Tasleem Alli

A modern and adaptive, native IB PYP Certified English and Biology educator from South Africa with extensive training in educational studies and academics who emphasizes on student interaction, assessment and development. I have 5 years of experience and a passionate persona committed to engaging students through consistent parent involvement, efficient lesson planning and diverse teaching methodologies. 

PYP English Language Specialist and Media Teacher                           Jan. 2022 - Jun. 2023

Crawford International North Coast (ADVTECH) | Westbrook, South Africa 

• Taught Grade 6-7 English and Media Studies from the IB Framework.
• Planned daily learning experiences and developed the yearly curriculum outline and content for English and IB PYP Transdisciplinary Units of Inquiry (UOI) through Toddle Portal.

    Key Accomplishments:

• Significantly increased  SEN students’ grades through additional academic support sessions.
• Planned and conducted innovative UOI launches, and successful English inter-school competitions.
• Attended IB Professional Development (Making the PYP happen: Implementing Agency - Category 1).
• Hosted a local inter-school public speaking evening; Chatterbox for Grades 4-7, Poetry Morning, Crawford Arts Festival, and Grade 6 Awards Evening.
• Mentored Grade 7 students for the annual PYP Exhibition.

Lower Secondary English Teacher Aug. 2020 - Jul. 2021

Egyptian Language Schools - British Division | Giza, Egypt

• Taught Year 7-8 English from the Cambridge Curriculum, both in-class and online to facilitate hybrid learning.
• Planned daily lessons and developed the yearly curriculum outline and learning objectives for English.
• Edited and published the weekly school gazette.
• Hosted introductory CPD sessions for blended learning systems and cognitive behavior.

    Key Accomplishments:

• Significantly increased students’ ESL performance between two semesters.

Introduced a weekly English School Gazette showcasing work and achievements from the English classrooms.
 

MYP English Teacher  Aug. 2019 - Dec. 2019

Jeddah Knowledge International School (JKIS) | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

• Taught MYP Grade 7-8 English from the IB Framework.
• Collaborated with the MYP English team and coordinator to plan and develop lesson content and teaching/learning resources.
• Mentored Grade 10 students for IB DP Personal Projects.
   

English and Global Perspectives Learning Guide Aug. 2018 - Jun. 2019

Waad Academy Schools | Obhur Al-Shamaliyah, Saudi Arabia

• Taught Year 6-7 English and Year 2-4 Global Perspectives to 9+ classes from the Cambridge curriculum.
• Collaborated with my HOD’s to plan and develop lessons and resources across both subjects.
• Edited the monthly English Newsletter featuring the accomplishments of English students and staff.
• Coordinated the yearly graduation by planning events, decor, stage performance and costumes.
• Attended Understanding Emotional Intelligence (EQ) Training for Continuous Professional Development.

    Key Accomplishments:

• Reversed students’ underperformance of a new subject (Global Perspectives) by hosting an introductory session to parents, using varied teaching strategies in class, and developing contextual lesson content to meet learning goals. 
   

English and Science Tutor Jan. 2018 - Jul. 2018

Education Center | Ballito, South Africa

• Taught Grade 7-12 English - managing the entire Senior FET Phase, Grade 4 Natural Sciences and Grade 10 Life Sciences from the CAPS and IEB curriculum via an online learning platform, Brainline.
• Planned and developed lessons and resources across all above mentioned subjects.
• Tutored ESL lessons to adult students on a weekly basis and delivered daily tuition to English Home Language primary students.

University of KwaZulu Natal | Bachelor of Education (B. Ed) Nov. 2017

• Phase Specialization: Further Education and Training (FET: Grades 10-12)
• Subject Specialization: English and Biological Sciences

  Key Accomplishments:

• Merits: Computer Literacy; Academic Literacy; Teaching Practice 220, 320, 420; English Major 210
• Dean's Commendation: Semester 2, 2015; Semester 1, 2016