Dania Sawan

Head of Sciences:

· Monitor teachers from grades 2 to 11 in integrating effective lesson plans.

· Conduct classroom observations and provide supervision and evaluation of teachers.

· Regularly evaluate the teaching methodologies used within the department in order to identify best practice and areas for improvement.

· Schedule and organize departmental meetings in order to effect horizontal and vertical articulation of the instructional program at our school.

· Ensure the department remains an organised and stimulating environment for teaching and learning.

· Set clear expectations for staff regarding the expected standard of students’ achievement and the quality of teaching.

· Help staff to achieve constructive working relationships with students.

· Create and implement the yearly department development plan including identifying targets for improvements across the department.

· Use AMS, periodic and final exam results effectively to identify students who are underachieving in the subject and, where necessary, create and implement effective plans of action to support those students.

· Communicate with the Principal and academic quality controller (AQC) regularly about the needs, successes, and general operations of the department.

University Counselor:

· Create office hours to meet with students individually to discuss their application process/ career choice.

· Create career fairs at the school by inviting university representatives that students would be interested in attending their university.

· Collaborate with other SABIS® University Counselors to invite the same universities and possibility have a joint career fair with students of sister schools.

· Continuously look for training opportunities.

· Bring in professionals / alumni to talk to students about their careers and experience.

· Meet with AQC and update each student’s choice of curriculum (HSD; National High school Qualification; AP; IGCSE and A levels; French Baccalaureate).

· Help students create a list of universities they wish to apply to o Ask students to research deadlines and requirements that students need to work on for every university.

· Monitor students’ academic progress in school and for external exams in collaboration with AQC. Advise on course modification if necessary.

· Teach science, chemistry and biology for grades 8,9 10 and 11, following the SABIS POINT SYSTEM. Plan and implement lab-based science lessons based on school standards.

· Encourage students to become independent learners and thinkers.

· Support students to pass their AMS, periodic and Final exams successfully.

· Maintain classroom management conductive to development.

· Prepare students to join top universities.

· Prepare full special classes for students who are academically behind.

· Train the students to use The ILS (integrated Learning system software) and monitor their answers and take corrective actions as necessary.

• Taught chemistry and environmental chemistry for grade 9, 10 and 11 students.
• Created and maintained a welcoming, friendly, engaging, and nurturing classroom environment where all students felt comfortable.
• Developed and maintained student’s interest in chemistry by organizing various classroom activities.
• Ensured accurate and productive use of regular assessment of children.
• Implemented instructional activities for meaningful learning experiences.
• Kept classroom environments consistent and focused on learning by establishing and enforcing clear objectives.
• Communicated with students regarding academic progress, assignments and behavior.
• Demonstrated positive and effective classroom management skills.
• Maintained assignment grades and worked closely with students needing additional mentoring.

· Taught science in all its domains for five sections.

Evaluated and revised lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.

· Motivated children and encouraged learning through experience.

· Worked with parallel teachers in integrating effective lesson plans.

· Integrated different fields in science to attain student’s full attention.

· Supported students with MAP practice exam.

· Provided pastoral care and support to children.

· Observed, assessed, and recorded children’s progress, and share knowledge with both practitioners and parents as required.

· Ensured accurate and productive use of regular assessment of children.

· Attended several teacher training sessions.

• Instructed students in lab by teaching safety protocols for proper use of chemicals and safe disposal of hazardous materials.
• Engaged students and promoted intellectual curiosity through hands-on experiments, PowerPoint presentations and mnemonics to provide positive attitude towards scientific processes.
• Communicated frequently with parents, students and faculty to provide feedback and discuss instructional strategies.
• Incorporated exciting and engaging activities to achieve student participation and hands-on learning.
• Taught chemistry to grade 10 and 11 students.
• Presented all class material and policies accurately and clearly.
• Used a variety of teaching methods such as discussions and demonstrations.
• Established positive relationships with students, colleagues, administrators, and parents.
• Participated in regular training courses to keep-up-to-date with new teaching methods and developments in the field.
• Planned and conducted hands-on activities to provide students with opportunities to observe and investigate.

• Prepared fact sheets, tables and graphs to summarize research results.
• Interpreted and analyzed research data to draw conclusions on outcomes.
• Gathered, arranged and corrected research data to create representative graphs and charts highlighting results for presentations.
• Assisted with writing and editing experimental results for publication in journals.
• Extensive research in the study of SAA1 polymorphism and the correlation between auto[1]antibodies, CRP, MBL and oxidative stress in Lebanese Hashimoto Thyroiditis patients. • 21 patients affected with Hashimoto disease and 22 controls participated to our study. CRP, fibrinogen, SAA and MBL were determined by ELISA. The antioxidant enzyme catalase and the lipid peroxidation marker MDA were assessed. SAA1 gene polymorphisms were tested by PCR[1]digestion. • A significant increase in fibrinogen, and MDA levels was observed in patients compared to controls, unlike CRP, SAA, MBL and catalase levels. Regarding the SAA1 gene polymorphisms, there was no association between the SAA1 alleles and genotypes and the occurrence of the disease. Increasing the study cohort would allow confirmation of these results.