementary section with 225 students and 24 faculty members. Oversee staff recruitment, development and evaluation, budget management, record and administration organization, student discipline, program initiatives, team building, professional development coordination, data to instructions coordination, parent teacher relationship building, shared decision making, part of innovation tea. Uphold a safe, respectful and fair learning environment.

Head of Science

Al Wahda
Sharjah
08.2021 - 12.2021

Plan, control and direct overall activities of Science department with 542 students and 7 faculty members. Develop and implement policies and practices, data analysis and interpretation, action plans and setting expectations, events planning and implementation, inquiry based learning model, continuous teacher development and evaluation, AP (Advanced placement) courses coordination, staff recruitment onboarding and development, team work and consistent progress in student outcomes.

Head of Elementary Grades 3-5

Al Wahda Private School
Sharjah
08.2020 - 08.2021

Plan and coordinate overall activities of grades 3-5 with 105 students and 5 faculty members. Curriculum planning, development and delivery. Improving teaching and learning and student outcomes with improved monitoring systems. Organize and implement weekly professional development sessions. Recruitment, selection and training and effective evaluation. Events planning and implementation.

Homeroom Teacher

Al Wahda Private School
Sharjah
08.2019 - 08.2020

Plan and revise lesson plans to incorporate wide range of instructional strategies and innovative classroom activities. Observation and assessment of student performance grade 4 - 45 students, differentiation, challenge, feedback and support all level of students. After school Yoga club planning and facilitation, establish positive relationships between students, teachers, parents and administrators. Guided reading program coordination for improved reading, keep students on task with proactive behavior modification and using restorative practices. Team planning and organization of events. Attendance and record keeping minutes of the PTMs.

Homeroom Teacher

The Polymath School
Bombay
09.2018 - 08.2019

Plan and revise lesson plans to incorporate wide range of instructional strategies and innovative classroom activities. Observation and assessment of student performance, differentiation, challenge, feedback and support all level of students. Establish positive relationships between students, teachers, parents and administrators. Guided reading program coordination for improved reading, Team planning and organization of events. Attendance and record keeping minutes of the PTMs. Plan and implement student led conferences, celebration of learning day to honor advanced students, outdoor field visits to address real world problems. Connect all aspects of learning to community development by addressing the needs of the community. Program facilitator and developer EL Education - Expeditionary learning. Continuous professional development.

Teacher

Presidency School
Bombay
11.2017 - 03.2018

Teach classes as per assigned schedule, observe and evaluate student performance and behavior management, enhance student learning by varied instructional practices. Track progress of students each term and share the same with parents during parent teacher meetings.

Instructor Math and English

Kumon Educational Institute
Bombay
11.2015 - 02.2017

Conduct Diagnostic assessment and decide a starting point, setting up a study projection for each student to achieve a certain goal and estimate how long it will take to get there. Allocate “just-right” level of worksheets. During study;Track and monitor individual student progress, advance students to next level on mastery of one level. Recognize, praise, encourage and honor students on achievement of specific goals. After study; Analyze the way students are advancing and optimize the study plan. Parent teacher meeting to discuss progress of the student and at home focus. Research activities and shared practices to further enhance instructional practices and honoring skills during "Advanced Student Honor Role" ceremony.

Teacher

Presidency School
Bombay
03.2013 - 11.2015

Teach classes as per assigned schedule, observe and evaluate student performance and behavior management, enhance student learning by varied instructional practices. Track progress of students each term and share the same with parents during parent teacher meetings. Organize and conduct Allocution, spell bee, math wizard and warriors of business management competitions.

Education

Master of Management Studies (M.M.S - Human Resources

Mumbai University
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed - English and Economics

Mumbai University
01.2011 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S - Retail Management

Mumbai University
01.2008 - 01.2011

Teaching EFL/ESL – A Task based approach Certification - undefined

University of London
07.2018 - 01.2018

Skills

    Curriculum development and delivery

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Affiliations

Dedicated Teacher and Head of KG & Elementary section with over 9 years of experience teaching K-12 across a range of abilities and subjects. I am passionate about curriculum planning and delivering engaging lessons. I have played a significant role in transforming teaching and learning across K-12 at Al Wahda Private School. I am committed to continually improve my subject knowledge and teaching methods. Training & staff development Data analysis and implementation Student performance management and progress Core skills Curriculum development and delivery Performance evaluation AP Courses organization & overview

Certification

Yoga Instructor

Yoga Instructor

200 Hours Yoga Instructor certification, Yoga Alliance, USA.

Timeline

Head of Science

Al Wahda
08.2021 - 12.2021

Head of KG & Elementary

Al Wahda Private School
01.2021 - Current

Head of Elementary Grades 3-5

Al Wahda Private School
08.2020 - 08.2021

Homeroom Teacher

Al Wahda Private School
08.2019 - 08.2020

Homeroom Teacher

The Polymath School
09.2018 - 08.2019

Yoga Instructor

07-2018

Teaching EFL/ESL – A Task based approach Certification - undefined

University of London
07.2018 - 01.2018

Teacher

Presidency School
11.2017 - 03.2018

Instructor Math and English

Kumon Educational Institute
11.2015 - 02.2017

Teacher

Presidency School
03.2013 - 11.2015

Master of Management Studies (M.M.S - Human Resources

Mumbai University
01.2012 - 01.2014

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed - English and Economics

Mumbai University
01.2011 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Management Studies (B.M.S - Retail Management

Mumbai University
01.2008 - 01.2011
Monica JanyaniHead Of KG & Elementary