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Saabirah M.
Private tutor in Norfolk, VA
Education
Lesley University M.Ed. Candidate 2016 GPA 3.82 Secondary English (seventh-12th grade) Special Education K-12 Spelman College B.A. 2010 (Major: Political Science) Dean’s List Fall 2007, Honor Roll Spring 2009 and Fall 2009 Bonner Scholar – community service based scholarship involving over 3,000 hours of community service and tutoring. Oldfields School Diploma 2006
Experience
Iron Tutoring (Founder) – specialization in adult literacy, GED prep, English Language Arts, and writing. 2013 - present Center City PCS Capitol Hill – Middle School English/Language Arts educator. 2011 - 2014 Roots Activity Learning Center – Middle school teacher responsible for teaching grades 5-8 in all subject areas including ELA, math, Social Studies, and Science while incorporating an African centered curriculum. Also served as the lead tutor in the after school program. Summer 2008/ 2010 - 2011 Personal Childcare Provider - responsibilities included picking up 4 year old child from school/daycare, cooking dinner, assisting with homework, and transport to extracurricular activities. 2007-2010 NAACP Washington Bureau – Legislative Research Aid where I researched enacting a comprehensive program to combat homelessness. Summer 2007 Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers – As a programming volunteer for AIM, I assisted with high school programming which entailed working with high school aged children on a particular curriculum focus each week. 2006 – 2007 BBDP and Associates Student Intern Volunteer – Identified and contacted over 100 local and national media outlets and public relations firms; helped to facilitate press conferences and press briefings. Typed, faxed and emailed more than 500 media advisory notices, public service announcements and press conferences. 2003-2007 Praxis English Lang. Lit. Comp. Content Knowledge (140) 4/28/2012 Praxis C-PPST: Writing (182) 7/31/2011 Middle School Team Lead 2013-14 DC Common Core Collaborative 2013-14 Urban Teacher Center Fellow 2011 - 2012 Teachscape Reading Comprehension Certificate of Completion April 2011
Subject Expertise
10th Grade Reading, 10th Grade Writing, 11th Grade Reading, 11th Grade Writing, 12th Grade Reading, 12th Grade Writing, 1st Grade Reading, 1st Grade Writing, 2nd Grade Reading, 2nd Grade Writing, 3rd Grade Reading, 3rd Grade Writing, 4th Grade Reading, 4th Grade Writing, 5th Grade Reading, 5th Grade Writing, 6th Grade Reading, 6th Grade Writing, 7th Grade Reading, 7th Grade Writing, 8th Grade Reading, 8th Grade Writing, 9th Grade Reading, 9th Grade Writing, ACCUPLACER Reading Comprehension, College Essays, English, Essay Editing, Grammar and Mechanics, Handwriting, Homeschool, Persuasive Writing, Phonics, Summer Tutoring, Vocabulary