Asma Akhras
Accreditation Review Team Member at AdvancED
Implementation Lead at Great Minds
Seeking a position in education leadership/coaching capacity to provide experience, dedication, and passion
AdvancED
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AdvancEd is a non-profit, non-partisan leader in education management that conducts rigorous, on-site reviews of educational systems and institutions to ensure that all learners' needs are being met by the education provided.

Served on numerous external accreditation review teams:
1.  Collaborated with a team to complete process of accreditation of the institution
2.  Utilized ELEOT tool to complete observations and collect data 
3.  Conducted interviews with key stakeholders of the institution (administrative team, board members, teachers, support staff, students, parents)
4.  Reviewed and analyzed artifacts provided by the institution as evidence
5. Evaluated artifacts according to AdvancEd standards 
6.  Supported team leader in analyzing IEQ (Index of Education Quality) formative measure
7.  Supported team leader in preparing accreditation report
8.  Supported team leader in preparing presentation of accreditation report
9.  Completed training in using ELEOT 2.0 tool and required training by AdvancEd
10.  Reviewed surveys completed by key stakeholders within the institution.
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Accreditation Review Team Member
Great Minds
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Implementation Lead
Taaleem
https://www.linkedin.com/company/taaleem
-  Professional Development on curriculum frameworks 
-  Action plan for the writing framework 
-  Data analysis with an emphasis on MAP 
-  Bringing challenge and guidance to the Senior Leadership Team 
-  Instituted the Parent University program
-  Working with the Inclusion Lead to develop differentiation 
-  Building the PLC within Math to develop curriculum instruction and assessment -
-  Bringing the team together to create the Math policy 
-  Creating a newsletter for the Math Department 
-  Supporting the introduction of Eureka Math through modeling and coaching from pre-K to G8
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Head of Teaching and Learning
Cicero School District 99
-  One of 7 math instructional coaches in the district
-  Responsible for 2 elementary buildings and co-coached at Unity Junior HIgh
-  Supported teachers with District Math SIP goals
-  Modeled and coached teachers, tenured, new, and experienced, with a focus on professional growth
-  Organized and lead both Fall and Spring FLW, collected and analyzed data
-  Served on SIP team and PLC Teams
-  Collaborated with leadership team including principal, AP, literacy coach
-  Presented PD on supporting math academic talk, student discourse, and differentiation
-  Allocated and managed Title I and Title III funding for math materials
-  Scheduled monthly meetings with principal
Math Coach
HINSDALE SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL FOUNDATION
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Support the Hinsdale South community by serving on the HS Foundation providing grant opportunities for students at Hinsdale South High School.
Secretary
Benedictine University
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-Supervised student-teachers during teaching experience
-Assessed student-teachers' lesson plans, teaching, journal writing, and e-portfolio
-Prepared and implemented presentation for seminars
-Implemented and piloted new evaluation system, Ed TPA, for student teachers
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Supervisor of Student Teachers
AQSA School
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-Curriculum coordinator of PK-12th parochial school located in Southwest Suburbs of Chicago
-Managing implementation of proposed new math curriculum Pk-5th through teacher training, instructional rounds, curricular pacing, PLC meetings, compilation of resources, instructional coaching
-Instructional Coach supporting all teachers to build capacity through instructional rounds, coaching meetings, co-teaching, modeling, video-taping observations
-Mentoring new teachers through observations, new teacher meetings, instructional coaching, professional development workshops
-MAP data analysis monitoring overall school student growth, supporting and coaching teachers with data analysis per classroom, integrating Skills Navigator
-Organizing and managing all in-service and professional development workshops for staff, including implementation of NGSS, building academic vocabulary, differentiation, Google, UbD unit development
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Curriculum Coordinator/Instructional Coach
Illinois ASCD
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CLDN Cohort
Moraine Valley Community College
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-Taught Online Courses, Developmental Math Courses, Math Courses, and Teacher Math Methods Courses
-Chosen for the O'Crawley Leadership forum
-Received grant for 1:1 iPad initiative within courses taught
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Adjunct Instructor
Harvard Graduate School of Education
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Completed 17.5 hours in Leadership Training.  Courses included:
1.  Discovering Your Best Self
2.  Moral Leadership
3.  Managing Your Message
4.  Negotiation Workshop
5.  Leveraging Your Network
6.  Blindspot:  Hidden Biases of Good People
7.  Something Inside So Strong
Cambridge, MA
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Women in Education Leadership
Darien District 61 Educational Foundation
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Board Member
Education Pioneers
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-Managed Calibration Study on Performance Tasks for Chicago Public Schools
-Used Excel for data analysis from Performance Tasks
-Designed and implemented PD for teachers on how to calibrate Performance Task assessment
