Résumé

Education

M.Ed. University of Hartford, CT, USA 2009 – 2011
Diploma Khujand State University, English and Persian Languages, Khujand 1997-2002

Working Experience

November 2008 – June 2009 Country Director, Relief International Schools Online, Dushanbe

Responsible for implementing and managing the US State Department ECA funded ‘Global Connections and ExchangeProgram’ for Tajikistan which established Internet Learning Centers in 27 schools. (Budget of $250,000)
Duties: Strategic program planning, curriculum design and implementation, negotiated contracts, networked withpartners and government agencies, creating online content. Coordinating with Ministry of Education and other Governmental institutions

March 2007 – October 2008 Education Coordinator, Relief International Schools Online, Dushanbe

Responsible for creating and coordinating educational projects for Tajikistan Global Connections and Exchange Program
Duties: Curriculum design and implementation, networked withpartners, creating online content. Coordinate the work of (Internet Learning Center) ILC Managers, Coordinate project groups’ and/or clubs’ activities.· Create national projects for ILC students· Create activities for ILC students regarding different celebrations/events/remarkable dates.· Created monthly newsletters· Contacted and answered emails of HQ regarding educational part of the program· Moderated online forums/chats and maintain project web sites as required· Reviewed monthly reports submitted by ILC Managers

April 2004- March 2007 – Educator and Manager, Internet Learning Center, Relief International Schools Online, Isfara

September 2002 – March 2007 - Secondary School 69, English and Persian Languages and Computers teacher, Isfara

Scholarships

Selected for participation in the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program, a program of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the United States Department of State and implemented by IREX (International Research & Exchanges Board) (2009-2011)
Wikimedia Foundation Scholarship to attend Wikimania 2007 Internet Conference in Taipei, Taiwan.
E-Teacher Program (September – December 2007)e-Teaching Business English course offered by theUniversity of South Carolina. Scholarship granted by the US Department of State Office of English Language Programs.
TESOL 2007 Travel Grant by the US Department of State Office of English Language Programs.
E-Teacher Program (September – December 2006)e-Teaching English for Law course offered by theNashville State Community College and the University of Memphis. Scholarship granted by the US Department of State Office of English Language Programs.
E-Teacher Program (September – December 2005)e-Teaching Critical Thinking Skills course offered by theUniversity of Oregon (UO), American English Institute (AEI). Scholarship granted by the US Department of State Office of English Language Programs.

Special Interest

Languages, ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) in Education, E-tools, social text, Wikipedia

TESOL EVO Electronic Village Online2007 – Participant of “Becoming a Webhead” and “E-assessment”2006 – Participant of “Becoming a Webhead” and “Creating Webquests”

Workshops, Conferences and Seminars

2011 – TESOL Convention 2011, New Orleans, USA

2010 – TESOL Convention 2010, Boston, USA

2008 – International Conference on Tajik (Persian) Language and Information Technologies, April 28-29, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Presentation: Information and Communication Technologies and Language Teaching. E-Tools and Innovations in Teaching

2007 – TESOL Convention 2007, Seattle, USA

2006 – International Teachers of English Conference, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Presentation:E-tools in English Language Teaching

2005 – CATEC Central Asian Teachers of English Conference, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Presentation: The Internet and English Language Teaching

Languages

Tajik (native) Persian/Dari, Russian, English, German – Uzbek (basic)