Charlene Fernando

I have been a classroom teacher for the past 4 years in Social Studies and Moral Education, teaching assistant, Learning support assistant.

I attended training and courses such as: Registered Behavioral Therapist, SEN level 5, ABA, Sen coordinator level 4 and trainings related to my work. I enjoy the challenge of teaching students academically but also helping them to thrive socially. My years of experience taught me the value of patience and encouragement.

To serve and teaching them comes naturally to me and gives me a deep sense of personal satisfaction, love my fashion, and pursue to level up my professional development. As a team, I also to make sure to stay connected with them and work to success of each student, parents with much more professionally and patiently. I’ve truly learned from every student, parents, colleagues l have work with.

Learning Support Assistant

GEMS WORLD ACADEMY- September 2020 up to the present.

Fhatima Bin Mubarak Street, Abu Dhabi City

• Develop and deliver learning activities under supervision of the class teacher.
• Continually promote individual student's self-esteem and independence. 
• Use a variety of teaching strategies to support student to achieve IB curriculum objectives.
• Supervise and provide support student’s ensuring safety and providing access to learning activities.
• Support the class teacher/ TA to set challenging but achievable goals and expectations of student.
• Assist the class teacher to develop and implement individual education and behaviors support plans.
• Monitor individual student responses to learning activities, accurately recording their personal achievements and progress.
• Encourage student to use ICT equipment and develop their independent ICT skills.
• Supervise student outside of the classroom, including during break and lunch time if needed.
• Be creative and prepare all required equipment and resources in advance of each learning activity.
• Develop and maintain a positive and supportive relationship with students, teachers and parents. 
• Respond to student physical and psychological needs.
• Create and implement activities and encourage student participation in the same.
• Ensure that any aggressive behavior is handled with absolute act.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of treatment programs and propose needed changes.
• Assist student in acquiring academic or life skills.
• Assess student’s skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans.
• Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students.
• Develop individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student.
• Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities.
• Teach and mentor students as a class, in small group, and one-on-one.
• Implement behavior management techniques in conjunction with plan.
• Reinforce all concepts taught and ensure that student understand the need for plan execution.
• Write progress reports and report any unusual findings.
• To ensure the health, safety and well-being of students is my number priority.
• Supporting the class teacher and individual special needs students with day-to-day teaching and learning.
• Participating in a range of lessons from physical to creative.
• Communicating information about individual student, learning plans and risk assessments can be updated. 

Learning Support Assistant/Sub TA 

October 2019-March 2020 

GEMS WORLD ACADEMY

Fahtima Bin Mubarak Street, Abu Dhabi City

• Working with children on an individual, small group or whole class basis. 
• Work on a one-to-one basis with children with special educational needs.
• Make sure that the students keep on track, understand the lesson and participating.
• Supervise the students in class, between classes, during recess and lunch, and make it sure that they are safe within the campus.
• Helps students who are in needs of proper guidance and learning.
• Help them to the different areas that need to develop (attention, focus and keeping task on time).

Teaching Assistant

April 2017-2019

Al Basma British School 

Al Bahia, Abu Dhabi UAE

Support teachers by helping to supervise activities in the classroom, working with children on an individual, small group or whole class basis. Work on a one-to-one basis with children with special educational needs.

I had higher level teaching assistant experienced I take on additional responsibilities such as teaching classes on my own in Music and Outside Activity, covering class if the class teacher is absent, do a weekly plan, classroom display, worksheets and Books/HW marking. I manage other learning support staff and report on children's progress.

Key responsibilities:

• Writing supporting children across the curriculum, often with a particular focus on Math, Reading and Literacy
• Giving extra help to children with special needs or those for whom English is not their first language.
• Motivating and encouraging pupils
• Assisting with marking and correcting work
• Attending meetings and reviews
• Helping with school events, trips and activities
• Giving individual instruction as prescribed by the teacher/providing group instruction where appropriate. 
• Demonstrating various instructional activities
• Monitoring work assigned by teacher-checking and correcting individual students work while in progress.
• Keeping individual pupil and peers on task
• Praising and reinforcing achievements of pupils/reporting pupil progress to teacher 
• Prepare materials for the individual as needed and in collaboration with class teacher.
• Supervising individual pupils in the classrooms and other locations
• Participating in development of behaviors policy/promoting pupils' self-esteem and disciplining misbehavior in line with the whole school policy 
• Engaging students in a creative play-based atmosphere to encourage and inspiring the students to learn the new things through play. 
• Created innovative and engaging learning activities while utilizing SMARTBOARD Technology to enhance and supplement the learning curriculum. 
• Responsible for developing the various aspects of children i.e., physical, emotional, mental, and social progress by allowing them to learn according to interest and level.