Résumé
Education
- M.Ed. University of Hartford, CT, Anticipated Spring 2011
- Diploma Khujand State University, English and Persian Languages, Khujand 1997-2002
Working Experience
November 2008 – June 2009 Acting Country Director, Relief International Schools Online, Dushanbe
- Responsible for implementing and managing the US State Department ECA funded ‘Global Connections and Exchange
Program’ 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 with
partners 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 with
partners, 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.
· Create monthly newsletters
· Be in contact and answer emails of HQ regarding educational part of the program
· Moderate online forums/chats and maintain project web sites as required
· Review monthly reports submitted by ILC Managers
· Help the Country Director with information for quarterly reports
· Provide verbal and written translation
· Field trips to the ILCs as required
· Responsible for the student and teachers exchanges
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 the University 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 the Nashville 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 the University 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 Online
2007 – Participant of “Becoming a Webhead” and “E-assessment”
2006 – Participant of “Becoming a Webhead” and “Creating Webquests”
Workshops, Conferences and Seminars
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 – Wikimania 2007 – The International Wikipedia Conference, Taipei, Taiwan
2007 – TESOL Convention 2007, Seattle
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 (beginner)
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