Mariam Al-Shawaf Email & Phone Number

Berkeley, Ca

San Francisco, California

Facilitate one-on-one inquiry cycles with teachers in math and F&P classrooms. Serve as the K-5 EL instructor and coordinator. Implement an intensive reading and writing workshop for upper grade teachers to prepare for the SBAC. Plan and facilitate video inquiry team and data discussions for teachers and instructional staff.

San Francisco Bay Area

Planned and facilitated professional developments to develop teachers’ integrated language strategies based on the ELD standards. Coached teachers in data-driven goal setting, structures for academic conversations, and tools for supporting differentiated learning. Designed and implemented projects to enhance teachers’ abilities to support ELL students.

Portland, Oregon Area

Coached fifteen first and second year high school teachers in classroom management, culturally responsive instructional strategies, and tools for supporting students with special needs. Led teachers through a year-long cycle of inquiry in which teachers identified a problem of practice and devised solutions. Conducted classroom observations and provided non-evaluative feedback. Completed the New Teacher Center’s Instructional Coaching Professional Learning Series.

School Of Engineering And Sciences, Sacramento, Ca

Collaborated with multiple disciplines on STEM-infused and industry-specific integrated units. Designed the senior portfolio defense curricula and an introductory 12th grade drama skills course. Created a senior project mentor program to connect students to experts in their fields. Awarded staff member of the month in November 2015

Martin Luther King Jr. Early College, Denver, Co

Taught pantomime, improvisation, and playwriting. Co-directed a high school musical and talent show. Differentiated the drama curriculum to accommodate ELL students. Published the high school yearbook and instructed students in design and layouttechniques. Organized student council service projects, ACT preparatory sessions, and fundraisers

Northwestern High School, Hyattsville, Md

Designed a Common Core-aligned ELA curriculum in which students wrote personal narratives exploring social justice issues in coordination with students at the Wesley Girls’ High School, the top public school in Ghana. Traveled to Ghana to lead a workshop on cooperative and collaborative learning strategies for forty teachers at Wesley Girls’.

George Washington Middle School, Alexandria, Va

Led a weekly IB class that explored international awareness through project-based learning and a guest speaker series. Created a school literary blog and quarterly reading series to publish and exhibit student writings.

Jerusalem, Israel

Developed supplementary curricula reflecting the needs, interests, and language abilities of ELL and ESL students in advanced English classes. Utilized assessment data to identify and address students’ learning difficulties.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Designed and conducted Common Core-aligned writing workshops and college essay seminars for K-12 students in over twenty-five schools. Edited and published two student-authored anthologies of personal essays, short stories, poetry, and other writings. Coordinated events to exhibit these anthologies with various governmental entities, including the Library of Congress and the White House. Directed the production of the organization’s iPad application that promoted student work. Organized several fundraising events and galas. Supervised and trained over one thousand volunteers.

Maya Angelou Public Charter Schools, Maya Angelou Middle School

Provided alternative education to students who had struggled in traditional schools. Mentored new teachers and evaluated them on classroom management and standardized testing strategies. Created middle school ELA curricula and pacing guides aligned with state standards. Led data-driven meetings to review the alignment of teacher-created assessments with these standards.

Franklin Middle School, Vallejo, Ca

Aligned standards-based reading intervention strategies to 7th grade ELA content. Co-led monthly workshops for ELA teachers. Taught an intensive high school summer program focusing on English composition and literacy skills.

Bachelor Of Arts, English

Masters, Master Of Arts In Teaching