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.

• 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.

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.

• Significantly increased students’ ESL performance between two semesters.

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.

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.

• 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.

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

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