Alex Wanjohi Kamau
Nairobi
Summary
Accomplished educator with a proven track record at Nova Pioneer in integrating ICT tools to enhance student engagement and performance. Demonstrates strong interpersonal skills and innovative instructional design techniques, fostering effective teamwork and collaboration. Aiming to leverage expertise in educational technology to drive further advancements in student learning outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Kiswahili Teacher
Light Academy
Mombasa
08.2024 - Current
- Teamed up with colleagues to oversee the 2024 KSCE candidate class, leading to remarkable progress in students' performance.
- Collaborate with colleagues to plan, prepare, and make use of learner-centered instructional materials that integrate various learning experiences.
- Create meaningful projects that allow students to apply their knowledge in real-world situations.
- Engage students by facilitating instructional processes that enhance their discovery, creativity, and application of knowledge and information, increasing classroom interaction, and building an inclusive learning environment.
- Monitor students' behavior and academic progress.
- Encourage critical thinking skills and problem-solving strategies among students.
- Support students requiring extra help, and give additional practice work to help improve concept understanding.
- Maintain a safe and orderly learning environment for all students.
Senior Associate Learning Designer
Nova Pioneer
10.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: School for Innovators and Leaders
- Using themes, big ideas, and National Curriculum and/or Cambridge Curriculum to create the day by day overview of lessons
- Working with the Team Lead/Director of Learning Design and classroom teachers to revise Schemes of Work for your subjects
- Creating detailed inquiry-based lesson plans using hands-on learning, blended learning, and small-group instruction
- Creating materials that go along with each lesson
- Creating a full unit's worth of material that culminates in Project Based Learning
- Creating offline and online content when applicable for lessons
- Working with the Team Lead/Director of Learning Design and classroom teachers to revise lessons after they have been taught
- Working with learning designers in Humanities and Math/Science to create integrated projects and investigations
- Working with the Team Lead/Director of Learning Design to create the overarching vision of the PBL for each unit
- Creating strong assessments/rubrics/continuums/checklists that allow each teacher to evaluate students during the PBL and at the end
- Acting as a manager to an Associate Learning Designer or a Curriculum Intern
- Creating performance-based checklists that assess important components of what was previously learned
- Creating assessments that infuse multiple assessment methods (National Curriculum, Common Core, Creative Curriculum, Cambridge, etc.) into the questions (upper primary to secondary)
- Using KCPE/KCSE/Cambridge questions in the interim assessments to determine how students are progressing towards their ability to pass their exit exams
- Receiving professional development on the Nova Model of Learning Design, integrated curriculum design, STEM, PBL
- Additional responsibilities as assigned by my direct manager
- School for Innovators and Leaders
Senior Resident Teacher and Part-time Learning Designer
Nova Pioneer
11.2017 - 10.2019
- Company Overview: School for Innovators and Leaders
- Performing the role of a Kiswahili teacher and a part-time learning designer of the same
- Homeroom management
- Designing inquiry and project based, ICT integrated instructional materials
- Preparing pedagogical documents as stipulated by the syllabus: Schemes of work, lesson plans and records of work
- Facilitating learner centred instructional process of the mentioned subject with proper use of ICT as a tool for learning
- Participating in professional development programs
- Supporting students through family and buddy systems
- School for Innovators and Leaders
Kiswahili and C.R.E Teacher
Midas International Boys High School
01.2017 - 11.2017
- Performing duties of a Kiswahili and C.R.E teacher comprising and not limited to:
- Designing learner centred and ICT integrated instructional materials
- Preparing pedagogical documents as stipulated by the syllabus: Schemes of work, lesson plans and records of work
- Ensuring proper and efficient classroom management and facilitating instructional process of the mentioned subjects with proper use of ICT as a tool for learning
- Researching on instructional content
- Inducting and assisting new students on use of ICT in modern learning processes
Education
Bachelor of Education - Arts -
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
07.2016
Certificate in Computer packages -
SIMACK COMPUTER COLLEGE
08.2011
KCSE Certificate -
Kianjege West Secondary School
01.2009
KCPE Certificate -
Kanguu Primary School
01.2001
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communicating effectively
- Strong interactions with teammates
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Integrating and applying ICT tools in instructional processes
- Data analysis
- Making data-informed decisions
- Problem solving
- Early planning
- Creation and management of instructional projects
Socialactivities
- Songwriting
- Singing
- Music performing
- Swimming
- Travelling
Tsc
703841
Languages
- English
- Swahili
- Kikuyu
References
- Kelsey Keech, Global Director of Learning & Instruction, Nova Pioneer, +254 720447761, kpkeech@gmail.com
- Titus Mutero Maina, Digital Consultant, United Nations Kenya, +254 712873016
- Peter Gachobe, Dean of Instruction, Nova Pioneer, +254724001653, pgachobe@novapiooneer.com
Acquiredskills
- Interpersonal skills: Communicating effectively, Strong interactions with teammates, Teamwork/collaboration
- Integrating and applying ICT tools in instructional processes.
- Data analysis.
- Making data informed decisions.
- Problem solving.
- Early planning.
- Creation and management of instructional projects.
Personal Information
- ID Number: 27568476
- Date of Birth: 09/12/87
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Kenyan
- Marital Status: Married
Certification
- National Examiner of Kiswahili Paper 3
- Licensed driver
Timeline
Kiswahili Teacher
Light Academy
08.2024 - Current
Senior Associate Learning Designer
Nova Pioneer
10.2019 - Current
Senior Resident Teacher and Part-time Learning Designer
Nova Pioneer
11.2017 - 10.2019
Kiswahili and C.R.E Teacher
Midas International Boys High School
01.2017 - 11.2017
Bachelor of Education - Arts -
KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
Certificate in Computer packages -
SIMACK COMPUTER COLLEGE
KCSE Certificate -
Kianjege West Secondary School
KCPE Certificate -
Kanguu Primary School
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