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Arsheena Sohail
Educator & Designer
Dubai, UAE
Summary
Playing by the rules of design thinking approach to promote inquiry-based learning pedagogies, especially through teaching English as a foreign language, Social Studies, and moral education. Have a strong prior record of 10+ years as a youth facilitator, teacher, teacher coach, and organization leader working in the most challenging school contexts.
Overview
6
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
7
Certifications
2
Languages
Work History
Malala Fund (Zindagi Trust)Shangla
Teacher Coach
07.2021 - 06.2022
Job overview
- Improved teacher annual performance by 41% on Teacher Quality Index (TQI) by leading and coaching them in subjects of English, Social Studies and Religion.
- Initiated, and executed the first ever student leadership program serving 600 girls. Main focus areas: literacy, numeracy, innovation and creation projects.
- Developed a 12 month improvement plan trainings on all aspects of teaching such as lesson planning, pedagogies, classroom management, assessment making and teacher reflection. This pilot training content will be carried out for the next five years serving about 100 teacher's growth directly impacting about 1500 students in the village.
Teach For Pakistan Islamabad
Homeroom Teacher
07.2019 - 06.2021
Job overview
- Planned and implemented integrated lessons to meet national standards for level 3, 4 and 5 in English and Social Studies subjects.
- Improved academic growth in English Literacy covering learning losses of 3.2 years in 1 year in a government school teaching English as a foreign language TEFL.
- Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
- Pioneered low-access solutions of learning for at-risk communities of Pakistan (as credited by World Bank and Teach For All)
- Devised a Social Emotional Learning curriculum for grades 4-8. Implemented the said curriculum across 11 partner schools impacting approximately 8000 students.
- Enhanced student knowledge of technology by integrating various web-based applications for research and assignments.
The Citizens FoundationKarachi
Learning Solutions Designer
10.2018 - 06.2019
Job overview
- Created animated and interactive video content for Principal’s academy hosting more than 400 principals in the network schools
- Co-led the creative and software executional part of a video digitization projects of teacher trainings like creating e-learning content on diverse subjects of more than 4000 videos to be used to enhance content knowledge, benefitting 12,000+ teaching faculty and 250,000 students nationwide
- Created digital learning solutions for various services within the network such as Teacher’s Quality Index, orientation pack of pre-service training and other signature training programs using multiple softwares such as Powtoon, Articulate, Premiere-Pro etc.
The Citizens FoundationKarachi
Donor Relationship Manager
03.2018 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Actively developed excellent relationships with portfolio of donors.
- Increased dormant donor engagement by 3%.
- Raised funds through retail tickets to sponsor 10 classrooms (500 children) for one whole year in less than two quarters.
- Hosted donor engagement functions and school visits on monthly basis.
Learning MindsKarachi
Communications Executive
03.2017 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Strategized marketing tactics and initiated projects that generated sales lead increase by 33% through social media channels.
- Revamped the email marketing channel that led to improved lead generation of upto 25% through email correspondence for their flagship training program.
- Designed, strategized and wrote content for the new website, coordinated with the developer and launched it which generated 600% increase in the website traffic in the first 2 months of launch.
The Second Floor CafeKarachi
In-house Design Intern
05.2016 - 07.2016
Job overview
- Facilitated on-going events and projects in coordination with multiple project managers.
- Designed creative communications for 12 different in-house events.
- Managed public relations efforts by promoting activities, programs, major special events and projects to local and national media markets for those 3 months of internship.
Education
Department of Visual Studies,University of KarachiPakistan
Bachelor of Arts from Graphic Design
01.2013 - 12.2016
Skills
Classroom management
Reading and teaching
Training and Development
Analytical and Critical Thinking
Excellent Communication
Pedagogy & Curriculum Development
Planning & Time Management
Stakeholder Management
Data Management & Analysis
Lesson Planning
Assessment Making
Project Management
Parents and Community Outreach
School Leadership
Social Media Marketing
Graphic design
Mastery of Adobe Creative Suite
Sales expertise
Training and mentoring
Problem-Solving
Teamwork and Collaboration
Critical Thinking
MS Office
Social media outreach
G-Suite
LMS program design
Software
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft Powerpoint
Zoom Management
Google Classrooms
Canva Classrooms
Articulate
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Indesign
Adobe Premiere Pro
Canva
Powtoon
Social Media Suite by META
Padlet
Flipgrid
Kahoot
Quizlet
Kami
Certification
IELTS 8 band
Timeline
Google Certified Educator
12-2022
Executive Assistant by Alison
11-2022
IELTS 8 band
10-2022
TESOL Arizona State University
09-2022
Social Media Marketing Associate by META
09-2022
Teacher Coach
Malala Fund (Zindagi Trust)
07.2021 - 06.2022
Homeroom Teacher
Teach For Pakistan
07.2019 - 06.2021
Leadership pathway by Toastmasters International
07-2019
School Coordinator Rahbar Mentorship Program
01-2019
Learning Solutions Designer
The Citizens Foundation
10.2018 - 06.2019
Donor Relationship Manager
The Citizens Foundation
03.2018 - 10.2018
Communications Executive
Learning Minds
03.2017 - 10.2018
In-house Design Intern
The Second Floor Cafe
05.2016 - 07.2016
Department of Visual Studies,University of Karachi
Bachelor of Arts from Graphic Design
01.2013 - 12.2016