MARYAM SAEED MAJED MOHAMMED AL SHAMSI

PERSONAL DETAILS
Nationality:

Emirati

CAREER OBJECTIVE
To be a part of dynamic team which encourages the flow of innovative and out of the box ideas and
allows me to grow professionally.

EDUCATION
September 2008 to June 2013

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education

Higher Colleges of Technology, Sharjah Women's College
GPA: 3.55

WORK EXPERIENCE
25-May-2014 until now

Sharjah Women College

Sharjah, UAE
Position: Graduate Trainee in Faculty Education (faculty in
training)
Duties:

Shadow the faculty and support with learning materials

Assist the teacher in classes

03-Dec-2013 to 31-Dec-2013

Sharjah Girls Center

Sharjah, UAE
Position: Intern
Duties:

Plan and organize for the winter program such as look for
Instructors for the program

Write weekly report about the winter program

14-Apr-2013 to 23-May-2013

Al Amani Kindergarten
Ajman, UAE
Position: Trainee
Duties:

Planned for 4 weeks in all areas (activities, resources)

using a holistic plan

Taught English every day, according to the school theme.

Australian International Nursery
Sharjah, UAE
Position: Trainee
Duties:

Shadowed the nursery manager.

Created a profile about nursery manager and the nursery.

10-Mar-2013 to 14-Mar-2013

21-Oct-2012 to 21-Nov-2012

Al Bahja Kindergarten
Ajman, UAE

Position: Trainee
Duties:

Implemented the action research methodology (teaching

children concepts by using comic)
Taught lessons in English according to the school theme
and that serves the action research goals

04-Mar-2012 to 19-Apr-2012
21-Nov-2011 to 15-Dec-2011

Victoria English School

Sharjah, UAE
Position: Trainee
Duties:

Identified children with special educational needs

Created a profile on the school

27-Feb-2011 to 21-Mar-2011

Ibn Taymiyyah Primary School

Ajman, UAE
Position: Trainee
Duties:

Explored opportunities for developing thinking,

communication skills, developing social, self-management
skills and developing desired attitudes.

Created learners profiles.

Al Hanan kindergarten
Ajman, UAE
Position: Trainee
Duties:

Taught lessons in English and Arabic according to the

school theme

Created a profile on the kindergarten

07-Nov-2010 to 01-Dec-2010

SKILLS
General Skills
MS Office 2010 - Word, PowerPoint, Excel, One Note,
Ability to work effectively in the team
Excellent presentation skills
Multilingual communication skills (Arabic, English)
Manage time efficiently
Education Skills
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of essential theories, child development and
pedagogies.
Apply theory to a variety of educational contexts such as nursery schools, preschools and
kindergartens.
Demonstrate a diversity of techniques to cater for individual and developmental differences.
Problem solving, communication, creativity and working with others, as well as the effective use
of general IT skills in childrens learning. They also include planning self-learning and improving
performance, as the foundation for lifelong learning.
Demonstrate teaching, planning and management skills to enhance the learning of all children

WORKSHOPS/SEMINARS ATTENDED
The Global Education Leadership Foundation (tGELF) LIFE 2014 Conference
Discipline: General Education
Awarded By: India - Delhi
Awarded from: The Global Education Leadership Foundation (tGELF) LIFE 2014 Conference
Awarded On: 8th 10th August, 2014
The 1st Biennial UAE Curriculum Conference & Curriculum Institute
Discipline: General Education
Awarded By: United Arab Emirates
Awarded from: Higher Colleges of Technology
Awarded On: 26-Nov-2012
A Seminar on the "Inclusion of Student with Special Needs within Higher Education in the UAE:
Issues & Challenges"
Discipline: General Education
Awarded By: United Arab Emirates
Awarded from: The UNESCO Chair in Applied Research in Education & the Center to Excellence in
Education
Awarded On: 17-Jan-2012
Early Childhood Education Forum
Discipline: General Education
Awarded By: United Arab Emirates
Awarded from: Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Women`s College
Awarded On: 22-Apr-2010

LANGUAGES

English-IELTS band 6
Arabic-native speaker

ACHIEVEMENTS

06/01/2013 Graduate Research Project Comics as a teaching tool for concepts: Insights on
teaching social and emotional, math, science and literacy skills in early years. Implemented in Al
Bahja and Al Hanan Kindergartens.
17/10/2012, 12/4/2012 and 02/11/2011 Represented the Education department in NAPO
Program Fair.
22/4/2012 Received a Certification of Merit, from Victoria English School in teaching
practicum excellence.

INTERESTS

Learning about cultures

Reading
Traveling
Charity
Social work