-Created Calibration Toolkit for CPS teachers
CPS (Chicago Public Schools)
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Graduate School Fellow Midwest
Chicago Public Schools
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Ed Pioneer Graduate School Fellow
Wood Dale District 7
-Instructional Coach
-Worked under Director of Curriculum
-Curriculum Development with integration of technology
-Collaborated within team
-Working with administrators
-Supported teachers using data collection
-Maintained blog
-Modeled various lessons for teacher to build out capacity
-Developed courses for Summer Academy including PBL and NGSS
Instructional Coach
Webb
Board Member
Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Curriculum and Instruction
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Benedictine University
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Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Education
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Saint Xavier University
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Harvard University Graduate School of Education
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aqsa
I served as one of the 5 lead team members of the accreditation process.  I accomplished the following:
1.  Facilitated in-service sessions with 20+ staff members focusing on data analysis, SMART goals, SIP plan
2.  Strategically organized process within the lead team
3.  Responsible for evaluating, collecting teacher feedback, analyzing evidence, writing the narrative for Standard 3:  Teaching and Learning
4.   Responsible for preparing report on "Student Performance Diagnostic" included collecting, analyzing data using MAP, IOWA, ACT Aspire, PSAT, ACT, and summative assessments
5.  Presented high stakes presentation to evaluators on Curriculum, Instruction, & Assessment, Data Analysis

April 2016
1.  Served on a team of 4 to evaluate the re-accreditation of a suburban high school.
2.  Utilized ELEOT tool to evaluate classroom observations
3.  Collected qualitative data interviewing students, staff,  teachers, key stakeholders, and the leadership team
4.  Integrated evaluative rubric focusing on Standard 3:  Teaching and Learning and Standard 5:  Using  Results for Continuous Improvement
5.  Analyzed data with team and prepared descriptive opportunity priorities for the institution
6.  Supported team to prepare Exit Summary presentation to key leaders of the institution
AdvancEd Accreditation
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Churchton, MD
Emily Rasp, MBA
Senior Placement Manager at 2U
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Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Mahejabeen Kauser
Assistant Research Analyst at Calit2 - UC Irvine Division
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Orlando, FL
Francisco Rodriguez, M.A.
HR Staffing Manager | Professor of Communication Studies | TEDxCSUSB Organizer | Gender & LGBTQ+ Advocate | Researcher | Adventure Enthusiast 🌴
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Greater Chicago Area
Youmna Kassar
Register behavior technician  at Autism Care Therapy
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Greater Chicago Area
Nisreen Jaweesh
Endodontist
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Chicago, IL
Muhammad Najjar
Attending Physician at University of Illinois Chicago
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New York, NY
Dana Al-Khaled
Obstetrician-Gynecologist
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Greater Chicago Area
Sarah Al-Khudari
Pharmacist
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Hinsdale, IL
Bana Atassi
Dentist at Atassi Advanced Dental Care
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United States
Leen Nachawati
Attorney
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Greater Chicago Area
Genie Albina
Implementation Support Specialist at Great Minds
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Carbondale, IL
Tammer Alkuyam
Student at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
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Derby, KS
Stacey Painchaud
Project Manager for Eureka Math at Great Minds
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Chicago, IL
Mazen Asbahi
Partner at EM3 | Transactional & Regulatory Healthcare Attorney | Author and Speaker
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Greater Chicago Area
Lena Armouti
HR Geo Services Specialist at UPS | MBA Candidate at the Liautaud Graduate School of Business
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New York City Metropolitan Area
Christopher Masullo
Graduate of Nova Southeastern University
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Denver, CO
Dawn Iwamoto, Ed.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer (Emeritus)
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New York, NY
Nancy B. Gutierrez, Ed.L.D.
President & CEO at The Leadership Academy
#Satchat
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International Higher Education Teaching and Learning Association
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Professional Education Networking
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Teacher Training and Education
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Teaching STEM
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Education Executives: Presidents/Provosts/Principals/Deans/C-Suite (NO Politics in the Classroom)
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International Teacher Recruitment - Teaching Jobs Overseas
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Education Pioneers - Midwest Cohort 2014
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ASCD
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The Math Connection
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EDUCAUSE
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K12 Education Technology & eLearning Professionals
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