Sajeeda Kassam

Passionate about shaping young minds through creative and engaging teaching methods. Background in developing curriculum for diverse learning styles, fostering intellectual curiosity, and promoting effective communication skills among students. Strengths include adaptability to various classroom environments, strong understanding of child development concepts, and ability to build meaningful relationships with students. Previous work has consistently resulted in improved student engagement and academic achievement. Dynamic educator with several years' experience in elementary education across a broad range of subjects, seeking to utilize background to take next career step with respected school. Champions curriculum objectives to drive excellence in education and guide students towards success in accomplishing academic and personal goals. Proven success in leveraging differentiated learning techniques to lead students in surpassing performance benchmarks.

• Universal Design for Learning Workshop Series - transformative webinar series to explore Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its role in fostering inclusive education. We learned to identify and remove barriers in lesson design, ensuring all students reach rigorous grade-level goals. I gained practical strategies to create dynamic, flexible learning experiences tailored to diverse needs. This foundational series equipped me with essential tools to build authentically inclusive classrooms.
• SIOP Training, 10/22, Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol - research-based method of instruction used to help English language learners study the same content as their peers while also improving their linguistic ability through comprehensible input.
• Building Leadership Capacity, 2010, Workshop based training sessions to build leadership capacity, develop key skills such as effective communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and strategic decision-making.

• English Language Connections, Helped design a remote learning platform from the ground up, successfully navigating the challenges of transitioning from face-to-face instruction to virtual teaching in support of learners in marginalized areas.
• Bait-tul-Ilm, 2004 - 2019, Worked in various roles from teacher to principal and finally teacher trainer.
• ITREB Asst Board Member, 2020 - 2023